Asylum seekers
Russia says around 2,000 people left Syria’s Ghouta on Friday: Ifax
Middle East
March 16, 2018
Russia says around 2,000 people left Syria’s Ghouta on Friday: Ifax
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday around 2,000 people had left Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta district on Friday morning,…
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey
World
March 15, 2018
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The EU has unlocked €3 billion ($3.7 billion) for projects to help Syrian refugees in Turkey in a second payment…
Germany deports 100 Egyptians for violating residency requirements
Egypt
March 9, 2018
Germany deports 100 Egyptians for violating residency requirements
Germany has deported for the first time 100 Egyptians back to Egypt for violating residency requirements, including those whose asylum…
German far-right ‘terror’ group faces verdicts for attacks
World
March 7, 2018
German far-right ‘terror’ group faces verdicts for attacks
Eight members of a German far-right group face verdicts Wednesday after a year-long terrorism trial over a series of explosives…
German far-right AfD politicians travel to Syria in effort to send back refugees
World
March 7, 2018
German far-right AfD politicians travel to Syria in effort to send back refugees
Citing a lack of trust in media coverage, AfD parliamentarians have gone to Syria to assess the security situation for…
Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty
World
March 5, 2018
Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty
Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing coalition…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
World
February 27, 2018
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
Japan took in 20 asylum seekers last year as nearly 20,000 applied
World
February 13, 2018
Japan took in 20 asylum seekers last year as nearly 20,000 applied
The number of asylum seekers in Japan grew 80 percent to a record 19,628 in 2017 – but only 20…
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
Middle East
February 2, 2018
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Middle East
February 2, 2018
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing…