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Lebanon halts migrant boat bound for Cyprus

Summary by Cyprus Mail
Lebanese authorities have stopped a boat carrying some 25 Syrian migrants from departing for Cyprus and arrested a Syrian national suspected of organising the journey on Monday. Lebanon’s state security general directorate said it had received information that a group of Syrian nationals were preparing to travel to Cyprus by sea. After monitoring the group […]

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In a statement, the Directorate-General of State Security announced that, as part of the follow-up to human trafficking networks, the Directorate of Information and Special Operations of the Directorate-General of State Security had accurate information on the preparation by a group of persons of the smuggling of Syrian citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus by sea.

The General Directorate of State Security of Lebanon announced tonight that it has prevented an operation to illegally transport approximately 25 Syrian citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus by sea. According to the announcement, the Directorate of Intelligence and Special Operations received specific information about a group that was preparing to transport the Syrian citizens by boat. After monitoring and […] Lebanon: Transfer of 25 Syrian migrants …

The General Directorate of State Security of Lebanon announced tonight that it has prevented an operation to illegally transport approximately 25 Syrian citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus by sea. According to the announcement, the Directorate of Intelligence and Special Operations received specific information about a group that was preparing to transport the Syrian citizens by boat. Following surveillance and on-site investigation, Lebanese author…

Lebanon's General Directorate of State Security announced tonight that it had foiled an operation to illegally transport approximately 25 Syrian citizens.

The General Directorate of State Security – Media, Guidance, and Public Relations Department announced that, “As part of its ongoing efforts to monitor human smuggling networks and combat human trafficking, the Directorate of Intelligence and Special Operations at the General Directorate of State Security received precise information about a group of individuals preparing to smuggle Syrian citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus by sea. The group aims t…

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IMLebanon broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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