refugees
Top EU court rules in favor of refugee minors
World
April 12, 2018
Top EU court rules in favor of refugee minors
The ECJ has ruled that refugee minors have a right to family reunifications, even if they turn 18 during the…
Netanyahu cancels deal with UN to resettle African migrants
Middle East
April 3, 2018
Netanyahu cancels deal with UN to resettle African migrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday canceled an agreement with the United Nations to resettle thousands of African migrants,…
Syrian rebels begin evacuating last stronghold near Damascus
Middle East
April 3, 2018
Syrian rebels begin evacuating last stronghold near Damascus
Syrian state media said Monday that the largest rebel group in the suburbs of Damascus has begun evacuating its last…
Israel in deal to resettle Africa migrants, then backtracks
Middle East
April 3, 2018
Israel in deal to resettle Africa migrants, then backtracks
Israel announced a deal with the UN on Monday to resettle African migrants in Western nations, but hours later put…
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
Middle East
April 3, 2018
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
A thousand Turkish diplomats and civil servants are among the 15,654 people who have sought asylum in Germany since the…
Italy seizes Spanish rescue boat that defied Libyan threats
World
March 19, 2018
Italy seizes Spanish rescue boat that defied Libyan threats
A Spanish aid group says Italy has seized one of its migrant rescue boats because it refused to cave in…
UK court convicts Iraqi teenager for London train bombing
World
March 16, 2018
UK court convicts Iraqi teenager for London train bombing
Iraqi teenager, who had come to Britain as an asylum seeker, was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder after…
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…
Egypt denies deportation reports of 100 Egyptians from Germany, confirms 9
Egypt
March 10, 2018
Egypt denies deportation reports of 100 Egyptians from Germany, confirms 9
Egypt’s ambassador to Germany denied on Friday media reports that 100 Egyptians were deported from Germany to Cairo over violations…