European Union (EU) interior ministers met in an extraordinary session in Brussels on Friday to discuss options to ease the tension between Italy and France over the fate of illegal migrants who had been rescued [Read More]
The Libyan Anti-illegal Immigration Department on Thursday deported more than 200 illegal migrants to their countries of origin. According to Nasser al-Khatroushi, head of the Deportation Office of the Anti-illegal Immigration Department, the migrants, who [Read More]
GENEVA – The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) to put safety and solidarity at the heart of its action in the Mediterranean and [Read More]
The interior ministers of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria met in Prague on Thursday to discuss the problems caused by illegal migration into the Schengen Area, a visa-free zone comprising most of the [Read More]
ATHENS – A fishing boat believed to be carrying at least 430 migrants was safely towed to the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday after being dramatically rescued during near gale-force winds, the country’s national [Read More]
HELSINKI – Finland will take ten asylum seekers rescued by the Ocean Viking vessel that docked in France. Priority will be given to vulnerable asylum seekers. France has accepted 238 people rescued by the Ocean [Read More]
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) organised a workshop titled: “Refugees under International Law” at its headquarters in Jeddah. The workshop witnessed the participation of Sahir Mohyudeen, Deputy Representative of the [Read More]
Immigration policy has caused an escalating row between France and Italy, the latest in a series of diplomatic clashes between European Union (EU) member states in recent years. Tensions began to rise after Italy refused [Read More]
Immigrant workers contributed 143.9 billion euros (about 148 billion U.S. dollars) to Italy’s economy, or 9 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year, a new report showed on Monday. Based on data [Read More]
Britain and France on Monday signed an agreement aimed at fighting against illegal migration via the English Channel, which has long been a point of friction between the two countries. Britain will commit 72.2 million [Read More]
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