Tunisia foiled four illegal migration attempts to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian coast on Tuesday, National Guard Spokesman Houcemeddine Jbabli said on Wednesday. A total of 150 illegal African immigrants were arrested late Tuesday [Read More]
The Swedish government on Tuesday announced an “international information campaign,” which it expects to discourage refugees from coming to the country. “The main objective is to inform about the Swedish migration policy so that fewer [Read More]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 1,067 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of 1-7 January, 1,067 migrants were intercepted and returned to [Read More]
The Lebanese navy on Saturday rescued 232 Syrian migrants who were onboard a boat off the Batroun beach in northern Lebanon, and recovered the bodies of a drowned woman and her child, a Lebanese security [Read More]
Two irregular migrants died, and 43 others were rescued in rubber boats on the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Coast Guard said on Thursday. The Turkish Coast Guard said in a statement that they found the [Read More]
TRIPOLI – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 633 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya and sent back to the North African country over the past week. “In the [Read More]
The German Bundestag has adopted a new law that will enable foreigners with a short-term “tolerated stay” permit to obtain a permanent residence permit. A “tolerated stay” permit is issued to individuals who are, in [Read More]
BEIRUT – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has appealed for sustained international support to vulnerable Lebanese and refugees in the crisis-stricken country. “Now, more than ever, we must not decrease the [Read More]
Germany will make it easier for skilled workers to immigrate, paving the way for the “most modern immigration law” in the history of the country, the government said on Wednesday. In the future, people with [Read More]
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]
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