NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the United Nations agency for refugees on Thursday clashed over allegations that the east ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus and the United Nations agency ... to turn the boats back to the Lebanese coast from where they set sail. Hartsiotis insisted Cyprus does not engage in pushbacks and ...

Boats carrying irregular migrants had arrived in Cyprus in great numbers during the early part of last year, with many carrying Syrian nationals who had travelled to Lebanon by land and set sail ...

“The Republic of Cyprus legally exercises its sovereign rights ... from whence the boat which capsized off Cape Greco on Monday reportedly set sail. Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria fell ...

The Cyprus News Agency previously reported that a survivor had told authorities that the boat had set sail from the port of Tartus in Syria. Nicosia has said it has the highest number of new ...

40 dispersi. — Chiara Cardoletti (@chiaraUNHCR) March 19, 2025 The representative also added that the inflatable dinghy, which was originally carrying 56 people, began to deflate and take on water ...

two non-contiguous British territories located on the island of Cyprus. Meanwhile, Britain is still maintaining a presence at a military base on the Chagos Archipelago’s Diego Garcia island as ...

Gale-force winds have forced authorities in Greece to impose a sailing ban at major ports in Athens/Piraeus as well as to suspend local ferry lines in several parts of the country. Ships were ...

Sprawling beaches, rich cultures and untouched pockets of wilderness are just a few alluring characteristics of the best islands in the world. According to experts and U.S. News readers, each of ...

Victor enjoyed sailing, a passion he shared with his sons, Ed, David and Buzz. They learned on a 19-foot-long monohull, which they dubbed “The Old Lightning.” ...