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Cyprus says Lebanon needs EU aid to deal with migration crisis

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Lebanese authorities have recently intercepted several ships with migrants heading from the Lebanese coast towards Europe. Such perilous journeys have been on the rise since Lebanon’s economy began to unravel four years ago. Cyprus received 6,481 new asylum applications in the seven months to July 2023.

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The Straits Times

Cyprus says Lebanon needs EU aid to deal with migration crisis

EU member Cyprus wants Brussels to offer financial and technical aid to Lebanon to help it cope with an influx of Syrian refugees and keep them from reaching the island, its interior minister said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

3 months ago·Singapore

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Middle East Monitor

Cyprus says Lebanon needs EU aid to deal with migration crisis

EU member Cyprus wants Brussels to offer financial and technical aid to Lebanon to help it cope with an influx of Syrian refugees and keep them from reaching the island, the Cypriot interior minister said on Wednesday. According to Reuters, Constantinos Ioannou also said that Nicosia had offered to donate speedboats and conduct joint patrols with Lebanon after recent arrivals by sea suggested trafficker routes had shifted away from Turkey and to…

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Cyprus says Lebanon needs EU aid to deal with migration crisis

NICOSIA (Reuters) - EU member Cyprus wants Brussels to offer financial and technical aid to Lebanon to help it cope with an influx of Syrian refugees and keep them from reaching the island, its interior minister said on Wednesday. Constantinos Ioannou also said Nicosia had offered to donate speedboats and conduct joint patrols with Lebanon after recent arrivals by sea suggested trafficker routes had shifted away from Turkey and towards the L…

3 months ago

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