The European Union’s border agency Frontex launched a new Mediterranean operation called Themis on Thursday, removing…
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Syrian migrants picked up from Italian vessel, taken to Montenegro
By Jite Eriabie A group of migrants, including 11 Syrians, were rescued on Tuesday from…
Syrian migrants picked up from Italian vessel, taken to Montenegro
A group of migrants, including 11 Syrians, were rescued on Tuesday from an Italian fishing trawler…
At least 30 Africans drown off Yemen after boat capsized- IOM
At least 30 African refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of Yemen this week in…
Libya arrests gang suspected of torturing migrants
An armed group loyal to Libya’s national unity government said Wednesday it had arrested a gang…
Libya force arrests gang suspected of torturing migrants
An armed group loyal to Libya’s national unity government said Wednesday it had arrested a gang accused of…
Macron gets tough on migrants, says ‘no more jungles’
By Jite Eriabie President Emmanuel Macron vowed Tuesday that France would no longer allow migrant camps like the…
Ahead of UK summit, Macron visits migrants in port of Calais
By Jite Eriabie French President, Emmanuel Macron visited a migrant reception center and quizzed refugees in…
7 migrants die trying to reach Canary Islands
Seven African migrants, some of whom “could be minors,” were found dead on Monday as they…
41 migrants rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast
The Turkish coast guard on Thursday rescued 41 illegal migrants after their inflatable boat sank off…
200 migrants from Nigeria, others drown in Mediterranean
By Jite Eriabie It was a tragic start to New Year for migrants from Nigeria and…
Survivors, coastguard say dozens of migrants missing off Libya
Survivors from a boat that foundered off Libya’s coast on Tuesday said about 50 people who…