Cyprus is pursuing a comprehensive restructuring of its asylum system within the framework of the EU’s new migration pact, deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides assured on Saturday. “Our goal ...

The significance of the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum and the new Return Regulation for both the EU and Cyprus was highlighted by deputy minister for migration Nicholas Ioannides on Monday.He ...

The European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum formally entered into force on Friday, with Cyprus and the European Commission describing the move as a historic milestone aimed at bringing greater ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus said Tuesday that he won’t “open another route” for irregular migration by letting through more than two dozen asylum-seekers now stranded in a ...

The deputy migration ministry on the occasion of World Refugee Day on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to “an effective ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cyprus' deputy minister for migration Nicholas Ioannides, second left, explains how a new voluntary repatriation program for ...

BEIRUTBEIRUT — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching ...

NICOSIA (Reuters) - A Cypriot law enforcement vessel was off the coast of Lebanon on Wednesday amid reports Cyprus was beefing up efforts to prevent Syrian refugees reaching the island on small boats.

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Throwing money at irregular migration will not make it go away, Cyprus said on Monday, saying the EU needed to take a holistic approach and rethink a ban on deportations to Syria.

NICOSIA, Cyprus — More than 1,000 Syrian nationals have withdrawn their applications for asylum or international protection because they intend to return to their homeland, while another 500 have ...

A stamp printed in Cyprus depicts a family building a house next to temporary tent accommodations circa 1976. BrendanHoward/shutterstock.com Cyprus has seen a gradual ...