Migration Cyprus Lebanon Syria

FILE - Migrants aboard a Cyprus marine police boat as they are brought to harbour after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island nation's southeastern coast, at Protaras, Cyprus, on Jan. 14, 2020. The United Nations agency for refugees says on Friday, April 29, 2024, Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn't contravene international human rights laws.