https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-construction-employers-fined-€63-000-over-illegal-workers
A coordinated operation in Larnaca uncovered a major case of illegal employment, highlighting the ongoing challenges of unregulated labor in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/11-arrested-in-larnaca-construction-raid-over-undeclared-work
Authorities detained 11 people on Wednesday after they were discovered working illegally at a construction site in Larnaca District. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netherlands-plans-to-send-rejected-asylum-seekers-to-uganda
The Dutch government is preparing to start sending migrants whose asylum applications were rejected to Uganda as early as next year, following a model similar to an agreement the US reached with Uganda in 2024....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-over-10-000-returns-in-2025-deputy-minister-says
Cyprus has already recorded more than 10,000 returns of irregular migrants in 2025, building on 10,092 returns in 2024, Deputy Minister of Immigration and International Protection Dr. Nicholas A. Ioannides said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-court-keeps-iranian-asylum-seeker-behind-bars
The Administrative Court of Appeal in Cyprus has upheld the detention of an Iranian national seeking international protection, reversing a lower court’s earlier ruling that had ordered his release....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migration-official-warns-of-migrant-delinquency-as-irregular-arrivals-drop-67
Cyprus’ deputy migration minister said Tuesday that a sharp drop in irregular migrant arrivals this year has been matched by growing concerns over criminal activity by foreign nationals, warning that such behavior will not be tolerated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/morfou-raids-expose-undocumented-workers-labour-violations
Cypriot authorities conducted a coordinated inspection in the Morfou district on Thursday, uncovering cases of illegal employment and unlawful work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-arrested-in-larnaca-construction-site-sweep-over-illegal-employment
Authorities in Cyprus said that eight foreign nationals were detained after being caught working illegally at a construction site in Larnaca during a coordinated labor inspection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/from-3-000-to-250-migrant-numbers-drop-at-pournara-center
All available data indicate that the government’s migration policies are producing results, Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-deports-syrians-after-limassol-street-fight
A group of Syrians involved in a violent clash last week in Limassol’s Zakaki area have been deported from Cyprus, officials said Friday, in a move they say reflects the government’s “strict” approach to immigration and public order....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-farewell-from-the-fault-line
On a scorching Tuesday morning, I drove through a place I had never been before…not really. The UN buffer zone between the Republic and the Turkish-occupied north is often spoken about, reported on, even filmed. But driving through it? That’s something else entirely....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/irregular-arrivals-to-cyprus-drop-86-as-migrant-returns-triple-deputy-minister-says
Irregular migrant arrivals to the Republic of Cyprus have plummeted by 86% over the past three years, while returns have nearly tripled, Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nikolas Ioannidis said Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nine-illegal-immigrants-arrested-in-larnaca-two-held-on-outstanding-warrants
Nine people were arrested for illegal stay during a coordinated police operation in Larnaca Wednesday morning. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-deputy-minister-denies-torture-of-migrants-in-buffer-zone
Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nikolas Ioannidis on Friday denied allegations of torture involving migrants stranded in Cyprus’s Buffer Zone, saying their basic needs were met and their lives were never in danger....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-sharp-drop-in-asylum-applications-ranks-8th-in-eu-for-reduction
Cyprus recorded a 42% decline in asylum applications in 2024, receiving 6,750 claims, according to the European Migration Network’s Annual Report on Asylum and Migration....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-police-arrest-man-who-bit-officer-during-pursuit
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Monday after allegedly biting and injuring a police officer during a foot chase, authorities said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/332-third-country-nationals-repatriated-from-cyprus
Authorities repatriated 332 third-country nationals who were living illegally in Cyprus between July 7 and 13, police said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-sees-first-trans-woman-lead-political-party
Electra Rome Dochtshi has made history as the first transgender woman to lead a legally recognized political party in Greece. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-100-syrian-asylum-applications-rejected-officials-say
More than 100 asylum applications from Syrian nationals have been rejected in recent weeks after failing to meet criteria set by international and European law....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-joins-southern-eu-nations-in-opposing-proposed-france-uk-migration-pact
Cyprus and four other southern European Union countries have voiced opposition to a proposed migration agreement between France and the United Kingdom, cautioning it could shift the burden of asylum claims onto them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-launches-voluntary-return-plan-for-syrians-ready-to-return-home
The Cypriot government on Thursday rolled out a new voluntary repatriation plan for Syrian families who wish to return home, as the country begins to rebuild in the wake of a long civil war....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€100-er-fee-only-for-tourists-not-gesy-patients
Patients covered by Cyprus’s national health system (GESY) and other approved groups will not be affected by the recently announced €100 advance fee for Accident and Emergency Department (A\&E) visits, health officials confirmed on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/handcuffs-for-50-in-cyprus-immigration-sweep
Authorities in Cyprus detained 50 foreign nationals on Saturday as part of a coordinated nationwide immigration sweep, police said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-denies-conducting-migrant-pushbacks-deputy-minister-says
The Republic of Cyprus does not engage in migrant pushbacks, Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nikolas Ioannides said Wednesday, pushing back on media reports suggesting otherwise....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kangaroo-killing-case-three-arraigned-two-more-still-wanted
Three people were arraigned on Friday before the Famagusta District Court in connection with the disturbing case of a kangaroo being butchered in an apartment parking lot....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/did-it-escape-or-was-it-stolen-investigation-continues-into-dismembered-kangaroo
A disturbing case in Deryneia involving the dismemberment of a kangaroo has horrified the public and prompted a deeper police investigation into how the animal ended up in the hands of two men, and whether it was stolen, purchased, or already dead....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-asylum-seeker-killed-in-peyia-work-accident
A 34-year-old Syrian man seeking a better life in Cyprus died in a tragic work accident on Wednesday afternoon while doing his job in Peyia, Paphos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-after-chopped-kangaroo-found-in-parking-lot
A 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police discovered the butchered remains of a kangaroo in a residential parking area in the Famagusta district, authorities said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-intercept-migrant-boat-off-cape-greco-one-arrested
Authorities located 21 migrants from Syria off the coast of Cape Greco early Monday and arrested a 33-year-old man suspected of smuggling them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/if-we-keep-going-like-this-no-one-will-have-a-better-life-in-europe-finnish-minister
Finland’s Interior Minister Marie Radanen didn’t mince words when speaking about Europe’s migration challenges, warning that the current path could lead to a breakdown of the very future so many seek here....
