A Europe-bound boat carrying up to 150 migrants sank off the Syrian coast, leaving 102 dead and 40 missing. United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described the incident as a “heart-wrenching tragedy.” [Read More]
Ministers of interior and immigration of Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta and Cyprus on Saturday called for enhanced surveillance of external European Union (EU) borders to check irregular immigration. In a declaration issued following the end [Read More]
CYPRUS police intercepted a migrant boat off Cape Greco on the eastern tip of the island on Thursday evening. The vessel was in poor condition and letting in water, 14 miles off the cape. According [Read More]
Fifteen people have been killed when a boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off the coasts of Lesvos island in the Aegean Sea. Greece’s Coast Guard said on Thursday morning that another 15 who have [Read More]
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said Sunday that the migrant boat incident off Syria that has left dozens of people dead is devastating. “It is devastating that dozens died after a boat sank [Read More]
Cypriot rescuers saved at least 477 irregular migrants in two separate operations in unfavorable sea conditions in the past 24 hours, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) said here on Tuesday. It said that in [Read More]
More than 9 million international migrants from about 130 countries live in Egypt, according to figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Sunday. In a statement, IOM said the number of international [Read More]
A total of 7,170 Tunisian migrants managed to reach the Italian coasts illegally in the first seven months of 2022, private radio station Mosaique FM reported Sunday. “Tunisian migrants represent the largest number among all [Read More]
At least 226 illegal migrants and three organizers were detained in Turkey’s western city of Canakkale while attempting to illegally cross the sea border in the Aegean Sea, the Haberturk daily reported on Tuesday. A [Read More]
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