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Apr 14, 2024 · Cyprus, the EU's easternmost state and the closest to the Middle East, lies about 160 km (100 miles) west of the shores of Lebanon or Syria. It recorded more than 2,000 arrivals by sea in the...
Apr 22, 2024 · "It is a really important issue, because in the last two to three months, Syrians from Lebanon to Cyprus are arriving almost daily. But we are an island country and people remain in Cyprus," noted the President of the Republic, stating that at this moment 7% of the population of Cyprus are migrants.
Apr 17, 2024 · Migrants wait at a fishing shelter in Paralimni, Cyprus, April 5, 2024. This week the island has seen un unprecedented influx of hundreds of refugees from Syria, whom Cypriot authorities said set ...
Apr 19, 2024 · The official said people smugglers are exploiting people’s fears over the ongoing conflicts in the region and are brazenly advertising in Lebanese coffee shops available seats on boats to Cyprus for $3,000 a head – a bargain compared to the $7,000 required for a trip to Italy.
Apr 13, 2024 · Updated 1:07 PM PDT, April 13, 2024. NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus said Saturday it’s suspending processing all asylum applications by Syrian nationals because large numbers of refugees from the war-torn country continue to reach the island nation by boat, primarily from Lebanon.
Apr 14, 2024 · More than 1,000 people have arrived in Cyprus on boats from Lebanon since the start of April amid deepening tensions in the Middle East. It has triggered calls from Nicosia to its European Union ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Cyprus has long been a refuge for people fleeing conflict in Lebanon, Syria and beyond. ... outbreak of civil war in the 1970s and the two countries have traditionally enjoyed close relations ...
