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Activists demonstrate to demand removal of British bases
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (298+ words) Cyprus Mail - Do Not Process My Personal Information Hundreds of activists gathered in the centre of Nicosia on Saturday to peacefully protest the presence of the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia amid the ongoing war against Iran. "The use…...
Dual British–Cypriot Nationals now required to use UK passports for entry into the United Kingdom
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (413+ words) A significant change affecting dual British'Cypriot nationals has now come into effect. As of 25 February 2026, individuals who hold both British and Cypriot citizenship must enter the United Kingdom exclusively using their British passport. This update follows new guidance issued by…...
Parliament tightens asylum appeal deadlines for migrants
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) The bill, amending the law governing the establishment and functioning of the International Protection Administrative Court, passed with 22 votes in favour and 16 against. Support came from Disy, Diko, Elam and Dipa, while Akel, Edek and the Greens voted against the…...
Returns of irregular migrants up 53 per cent over three years
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (267+ words) The number of migrants returned to their countries of origin for residing illegally in Cyprus has increased by 53 per cent over the past three years, police said on Saturday. According to police figures, a total of 11,500 people left Cyprus in…...
House refugee committee calls for upgrades to housing system for Cypriot refugees
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (408+ words) People who are dead and would be 150 if they were alive are named on rental contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties, the House refugees committee heard on Tuesday. Who gets to rent Turkish Cypriots properties in the south, abandoned after the…...
UK’s Labour gets tough on refugees
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (845+ words) The UK government's new interior minister Shabana Mahmood was asked rhetorically whether she would be applying to join the anti-immigration populist party Reform UK as a backhanded compliment after her tough statement to parliament last week on the Labour party's…...
Proposals to ensure refugees ‘not trapped on the third floor’
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) Proposals to resume elevator installations in refugee housing complexes have been put back on the agenda of the House refugee committee with the aim of submitting a bill to the plenum for approval, MPs on the committee said on Tuesday....
Government ‘open to new proposals’ to improve refugee policy
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) The interior ministry is open to new proposals to improve refugee policy, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday during an open table discussion organised by Akel. He reaffirmed the government's commitment to modernising support for the Cypriots displaced in…...
Anger brews over police response to Gaza protest
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (615+ words) Anger brewed on Friday over the police's heavy-handed response to a protest outside the foreign ministry in response to Israel's interception of boats sailing towards Gaza as part of the Gaza Sumud flotilla and detention of their crews. Akel described…...
Farage says illegal migrant ‘invasion’ represents national security threat
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (160+ words) The leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, called the arrival of illegal migrants on small boats an "invasion" and said they represented a threat to national security, at a speech on Tuesday. Reform has topped recent surveys…...