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1. Germany’s far right is three seats from power. Could Cyprus be heading the same way?

Germany’s far-right AfD is no longer shouting from the sidelines. It is now just three seats away from controlling a German state for the first time....

2. Immigration operation in Nicosia leads to 41 arrests

Cyprus authorities arrested 41 third-country nationals during a coordinated immigration operation in the Nicosia district on Monday, as the government steps up efforts to identify people living in the country without legal status....

3. No passport, no desks, no queue: Is this the airport border of the future?

You have survived the flight, wrestled your bag out of the overhead locker, and followed the crowd into arrivals. Then you turn a corner and see it: an immigration queue stretching halfway across the airport....

4. 919 dead, 4,793 missing as Nepal disaster becomes a race to reach trapped workers

At least 919 people are dead and 4,793 remain missing after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, turning Himalayan valleys into rivers of mud and leaving thousands of families without answers....

5. Interpol-wanted murder suspect arrested in occupied area

A 43-year-old Russian national wanted in connection with the murder of Greek organised crime figure Vangelis Zampounis has been arrested in Agios Amvrosios, Kyrenia, according to Turkish Cypriot authorities and local media reports....

6. Occupied north moves to track every arrival with new digital entry system

The Turkish Cypriot ''administration'' is introducing a new electronic system intended to record who enters the occupied north, why they are travelling, and how long they plan to remain...

7. Dozens of migrants rush ashore at crowded Spanish beach (video)

Holidaymakers on a crowded beach in southern Spain found themselves watching Europe’s migration challenge unfold just meters from their towels....

8. Nikos Christodoulides: Expectation vs. result

If the President decides to run for a second term, as all signs suggest he will, he cannot go back to voters in 2028 relying on the same sense of promise that brought him to power in 2023. By 2028, he will need concrete results, measured directly against his initial campaign promises....

9. Europe faces one shock after another

Europe is confronting enormous, almost existential, threats. Where do you even begin? Illegal migration has reached alarming levels, as we have seen in Spain. Even left-wing politicians are changing course because they have realized they are dealing with a real problem, one that could come at a significant political cost....

10. Nine years ago, archaeologists began digging for the patients it had forgotten

Nine years ago Monday, three archaeologists began digging near the old Athalassa psychiatric hospital to find out whether a story told by nurses for decades was true....

11. Supreme Court orders release of asylum seeker held on public safety grounds

The Supreme Court has ruled that the continued detention of a Sudanese asylum seeker was unlawful and ordered his immediate release through the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus....

12. Police arrest 19 migrants residing illegally in Cyprus

Police arrested 19 people during an operation in Nicosia targeting third-country nationals staying illegally in the Republic of Cyprus....

13. Scam calls continue across the island

Over the past few months, residents across Cyprus have been receiving spam calls from fraudsters posing as representatives of a trusted organization, with the goal of gaining access to personal information....

14. Cyprus’ path to Schengen: Implications for employers

15. Surprise crackdown catches 47 illegal workers across Cyprus

A surprise nationwide crackdown on illegal employment has led to the arrest of 47 people working without the proper permits, while employers were hit with €195,000 in fines for undeclared workers....

16. Cyprus registers steep drop in irregular migrant arrivals

he Republic of Cyprus has recorded an 86% drop in irregular migrant arrivals over the last three years, according to data shared by Nicholas A. Ioannides, the Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection....

17. Pegasus blames airport fees for high fares to occupied north

A representative of Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus has attributed the high cost of flights to the occupied north to fees imposed at the illegal Tymbou Airport, rejecting suggestions that airlines are responsible for the expensive fares....

18. Greek Cypriot jailed in the occupied areas for six months over altered insurance document

A Greek Cypriot man has been sentenced to six months in prison by a "court" in occupied Nicosia after being found guilty of presenting an altered vehicle insurance document....

19. Migration crackdown agreed under Cyprus-led EU presidency

After months of negotiations that culminated on Monday between EU member states and the European Parliament, the European Union has reached a political agreement on a new Returns Regulation that will complement the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, set to take effect on July 1....

20. Cyprus-Lebanon ferry route announced, but officials say it’s not cleared to sail

A Lebanese shipping company is advertising a ferry connection between Cyprus and Lebanon without having secured the necessary permissions, raising serious questions and concerns among Cypriot authorities. ...

21. Three injured after jumping from Larnaca apartment block during immigration raid

Three foreign nationals were injured during a police and immigration operation at an apartment complex in Larnaca on Wednesday morning after reportedly jumping from balconies while trying to avoid detection....

22. Cyprus defies Europe’s population decline as ageing crisis accelerates across EU

Cyprus is expected to become one of the few European Union countries with a larger population by the end of the century, even as Europe as a whole faces long-term decline and rapid ageing. ...

23. Cyprus police break up alleged fake rental document ring linked to student registrations

Cyprus police have dismantled an alleged forgery ring accused of producing fake rental agreements that were later used in attempts to secure student registration status in the country, authorities said....

24. Four arrested in fake migrant entry permit scheme

Police have arrested four people in connection with an alleged operation that provided forged entry permits to foreign nationals. ...

25. Cyprus to build new prison in isolated area as calls for reform grow

Cyprus will build a new correctional facility on a remote state-owned site near Mathiatis, Justice Minister Kostas Phytiris announced during a parliamentary Human Rights Committee session. ...

26. Government steps up deportations resulting from irregular migration

The Cypriot government says it is doubling down on immigration enforcement, pointing to fewer arrivals and a growing number of deportations as signs that its tougher approach is beginning to work, a policy shift that is likely to reignite debate over how the island handles migration....

27. Cyprus returns 97 irregular migrants in latest repatriation operation

Authorities returned 97 foreign nationals to their home countries on 6 March 2026, as part of ongoing government efforts to address irregular migration....

28. U.S.-Europe: Trapped in a ''loveless marriage''

After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....

29. Trump delivers longest State of the Union in US history

President Donald Trump set a record Tuesday night, delivering the longest State of the Union address in U.S. history....

30. EU asylum applications fall sharply in November 2025, Eurostat reports

New data released by the European Union’s statistical agency, Eurostat, indicates a notable decline in asylum requests across the EU in November 2025....