migration
New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees
Middle East
August 21, 2019
New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights advocates urged New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday to drop restrictions on the intake of Middle…
The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor
Middle East
August 14, 2019
The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor
ROME (AP) — The latest on migrants trying to enter Europe (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Two charity groups operating…
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 122 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast in recent…
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will allow about 7,000 Syrians who have fled war in their country to…
Virtuous circle: rescued refugee seeks to save others
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Virtuous circle: rescued refugee seeks to save others
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was the kindness of strangers that propelled single mother Dalya to a new life…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
Middle East
July 26, 2019
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard said Wednesday it intercepted around three dozen Europe-bound migrants off its Mediterranean coast and…
The Latest: Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia
Middle East
July 4, 2019
The Latest: Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia
CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on migrants from Libya (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The U.N. migration agency says a…
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…
Four human traffickers jailed for life over migrant truck deaths
World
June 20, 2019
Four human traffickers jailed for life over migrant truck deaths
A court in Hungary on Thursday sentenced an Afghan ring leader and three Bulgarian accomplices to life in prison over the deaths…