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91. Europe urged to preserve access to protection on World Refugee Day

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-urged-to-preserve-access-to-protection-on-world-refugee-day

On this World Refugee Day, Caritas Europa is calling for Europe to prioritize access to protection within its territory and overhaul its asylum system to prioritize the rights of individuals. ...

92. Ex ‘superminister’ defends proposal after boat disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ex-‘superminister-defends-proposal-after-boat-disaster

A Cypriot former minister known for his tough stance on migration wants a yay or nay on his proposal where asylum applications could be filed abroad, a measure not supported by some capitals including Berlin, which may be having second thoughts in the aftermath of a boat disaster in Greece...

93. More details and questions emerge in boat disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-details-and-questions-emerge-in-boat-disaster

Harrowing accounts are emerging from survivors in the boat disaster that killed hundreds of irregular migrants last week, with additional reports from BBC casting doubt over the Greek coast guard’s version of events...

94. Visa fraud scandal widens after airport arrest

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/visa-fraud-scandal-widens-after-airport-arrest

Cyprus Police made headway in an investigation into visa fraud over the weekend, following an airport arrest in connection with an illegal network where Syrians rejected for refugee status ended up paying middlemen for subsidiary protection...

95. US hails Cyprus for its efforts in combating human trafficking

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-hails-cyprus-for-its-efforts-in-combating-human-trafficking

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has been recognized for its serious and sustained efforts in combating human trafficking, according to the annual report released by the U.S. State Department. ...

96. Greek coast guard defends hesitation in boat disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-coast-guard-defends-hesitation-in-boat-disaster

Greek port authority officials told Kathimerini that an attempt was made to moor the overcrowded fishing vessel several hours before it sank on Wednesday night off the southern coast of Greece in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters, killing dozens and with hundreds still missing...

97. Cabinet approves Deputy Ministry for Migration and Asylum

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-deputy-ministry-for-migration-and-asylum

The Council of Ministers approved on Thursday the bill for the establishment of a Deputy Ministry for Immigration and Asylum....

98. Deadly Mediterranean shipwreck exposes desperate migrant journeys

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-mediterranean-shipwreck-exposes-desperate-migrant-journeys

Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe....

99. Cyprus expresses sorrow over tragic shipwreck in Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-fm-expresses-sorrow-over-tragic-shipwreck-in-greece

The Cypriot foreign ministry has expressed its sorrow over the tragic shipwreck in Greece...

100. Questions emerge after deadly migrant boat incident

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/questions-emerge-after-deadly-migrant-boat-incident

Questions emerged about a fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants that sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, with new reports adding to confusion over the approach towards the trawler by Greek authorities...

101. Dozens drown in deadly migrant shipwreck off Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-17-refugees-die-after-fishing-vessel-sinks-off-greece

At least 32 migrants drowned early on Wednesday when their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country’s coast guard said...

102. Cyprus takes a stand for solidarity in EU immigration reform

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-takes-a-stand-for-solidarity-in-eu-immigration-reform

Minister of Interior Konstantinos Ioannou announced on Friday that Cyprus views the establishment of a mandatory solidarity mechanism as a significant development for the country....

103. EU Ministers reach historic deal on migration crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-ministers-reach-historic-deal-on-migration-crisis

European Union ministers agreed on Thursday on how to share out the responsibility for looking after migrants and refugees, after 12 hours of negotiations got Italy and Greece to sign up to a deal that has eluded the bloc for nearly a decade....

104. France: Children wounded in playground stabbing attack

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-children-wounded-in-playground-stabbing-attack

Several small children were injured Thursday morning when a knife-wielding man attacked them in a playground in a park in the French Alpine town of Annecy....

105. Determined man makes a run for it at Ledra crossing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/determined-man-makes-a-run-for-it-at-ledra-crossing

A man was arrested on Tuesday near the Ledra crossing point in divided Nicosia, but little is known about the incident which ended up with Greek Cypriot officers who blocked his way to the south getting injured as he tried to make a run for it...

106. Minister highlights progress in migration management efforts

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-highlights-progress-in-migration-management-efforts

During a recent press conference on migration, Constantinos Ioannou, the Minister of Interior, discussed the current state of asylum applications and the return of irregular migrants to their countries of origin between March and May 2023. He emphasized the government's policies and measures to address these challenges....

