European migrant crisis

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127 Ghanaian Migrants Arrive From Libya

Up to hundred and twenty-seven (127) Ghanaian migrants arrived Ghana on the night of Wednesday, November 29 from Libya....

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From ‘never Aggressive’ Asylum Seeker To Hamburg Knife Attacker

Muddy bootprints along the corridors marked the tell-tale signs of a massive police raid at an asylum seeker shelter in...

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France Will Set Up ‘hotspots’ In Libya To Find Genuine Asylum Seekers

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced his country will set up processing 'hotspots' in Libya for asylum...

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France Announces Plan To Vet Asylum-Seekers In Libya

France will set up processing centres in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean,...

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France To Conduct Asylum Seeker Checks In Libya

France will set up processing centres this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the...

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Libya Rescues 150 Europe-Bound Migrants Off Tripoli

Libya's coastguard rescued at least 150 migrants who were trying to reach Europe on Monday, after their inflatable boat...

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More Than 140 Migrants Reach Cyprus By Boat

Cypriot authorities said a boat carrying over 140 migrants believed to be Syrians, more than half of them women and...

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Four Albanian Migrants Are Caught Trying To FLY To Britain From Calais

Four Albanian migrants tried to fly from France to Britain in a light aircraft, in what is believed to be a first,...

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EU Curbs Rubber Dinghy Sales To Libya To Stop Migrants

The European Union on Monday adopted limits on the export of inflatable boats to Libya in a bid to make it harder for...

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EU Takes On Hungary Over NGO Law Seen As Targeting Soros

The EU launched legal action against Hungary on Thursday over a crackdown on foreign-backed civil society groups that...

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France To Boost Refugee Aid, Deport Economic Migrants

France will cut processing time for asylum requests and boost housing for refugees while "systematically" deporting...

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Europe Migrant Crisis: EU Blamed For ‘soaring’ Death Toll

Amnesty International has blamed “failing EU policies” for the soaring death toll among refugees and migrants in...

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Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017

More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid...

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Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones

Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in...

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Italy Threatens To BAN Migrant Vessels Amid ‘unsustainable’ Influx

Italy has threatened to close its ports to aid groups rescuing migrants off Libya's coast as it struggles to cope with...

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52 Die During Desert Crossing

Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near Séguédine. A group of 75 set out in...

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Spain Rescues More Than 200 Migrants From Med

Spanish coastguards rescued more than 200 migrants on Saturday as they attempted to make the perilous sea crossing from...

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EU States Slammed For Lack of Support To Africa Fund

EU countries have fallen far short of their duty to an African economic development fund designed to help discourage...

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Migrant Death Truck Trial Opens In Hungary

Eleven men went on trial on Wednesday over the deaths of 71 migrants found in an abandoned truck in Austria nearly two...