Mediterranean
2,300 Migrants Rescued Off Libya
Some 2,300 migrants headed for Italy in 22 barely seaworthy vessels were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, the...
Libya Asks Italy To Arm Migrant Patrol Boats
Libya on Thursday asked Italy to arm the patrol boats it uses in the fight against illegal immigration across the...
Patrol Boats Repaired In Italy Handed Over To Libya
Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti on Monday handed over to the Libyan coastguard four patrol boats repaired in...
Italy Rescues 484 People From the Mediterranean
Seven bodies were recovered and 484 people were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to cross...
Tunisia Seeks UNESCO Status For Jewish Pilgrimage Isle
Tunisia plans to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the island of Djerba, site of Africa's oldest synagogue and an...
Thousands of Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Illegal migrants, who were rescued by the Libyan coastguard in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan Some 6,000 migrants...
Libya Intercepts 350 Migrants After Duel At Sea
Libya's coastguard on Wednesday intercepted a wooden boat packed with more than 350 migrants after duelling with a...
More Than 7,000 Migrants Detained In Libya
Between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa are being held in Libyan detention centres after...
3,000 Rescued In Mediterranean Sea
About 3,000 people have been saved in the Mediterranean Sea in a single day while trying to make the journey from...
6,000 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of...
EgyptAir MS804 Crash An Accident
No traces of explosives were found on the remains of French victims aboard an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the...
Italian FM In Libya For Talks On Peace and Migrants
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts...
From Refugee Camp To Charismatic Hamas Leader
Ismail Haniya, named Saturday as head of Hamas, is a charismatic leader from the Gaza streets who represents the more...
At Just 19, Kylie Jenner Buys Third Home.
Most 19-year-olds are either living in less-than-glamorous college dorms or still stuck in their parents’ houses...
Growing African Repression Causing Migrant Exodus
African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity...
EgyptAir Crash An Accident, Say French Investigators
No traces of explosives were found on the remains of French victims from an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the...
Migrant Rescues, Deaths In Med As NGOs Cry Foul
Rescuers in the Mediterranean raced Friday to the aid of more than 20 migrant dinghies in distress as the debate in...
Anger Brews In Morocco’s Neglected Rif Region
In Morocco's neglected Rif region, where outrage erupted last year over the gruesome death of a fishmonger, calls for...
EU Urges China To Curb Dinghy Sales In Migrant Trafficking Fight
A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by...