MIGRATION Commissioner points to Cyprus’ own history of displacement while urging stronger support and integration policies for refugees and asylum seekers. Photo credit: Unsplash Refugee protection is a matter of human rights, commissioner says Newsroom Human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides has renewed her office’s commitment to protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in a message marking World Refugee Day. READ MORE
Cyprus wakes up to more coronavirus cases Coronavirus cases rise on divided island, south bumps UK back up to category 2 Newsroom 13/03/2020 | NEWS
Waves of showers to persist through weekend Yellow warning in effect through Friday afternoon, warnings over rural mountain road conditions Newsroom 13/03/2020 | NEWS
Officials get a grip on coronavirus rogue cases Taxicab passengers begin to be identified, infected doctor’s patients in the clear for now Newsroom 13/03/2020 | NEWS
Cyprus confirms three new coronavirus cases, total hikes to 10 All three new cases had recently traveled abroad Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS
Second COVID-19 case confirmed in the north The husband of the north's first confirmed case also tested positive for the virus Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS
UNFICYP urges cooperation in addressing coronavirus emergency After two more checkpoints were shut on Thursday, the peacekeeping force said cooperation between the two sides must be ... Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS
Main hospitals partially resume operations, blood banks low “Blood donation cannot be put on pause due to the current situation" Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS
EU-backed program foresees voluntary repatriation for 5,000 migrants The program aims to ease pressure on overcrowding state facilities on the Aegean islands Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS
EU slams Trump’s Europe travel ban EU leaders insisted that the coronavirus pandemic is a “global crisis, not limited to any continent Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS
Schools to be disinfected while closed Teachers however expressed concern over the consequences of the coronavirus protection measure Newsroom 12/03/2020 | NEWS