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Disaster at sea: Tunisian coast guards retrieve 29 bodies of illegal immigrants

March 26, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Tunisian coast guards have retrieved 29 bodies of illegal immigrants after two boats sank off Tunisian coasts, Tunisian National Guard said Sunday. Houcemeddine Jbabli, Tunisian National Guard’s spokesman, told Xinhua by phone that the two [Read More]

Migrant Crisis

Illegal immigration to cost New Yorkers 9.9 bln USD in 2023: report

March 23, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Washington’s “porous” border policies will cost New York taxpayers a total of 9.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, according to a watchdog report quoted by the New York Post. According to The Fiscal Burden of [Read More]

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At least 5 killed as migrant boat sinks off Türkiye

March 13, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

At least five migrants were killed when a dinghy sank off the coast of southwest Türkiye on Saturday, the daily Hurriyet reported. Turkish coastguard arrived off the coast of Didim district in Aydin province after [Read More]

Cyprus

Five Mediterranean countries call for more EU solidarity on migration

March 6, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Interior ministers of five European Union (EU) Mediterranean countries on Saturday called for more EU solidarity on migration and more efforts to prevent irregular migration. At the end of the so-called “Med 5” ministerial-level meeting [Read More]

Europe

Italian president pays tribute to victims of latest migrant disaster

March 3, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday paid tribute to at least 67 asylum seekers who perished Sunday after their boat hit rocks off the coast of Crotone. It was the first time in years that [Read More]

Greece

2 dead, 1 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Greek island

March 1, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

The bodies of two people were recovered from the sea after a boat carrying refugees and migrants capsized off the Aegean Sea island of Kos, the Hellenic Coast Guard said on Wednesday. A total of [Read More]

Mediterranean Focus

Over 40,000 Syrian refugees return from Türkiye after quake: Turkish minister

March 1, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Nearly 42,000 Syrian refugees in Türkiye have voluntarily returned to their homeland following the massive earthquakes that caused tremendous destruction in the region, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday. The Syrians, who were [Read More]

Mediterranean Focus

Italy migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 62

February 28, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

The death toll from Sunday’s sinking of a migrant ship approaching the Italian shore rose to 62 on Monday, including 14 children, local media reported. Local authorities said that at least 80 people have been [Read More]

Mediterranean Focus

At least 30 dead after migrant ship rips apart near Italy’s shores

February 26, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

At least 30 migrants died early Sunday when their boat ripped apart off the coast of Italy, Italian media reports said. Italian state radio reports said the exact death count was still uncertain as of [Read More]

Libya

IOM says 112 illegal migrants sent back from Libya

February 24, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said 112 illegal migrants were sent from Libya to their country of origin. “Today 112 migrants were able to return their country of origin through the European [Read More]

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Israeli PM suspends judicial overhaul plan amid protests

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March 28, 2023 0
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday evening that he would suspend the legislation of his contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary by about a month to allow “dialogue” between coalition and opposition [Read More]

Israeli PM calls for calm amid turmoil over government’s judicial overhaul

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March 27, 2023 0
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for calm on Monday as the country was caught in turmoil over the government’s contentious plan to overhaul the judicial system. “I call on protesters from the right and [Read More]
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