A total of 418 migrants were rescued in three operations off the coast of Spain on Saturday,…
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301 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
A cross section of the Nigerian immigrants rescued on 6 November on Libyan waters. More than 300 migrants…
Libyan coastguard intercepts 443 migrants
Libya’s coastguard on Thursday picked up 443 African migrants from three inflatable boats after their engines failed…
Italian coastguard vessel berths with 522 migrants in Sicily
An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 500 migrants, including dozens rescued by the US Navy…
Italy urges EU border agency to stop migrants in Africa
Italy’s Transport Minister, Danilo Toninelli, has called on Europe’s border agency to stop migrants in transit…
Italy: Migrants policy worries European shipowners
European shipowners have raised concerns after Italy recently refused a humanitarian ship to disembark rescued persons in…
Spain opens port to ship carrying migrants
Spain on Monday offered to take in a humanitarian ship stranded in international waters with 629…
Libya: Coast guard intercepts 180 migrants in Mediterranean
Libya’s coast guard has intercepted 180 migrants, including women and children, in the Mediterranean Sea, a…
Libya: U.N. sanctions six for human-trafficking
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday sanctioned six people for their involvement in human trafficking…
Europe accused of failing migrants in Libya
A former head of the European Union’s foreign service, Pierre Vimont, has accused Europe of not…
171 Nigerian migrants arrive Lagos from Libya
Another batch of 171 Nigerian migrants repatriated from Libya late Tuesday arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),…
Tunisia intercepts 6,000 migrants in 5 months – Official
About 6,000 migrants have been stopped by Tunisia from leaving its coast for Europe in the…