The number of Syrians making treacherous sea crossings to Cyprus has spiked, prompting the island nation to announce it will no longer process Syrian asylum .
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a large-scale rescue operation was launched off the coast of Cape Greco, following the discovery of a migrant boat in distress. The Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) responded to the emergency after detecting the boat carrying 60 migrants, some o
Cypriot authorities say they have assisted in the rescue of a small wooden boat crammed with more than 300 migrants that was adrift 203 kilometers (126 miles) west of the island nation
Cyprus has assisted in rescue of a small wooden boat crammed with more than 300 migrants that was floating adrift 203 kilometers (126 miles) west of the island nation, a Cypriot official said Tuesday.