Illegal Migration

2023 Was the Deadliest Year in a Decade for Migrants, Says UN

The UN's International Organization for Migration has released new figures, on Wednesday, claiming over 8000 migrants deaths on migration routes last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for migrants for a decade. Although IOM acknowledges the true death toll is likely far higher. At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, ...

Lebanese-Cypriot Relations Strained Over Illegal Migration

Cyprus has called on the European Union to help it curb the tide of people traveling by boat, mainly Syrian migrants, arriving on its shores from Lebanon. The country insists that any European aid to Lebanon should be contingent upon stopping this influx. Cypriot Interior Minister Constantinos Evano declared that "the situation is worsening” and ...

Cypriot President in Lebanon on Monday

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will head a ministerial delegation on a visit to Lebanon on Monday, amid growing tensions in diplomatic relations between the two countries over illegal migration from Lebanese shores. Christodoulides will hold talks with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. In ...