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EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers’ boats
Middle East
October 7, 2015
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers’ boats
A military operation to catch migrant traffickers begins Wednesday, with European warships patrolling international waters in the Mediterranean to arrest…
US, allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Middle East
October 2, 2015
US, allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the…
Migrants face new diversion as Hungary prepares to seal Croatia border
World
October 1, 2015
Migrants face new diversion as Hungary prepares to seal Croatia border
A small gap in coils of newly laid razor wire is all that remains of the Zakany-Botovo border crossing between…
EU should bear responsibility for refugees: NGOs
Middle East
October 1, 2015
EU should bear responsibility for refugees: NGOs
Human rights organization ProAsyl’s director Gunter Burkhardt has criticized new measures of the EU and Germany to address the refugee…
60% of illegal Egyptian migrants to Italy are minors: EU ambassador
Egypt
September 30, 2015
60% of illegal Egyptian migrants to Italy are minors: EU ambassador
The head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, Ambassador James Moran, has revealed that 60 percent of the Egyptian…
Divided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees
World
September 23, 2015
Divided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees
European Union leaders could promise billions of euros in new funding for Syrian refugees at an emergency summit on Wednesday…
EU gropes for ways to help Turkey keep refugees at bay
World
September 22, 2015
EU gropes for ways to help Turkey keep refugees at bay
The European Union is groping for ways to induce neighboring Turkey to do more to keep Syrian refugees on its…
Turkey police block new migrant march to Greek border near Istanbul
World
September 21, 2015
Turkey police block new migrant march to Greek border near Istanbul
A new march by migrants trying to reach Europe overland from Turkey was blocked by police outside Istanbul on Monday. Around…
Refugee crisis to test EU at summit of divided leaders
World
September 21, 2015
Refugee crisis to test EU at summit of divided leaders
Bitterly-divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the continent's worst migration crisis since World War Two…
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
World
September 18, 2015
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
Migrants continued to stream through fields from Serbia into the European Union on Friday, undeterred by Croatia's closure of almost…