Mediterranean
‘Disastrous’ conditions for migrants displaced by Libya clashes, official says
Egypt
October 13, 2017
‘Disastrous’ conditions for migrants displaced by Libya clashes, official says
Thousands of migrants displaced by fighting on Libya’s northwestern coast are in urgent need of medical help, the head of…
Fires force evacuation of 10,000 in French Riviera
World
July 26, 2017
Fires force evacuation of 10,000 in French Riviera
Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through…
Egypt identifies 7 dead would-be migrants in Libya
Egypt
July 12, 2017
Egypt identifies 7 dead would-be migrants in Libya
Egypt has identified seven Egyptians among 19 suspected would-be illegal migrants who perished from heat and hunger after trekking into…
Italy and France call for more integrated EU action on migrants
World
May 22, 2017
Italy and France call for more integrated EU action on migrants
France’s new President Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday for deeper European Union integration to tackle the migration crisis, saying bloc…
Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds seven bodies
World
May 14, 2017
Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds seven bodies
Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had…
Sisi urges carrying out navigational linking between Lake Victoria, Mediterranean
Egypt
December 19, 2016
Sisi urges carrying out navigational linking between Lake Victoria, Mediterranean
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed the project of navigational linking between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean, stressing the necessity of…
Egypt’s Sisi promises justice after migrant boat disaster
Egypt
September 25, 2016
Egypt’s Sisi promises justice after migrant boat disaster
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered authorities on Saturday to punish those responsible for the deaths of at least…
Angry crowds besiege hospital after body from boat disaster goes missing
Egypt
September 25, 2016
Angry crowds besiege hospital after body from boat disaster goes missing
Outraged relatives of a man drowned in an illegal migrant boat disaster off the coast of Behaira governorate surrounded Rashid…
Court extends detention of boat crew after migrant disaster off Beheira
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Court extends detention of boat crew after migrant disaster off Beheira
Rashid Misdemeanor court in Beheira governorate extended the detention of four boat crew members for 15 days on Saturday in…
At least 162 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck
Egypt
September 24, 2016
At least 162 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck
Rescuers recovered at least 162 bodies from a migrant shipwreck off Egypt's coast by Friday evening, as the search for…