African migrants
Egyptian officer shot by smugglers at Israeli border
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Egyptian officer shot by smugglers at Israeli border
An Egyptian officer was shot and injured after an encounter with a gang attempting to smuggle undocumented African migrants into…
Bodies of two Africans found at Egypt-Israel border
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Bodies of two Africans found at Egypt-Israel border
Egyptian security forces found the bodies of an African man and woman on the international border between Israel and Egypt…
Egypt deports 12 Ethiopian migrants attempting to enter Israel
Egypt
June 24, 2011
Egypt deports 12 Ethiopian migrants attempting to enter Israel
Authorities at Cairo International Airport Friday deported 12 Ethiopian citizens arrested while trying to enter Israel via Sinai. Many African…
Egypt arrests 8 African migrants on Israeli border
Egypt
June 12, 2011
Egypt arrests 8 African migrants on Israeli border
A police patrol apprehended on Saturday night and Sunday morning eight illegal African migrants attempting to enter Israel through Sinai, an…
Special from Libyan border: Refugee crisis escalates as Libyan violence shows no sign of relenting
World
April 13, 2011
Special from Libyan border: Refugee crisis escalates as Libyan violence shows no sign of relenting
Salloum/Marsa Matrouh -- A long line of trucks loaded with supplies and humanitarian aid waits by the Egyptian border with…
Two Eritreans killed attempting to cross into Israel
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Two Eritreans killed attempting to cross into Israel
Two Eritreans have been killed and four injured in an exchange of fire between Bedouin trafficking gangs and border guards…
Egyptian border guards shoot dead Eritrean woman trying to enter Israel
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Egyptian border guards shoot dead Eritrean woman trying to enter Israel
Egyptian security officials say border police have killed an Eritrean woman trying to sneak across the border into Israel.Officials say…
African migrants report torture, rape on way to Israel
Egypt
January 13, 2011
African migrants report torture, rape on way to Israel
Jerusalem--African migrants en route to Israel are subject to torture, rape and assault by traffickers in Egypt's Sinai desert, Israeli…
Egypt police say migrant killed at Israel border
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Egypt police say migrant killed at Israel border
Egyptian police shot dead an African migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel on Sunday, the latest in a string…
Egypt arrests 48 Africans trying to sneak into Israel
Egypt
December 31, 2010
Egypt arrests 48 Africans trying to sneak into Israel
An Egyptian security source said on Friday they arrested 48 African immigrants attempting to cross into Israel via the Sinai…