International Organization for Migration (IOM)
PM says Egypt seeking to boost cooperation with IOM
Egypt
July 24, 2023
PM says Egypt seeking to boost cooperation with IOM
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said Monday that he is looking forward to enhancing cooperation between Egypt and the International Organization…
Labor minister meets IOM Director General
World
June 15, 2023
Labor minister meets IOM Director General
Labor Minister Hassan Shehata met International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General, António Vitorino, discussed joint projects. Shehata called for…
International migrants living in Egypt at nine million: IOM
Egypt
August 7, 2022
International migrants living in Egypt at nine million: IOM
The International Organization for Migration in Egypt estimated the current number of international migrants living in Egypt at nine million…
After losing jobs, many Sudanese struggle to make ends meet in Egypt
Egypt
July 14, 2020
After losing jobs, many Sudanese struggle to make ends meet in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) — After losing his job as house cleaner in Cairo, Sudanese refugee Abdel-Nasser Khamis has been struggling to…
Shooting at smuggling warehouse in Libya kills 30 migrants
Middle East
May 29, 2020
Shooting at smuggling warehouse in Libya kills 30 migrants
CAIRO (AP) — The family of a slain Libyan human trafficker attacked a group of migrants in a town that…
Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean
Middle East
February 21, 2020
Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean
CAIRO (AP) — A rubber dinghy packed with 91 migrants that set out from Libyan shores in hopes of reaching…
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan coast guard apprehended 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the…
Illegal immigration from Egypt to Europe down to almost zero: IOM chief
Egypt
January 19, 2020
Illegal immigration from Egypt to Europe down to almost zero: IOM chief
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino said on Saturday that the rate of illegal immigration from…
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and…
Niger’s migrant smugglers use ever deadlier routes through the Sahara
Middle East
July 5, 2019
Niger’s migrant smugglers use ever deadlier routes through the Sahara
Amadou Sissoko is a migrant whose journey so far has ended in a transit center in Agadez in central Niger.…