Tag: Migrants
Migrants stranded without aid as Tunisia refuses to let ship dock
TUNIS: A Tunisian boat carrying around 40 African migrants has been stranded off the country's coast without aid for more than a week after...
Migrants allowed to disembark in Sicily after sharing plan
POZZALLO: Migrants aboard two border patrol ships disembarked in a Sicilian port Monday after a half-dozen European countries promised to take some of them...
Italy rescues migrants, asks other countries to host them: source
MILAN: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is trying to find countries willing to take in some 450 migrants rescued from an overcrowded ship in...
EU interior ministers meet as nations tussle over migrant response
INNSBRUCK: Interior ministers from 28 European nations are holding talks Thursday as they face pressure to introduce new policies to stem migrant arrivals, in...
Austria offers soldiers to help control migrants
ROME: Austria is offering to provide soldiers to the Balkans or North Africa to help control the flow of migrants into Europe.
Defense Minister Mario...
Merkel: Greece, Spain will take back migrants
GENEVA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Greece and Spain have declared that they're prepared to take back migrants already registered in those countries who...
Before crisis coalition talks, Merkel seeks EU help on migrants
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Spanish counterpart agreed on Tuesday to cooperate on migrant policy, saying a European approach was the only...
Macron backs sanctions on EU states that refuse migrants
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron came out Saturday in support of financial sanctions against EU countries which refuse to accept migrants.
"We can not have...
Pakistan and Afghani migrants lead cricket charge in Sweden
SWEDEN: Wooden bats and red balls are taking over Sweden's fields: cricket is booming in the Scandinavian country thanks to Afghan and Pakistani migrants...
Croatian police fire on van filled with migrants at border; nine...
ZAGREB: Nine people were injured when Croatian police opened fire on a van carrying 29 mainly Afghan and Iraqi migrants that tried to crash...
Over 100 migrants escape from Libya trafficking camp
BANI WALID: More than 100 east African migrants escaped from a camp in the Libyan town of Bani Walid where they were being held...
Buses with 270 migrants allowed to pass in Bosnia amid chaos
SARAJEVO: A convoy of buses with 270 migrants, including children that were stuck in central Bosnia, was allowed to pass after several hours of...
As Venezuela exodus swells, more migrants face removal
CUCUTA: When Colombian police caught Victor Colmenares selling coffee without a work permit on the dusty streets of Cucuta, they ordered him to get...
NA committee approves bill to prevent smuggling of migrants
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday approved the bill seeking prevention of smuggling of migrants, recommending that it should be passed by...
Pakistanis among 17 killed as bus carrying illegal migrants’ crashes in...
ANKARA: At least 17 people have been killed and another 36 wounded after a bus carrying illegal immigrants hit a lighting pole in eastern...
Igloos built by African migrants in Italian Alps attract tourists
San Simone, a tiny village in the Italian Alps, once had a thriving ski trade. But financial issues kept the lifts closed this winter....
Invest in migrants to avert ‘nuclear bomb’ of unrest in Europe,...
After decades of spending on infrastructure to develop poorer parts of Europe, the European Union must invest in migrants to avert a “nuclear bomb”...
