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Video: Turkish police firing tear gas at Kastanies border crossing with Greece
Greece released a video clip on Saturday claiming to show Turkish police officers firing tear gas at the Kastanies border crossing, where migrants are ... World News -
Erdogan orders Turkish coastguard to prevent migrants crossing Aegean sea
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the Turkish coastguard to prevent migrants crossing the Aegean sea because of the risks, state media ... Middle East -
Teargas, smoke bombs fired on Greek-Turkish border over migrant presence
Teargas and smoke bombs were fired across Turkey's border with Greece on Saturday in a fresh flare-up in tensions over the presence of migrants ... World News -
Paris’ medals for Sea Watch captains irk far-right Italian party
The head of a small far-right party in Italy spurned a Bastille Day party at the French embassy in Rome on Saturday in anger at Paris City Hall ... World News -
Three African migrants charged in Malta over oil tanker hijacking
Maltese authorities charged three young African migrants on Saturday with committing an act of terrorism for hijacking a vessel that rescued them off ... World News -
UN chief launches global push against hate speech
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday launched a new global strategy to combat hate speech, a growing scourge he said has ... World News -
UN: Smugglers taking greater risks to cross Mediterranean and reach Europe
The U.N. refugee agency says people smugglers are taking greater risks to ferry their human cargo toward Europe as Libya's coast guard intercepts more ... Middle East -
Why does the West hate Arab and Muslim immigrants?
Thousands take the serious risk of sailing into the Mediterranean, although they know that it may be difficult to survive the journey. They take ... Middle East -
IN PICTURES: Migrants in Morocco seen scavenging for food in rubbish dump
Under a blazing sun, Youssouf picks food from a Moroccan rubbish dump, one of many young people who scavages to survive while dreaming of life in ... Features -
Libya and Italy agree to reactivate friendship treaty to quell migration
Italy and Libya on Saturday agreed to reactivate a friendship treaty signed a decade ago that allows migrants to be returned to Libyan ... North Africa -
170 migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean within 48 hours
Sixty-three migrants are missing after the inflatable boat they were on sunk off the coast of Libya, a spokesman for the country's navy told AFP, ... Middle East -
Germany’s interior minister resigns in migration showdown with Merkel
Germany’s interior minister Horst Seehofer will resign both his office and his position as head of the hardline conservative Bavarian CSU party ... World News -
Migrants use World Cup Fan IDs to try to enter EU
A small number of migrants have used Russia’s World Cup ticketing system that allows visa-free travel for foreign fans to try to enter the ... Sports -
First boat of Aquarius convoy with 630 migrants docks in Spain
The first Italian government ship accompanying the migrant aid boat Aquarius has docked at the Spanish port of Valencia. The Italian coast guard ... Middle East -
Report says Italy will expel thousands of undocumented Tunisians
Reports coming from Rome on Tuesday revealed that Italy is planning to deport all Tunisians illegally living in the country, pointing out that many of ... North Africa -
At least 48 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast
At least 48 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, officials said on ... North Africa -
Tunisia searches for survivors of deadly shipwreck
Tunisia’s navy scoured choppy waters Monday for survivors and victims of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwreck in months, with the UN ... North Africa -
Q&A with Norwegian artist Fredrik Raddum on art and refugees
Norwegian artist Fredrik Raddum has been known to use his figurative sculptures and installation art pieces to evoke and often explore political ... Art and culture -
After Calais, migrants seek refuge in France’s Grande-Synthe reserve
Grande-Synthe - Cold, rain, humidity, mug, rats, insecurity and insalubrity, these are the conditions in which the migrants are living in a natural ... Features -
Pope Francis on Christmas: Bethlehem trek’s like today’s migrations
Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are ... Features -
Should we start referring to refugees as migrants?
There are 247 million migrants in the world, but at what point does a migrant become a refugee, an economic migrant, or an expatriate? World -
What’s next for the refugees of Calais?
The refugees come from countries that have suffered for decades World -
Egypt’s Mediterranean tragedies and unresolved illegal immigration
Official pledges to issue strict laws to curb the phenomenon were met with a great deal of skepticism Features -
Milk of human kindness; a Greek village shows the way
Mindless violence in one part of the world only enhances the value of compassion in another World -
Amnesty documents ‘horrifying’ abuse of migrants in Libya
An international rights group on Friday published “horrifying” accounts by migrants of exploitation and sexual abuse in Libya North Africa -
Hundreds evicted in fresh anti-migrant unrest on French Mayotte island
Some families were immediately thrown out of their homes, while others were given ultimatums to leave World News -
A migrant who survived a shipwreck has drowned in an Italy lake
His body was recovered over two hours later by divers with the fire service Features -
Greece starts evacuating migrant border camp
A helicopter hovered over the camp, where some 20 police vans and dozens of plainclothes police officers were on site Middle East -
The myth about refugees and the economy
Giving refugees jobs does not withhold employment opportunities from the local population Middle East -
The world is building fences. Here’s why we should worry
What would be the impact of reestablishing barriers? Citizens would face long-forgotten burdens Features