107. Strong occupancy rates over long weekend translates into thriving leisure sector

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strong-occupancy-rates-over-long-weekend-translates-into-thriving-leisure-sector

Occupancy in leisure businesses throughout Cyprus ranged from 75% to 80% during the Pentecost long weekend, known in Cyprus as Kataklysmos (Inundation), according to the Federation of Recreation Centres (OSIKA)....

108. Germany urged to simplify visa process for Turkish government opponents

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-urged-to-simplify-visa-process-for-turkish-government-opponents

The Co-chairperson of the German Left Party, Martin Schirdewan, wants Germany to facilitate visa application procedures for Government opponents in Türkiye, and offer a simplified political refugee admission process for them....

109. Cyprus leads in new asylum applicants per population, but overall numbers decrease

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-leads-in-new-asylum-applicants-per-population-but-overall-numbers-decrease

Cyprus had the highest rate of new applicants for asylum compared to its population in February 2023, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. At the same time, however, new asylum applications have significantly reduced compared to last year....

110. Christodoulides calls island’s division a European problem

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-calls-island-s-division-a-european-problem

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for 'political courage' in Cyprus peace talks during a visit to Berlin by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, who said the island’s division was a 'European problem' and Brussels could lead the way to a solution...

111. Christodoulides: Shift allowances and overtime compensation from 2024

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-shift-allowances-and-overtime-compensation-from-2024

President Nikos Christodoulides addressed the 60th Congress of PASYDY, the Civil Servants' Trade Union, where he discussed significant developments regarding the restoration of shift allowances and overtime compensation for civil servants....

112. France 24: The dark side of higher education in occupied Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-24-the-dark-side-of-higher-education-in-occupied-cyprus

According to a report from France 24, education has become the leading economic sector in occupied Cyprus. ...

113. Thousands of migrants cross into Texas as pandemic-era border restrictions lifted

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-of-migrants-cross-into-texas-as-pandemic-era-border-restrictions-lifted

Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the border into the United States after the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions under Title 42....

114. Murdered sex worker from Ukraine still unnamed

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murdered-hooker-still-unnamed-as-friend-gets-jailed

More details have emerged in the brutal murder of a woman from Ukraine, with Cypriot police focusing primarily on a single male suspect while also arresting her female friend, a key witness who says she had booked an extended paid sex appointment for the victim on the night she was killed...

115. Woman brutally murdered in her hotel apartment

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-brutally-murdered-in-her-limassol-apartment

Police are searching for a suspect in connection with the death of a woman from Ukraine, who was found tied up and gagged in her own apartment in Limassol...

116. Sex rendezvous messages emerge in murder investigation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sex-rendezvous-messages-emerge-in-murder-investigation

Cyprus Police are investigating the murder of a sex worker in Limassol that took place over the weekend, when a woman from Ukraine was found dead in her hotel apartment where an asylum seeker from Turkey had also booked an appointment to see her on Saturday evening...

117. Health Ministry reports 10 deaths and over 2000 cases of covid

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-reports-10-deaths-and-over-2000-cases-of-covid

Ten deaths were announced by the Ministry of Health between April 21 to May 4 due to COVID-19 as well as 2.404 new cases....

118. Romanians protest for Schengen accession

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/romanians-protest-for-schengen-accession

Hundreds of Romanians participated in the protest organized in Brussels by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party to stop treating Romanians as second-class European citizens....

119. Green Line border agents get ready for action

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/green-line-border-agents-get-ready-for-action

Over two hundred Green Line border agents will report on duty later this month on the Greek Cypriot side of the UN buffer zone, but the newly-hired sergeants will only focus on irregular migrants, leaving drug trafficking and other crimes off the agenda...

120. Decline in asylum approvals in Cyprus in 2022

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/decline-in-asylum-approvals-in-cyprus-in-2022

According to data from Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU, EU countries granted protection status to 384,245 asylum seekers in 2022, up 40% from the previous year. However, in Cyprus, there was a significant decrease in protection status, with only 580 cases being granted (compared to 2,305 in 2021)....

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