https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloraka-complex-agios-nikolaos-shut-down-as-president-tightens-security
In response to recent incidents, President Nicos Christodoulides convened a meeting at the Presidential Palace to address the situation in Chloraka. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-4-000-third-country-nationals-returned-home-in-2023
More than 4,000 third-country nationals have been repatriated so far this year according to the Police Aliens and Immigration Unit (AIU)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ufo-witness-exposes-government-secrets
In a remarkable turn of events, a UFO whistleblower recently testified before a House Oversight Subcommittee on national security, shedding light on bold claims that the Pentagon is concealing evidence of alien spacecraft from Congress....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/denmark-plans-to-tighten-travel-restrictions-for-refugees-no-holidays-in-home-countries
Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration has unfolded new plans to further tighten the regulations for refugees planning to travel for holidays to their home countries, banning them from making such holidays even after they have resided in Denmark for ten years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/25-irregular-migrants-return-home
Twenty-five third-country nationals who had been residing illegally in Cyprus departed for their home countries on Tuesday as part of a well-coordinated joint operation aimed at the forced return of irregular migrants, as announced by the police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-2-600-third-country-nationals-repatriated-since-january
The Aliens and Immigration Service of the Cyprus Police proceeded on Tuesday to the repatriation of 31 third-country nationals that were staying in Cyprus, it was announced on Wednesday. In total 2,615 third-country nationals were repatriated so far this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-third-country-nationals-repatriated-last-friday
A total of 67 third-country nationals, who resided illegally in Cyprus, were repatriated on Friday, during two operations, the Police announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-states-need-foreign-workers-and-are-changing-their-requirements
Working in EU: Recent Changes You Must Be Aware of If You Are Planning to Get a Job in Any of the Member States...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/29-third-country-nationals-deported-from-cyprus-yesterday
The Aliens and Immigration Unit in cooperation with the Greek authorities and FRONTEX organized on Tuesday a joint flight of forced return of third nationals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/objects-shot-down-by-us-are-not-of-alien-origin-says-george-danos
President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) George Danos told CNA that he highly doubts that the objects shot down recently by the US army are of extraterrestrial origin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/38-more-illegal-immigrants-repatriated-in-january-this-year
In 2022, 7.5 thousand third-country nationals who had been living illegally in the Republic of Cyprus were deported, and 38 more people were deported on January 24....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tech-companies-calling-for-employee-naturalizations-after-5-years
Following the 2023 Presidential Elections and the resumption of the meetings of the House of Representatives, ICT companies will begin "pushing" for the right to apply for naturalization after 5 years of residence and work in the Republic of Cyprus,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-turkey-at-it-again-over-buck-naked-refugees
A shocking image of fully naked refugees picked up by Greek police has puzzled officials and the media, with Athens pointing the finger at Turkish authorities and Ankara firing back accusing Greece of covering up human rights violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-team-of-forced-return-escorts-has-been-deployed-to-cyprus
A team of forced return escort and support officers has been deployed by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, at the Larnaca Branch of the Aliens and Immigration Unit in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-concerned-over-increasing-number-of-forged-travel-documents
The increase in cases of identity fraud and presentation of fake documents, during passport controls at the airports of Cyprus, was the subject of a meeting that took place recently at the Police Headquarters, under the Deputy Chief of Police, Demetris Demetriou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nameless-pay-as-you-go-phones-under-scrutiny
Police and intelligence officials in the Republic of Cyprus are pushing again for a ban on anonymous pay-as-you-go phones hoping it will help reduce crime, but critics and phone companies are not buying the argument...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/people-turned-away-at-walk-in-vaccination-center
Health officials in Nicosia were turning away people including foreign persons of alien immigration status, who stood in line in hot Friday weather for a walk-in vaccination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-government-toughens-safe-pass-rules
The Cabinet announced on Friday that new pandemic rules will apply on Monday, including a greater number of shops out of reach for people without a Safe Pass and follow up rapid or PCR tests checks for foreign visitors who are not vaccinated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-vaccinate-aliens-but-details-unclear
The health ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has announced a new program aimed at vaccinating foreign persons of alien status, but details remained unclear regarding specific groups including undocumented individuals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-arrested-on-human-smuggling-charges
Cypriot police have arrested four individuals on human smuggling charges after a number of people including a woman and two children were apprehended in the buffer zone during an attempt to cross from north to south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-drops-big-marriage-fraud-case
Police in Cyprus were distinctly furious this week after prosecutors dropped charges against nine suspects in a fake marriage case, with the Legal department arguing an amended law linking sham marriage to immigration violations was not retroactive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/urgent-meeting-after-weekend-refugee-arrivals
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has called for an emergency meeting following a number of arrivals of undocumented migrants over the weekend, with some of them transported back to Lebanon and others facing the prospect of crowding into an already maxed-out facility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/repatriations-cutting-it-close-to-universal-ban
Hundreds of citizens have asked to be repatriated to the Republic of Cyprus, prompting the government to seek options to beat a universal ban on all flights that goes into effect on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hunkers-down-to-beat-virus
Cyprus is going all out to beat the coronavirus after restrictive measures taken gradually north and south against the pandemic proved to be no match for the spread of the infectious disease...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-student-exodus-from-greece
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades outlined the government's plan on Friday to manage the coronavirus pandemic, announcing travel restrictions which some critics said did not go far enough...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-in-speedboat-arrested-in-latest-refugee-arrival
Coast guard officials arrested two suspects after giving chase to a fleeing speedboat on Monday, in connection with the arrival of another boat that carried 131 undocumented migrants to northwestern Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-for-harboring-undocumented-aliens
Nicosia police arrested a foreign national suspected for harboring undocumented aliens, while 46 presumptive refugees from Syria were taken to a reception centre...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indian-men-in-sunday-brawl-remanded-by-court
A Nicosia judge has ordered fifteen males from India to be remanded in custody in connection with a large Sunday brawl, while investigators carry out a full investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-detain-small-crowd-in-public-brawl
Fifteen foreign nationals have been arrested in connection with an incident of public disorder at a public park in downtown Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kisa-sees-institutional-racism-in-ham-and-pasta-arrest
Human rights group KISA is pointing to institutional racism over the recent arrest of an asylum-seeker and single mother on theft charges, calling for an investigation into how state authorities treat refugees who are vulnerable members of society...
