African immigrants
Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots 6 Africans in Italy
World
February 4, 2018
Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots 6 Africans in Italy
An Italian gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and wounded six African immigrants Saturday in a two-hour drive-by shooting spree,…
More than 90 migrants believed missing after boat sinks off Libya
Middle East
October 27, 2016
More than 90 migrants believed missing after boat sinks off Libya
More than 90 migrants are believed missing after their boat sank off the coast of western Libya on Wednesday, a…
Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean tragedy: UNHCR
Middle East
April 21, 2016
Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean tragedy: UNHCR
Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already…
16 Israel-bound Sudanese apprehended in North Sinai
Egypt
July 12, 2015
16 Israel-bound Sudanese apprehended in North Sinai
Security forces in North Sinai apprehended 16 Sudanese nationals for attempting to sneak into Israel through Egypt’s border in the…
Italy says may have found ship that carried 900 drowned migrants
World
May 7, 2015
Italy says may have found ship that carried 900 drowned migrants
Italy's navy said on Thursday it believed it had found the wreck of a boat that sank last month killing…
Guards halt illegal border crossing attempt near Rafah
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Guards halt illegal border crossing attempt near Rafah
Security authorities thwarted an attempt by seven Sudanese individuals and one Ghanaian to illegally cross the border from Sinai…
Three African migrants stabbed in presumed Tel Aviv hate attack
World
July 31, 2012
Three African migrants stabbed in presumed Tel Aviv hate attack
An attacker stabbed three Eritrean men in a southern Tel Aviv video store on Tuesday in what police said…
Border guard wounded by smugglers in Sinai
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Border guard wounded by smugglers in Sinai
A border guard was shot and wounded by a gang in Sinai trying to smuggle Africans into Israel. Sherif al-Masry…
Egypt arrests 21 Sudanese illegal immigrants
Egypt
June 16, 2011
Egypt arrests 21 Sudanese illegal immigrants
Security sources on Thursday said that Egyptian authorities arrested 21 Sudanese immigrants who were attempting to enter Israel via Egypt's…
Egyptian soldier shot by people smugglers on border with Israel
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Egyptian soldier shot by people smugglers on border with Israel
Smugglers shot an Egyptian officer on the border with Israel during a confrontation between a police patrol and people smugglers,…