Cyprus braces for migrant influx amid Lebanon war fears

Cyprus has received an influx of 458 Syrian migrants from Lebanon in one week and is bracing for more as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread, officials said. An emergency meeting has been called by the Interior Minister on Monday about the migration flows. Authorities said 194 Syrians arrived late on Saturday aboard four boats from Lebanon and were taken to the Pournara reception centre outside Nicosia. Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou warned that the island’s ability to handle large numbers of migrants was limited. He said the possible involvement of Lebanon in Israel’s war and the generally worsening situation had