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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/27/2024 11:59:00 PM
The Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) launched, for the second time, a project to cooperate with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Switzerland to improve African capacities to combat human trafficking and smuggling of migrants.
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World
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International
2/18/2024 9:43:29 PM
Officials in northern France said Sunday rescue boats had saved nearly 140 people who got into difficulty while attempting the perilous Channel crossing to England this weekend.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/13/2024 10:09:59 PM
String instruments made from migrant boats met with sustained applause as they debuted at Italy's prestigious La Scala opera house in tribute to those who perish attempting the Mediterranean crossing to Europe.
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World
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Region
2/13/2024 8:10:11 PM
More than 1,300 irregular migrants died at sea or went missing trying to reach Europe from Tunisia last year, a Tunisian rights group said on Tuesday.
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World
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International
2/4/2024 10:12:33 PM
In trucks, vans and RVs, hundreds of people converged Saturday in southern Texas to rally against what they say is a migrant "invasion" and to demand tough new controls at the US border with Mexico.
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World
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Region
1/16/2024 10:41:35 PM
Around 40 Tunisian migrants attempting to reach Italy by sea have been missing for five days, the Tunisian National Guard said on Tuesday.
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World
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International
12/28/2023 4:52:07 PM
A ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande is a long way from Mexico's National Palace, where a U.S. delegation met this week with Mexico's president seeking more action to curb the surge of migrants reaching the U.S. border.
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World
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International
12/20/2023 10:32:21 AM
EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials said.
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World
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Region
12/17/2023 6:26:36 PM
A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the UN migration agency said.
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World
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Africa
12/12/2023 10:08:31 PM
UK lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of the government's latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda, which has split Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ruling Conservative party.
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World
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International
12/7/2023 3:58:18 PM
UK leader Rishi Sunak defiantly insisted on Thursday that his latest immigration plan will work, as the issue threatened to tear apart his ruling Conservatives, putting his premiership in jeopardy.
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World
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International
12/6/2023 10:12:09 PM
Britain's immigration minister quit on Wednesday after the government published legislation regarding its controversial treaty with Rwanda to send migrants to the East African country.
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World
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International
11/22/2023 10:16:00 PM
Throughout Europe and the US, solidarity with Palestine has surged despite worrying repression and accusations of antisemitism mixed with anti-migrant discourse.
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World
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Africa
11/15/2023 3:34:32 PM
Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal, striking a major blow to a key policy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government that has drawn international attention and criticism.
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World
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Region
11/7/2023 2:51:27 PM
Germany on Tuesday agreed to tighten rules for asylum seekers, cutting financial help for migrants seeking refuge and speeding up the decision process on whether to take them in.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/6/2023 10:49:08 PM
Libya has started deporting about 600 undocumented Egyptian migrants, an official of the Tripoli-based government told AFP on Monday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/20/2023 6:54:04 PM
The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defence manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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World
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International
10/5/2023 7:51:08 PM
The Biden administration quietly announced plans on Thursday to add to the border wall with Mexico -- extending construction of the barrier that was a signature policy of Donald Trump.
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World
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International
10/4/2023 3:20:51 PM
EU states on Wednesday agreed to the final part of an overhaul for rules on how they handle asylum seekers and irregular migrants, setting up a push to make it law by elections next year.
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World
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Region
10/2/2023 3:37:44 PM
The new head of the U.N.'s migration agency said Monday that the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West — endeavoring to steer a narrative away from reticence and suspicion about migrants in many parts of the world.
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