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New wave of boat migrants overwhelms southern Italian island
World
July 24, 2020
New wave of boat migrants overwhelms southern Italian island
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) — About 100 migrants who crossed the Mediterranean in small boats landed on the southern island of…
Despite Tunisia’s vote for change, enduring miseries drive youth exodus
Middle East
October 18, 2019
Despite Tunisia’s vote for change, enduring miseries drive youth exodus
SFAX, Tunisia (Reuters) – It only took 10 minutes for Fakher Hmidi to slip out of his house, past the…
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
World
August 23, 2019
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity group said Thursday that its rescue ship is running out of food supplies for…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
Middle East
August 5, 2019
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
Mediterranean gets new NGO migrant rescue ship
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Mediterranean gets new NGO migrant rescue ship
The charity SOS Mediterranee announced Sunday it would deploy a new vessel to “conduct search and rescue activities” off the coast…
Italian coast guard brings ashore migrants on Lampedusa
Middle East
July 5, 2019
Italian coast guard brings ashore migrants on Lampedusa
An Italian coast guard ship has brought ashore 55 migrants who were rescued in waters off the island of Lampedusa on…
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
ROME (AP) — The German captain of a humanitarian migrant rescue ship is being taken in an Italian border police…
Mediterranean rescue ship brings migrants to Italy, defying Salvini
Middle East
June 28, 2019
Mediterranean rescue ship brings migrants to Italy, defying Salvini
The Sea-Watch 3 was still waiting with its 42 rescued passengers off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa…
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities
The German NGO Sea-Watch announced that its ship Sea-Watch 3 was released by Italian authorities Saturday after being impounded nearly three weeks ago.…