migrants
91 Egyptians rescued from drowning off Salloum coast
Egypt
October 3, 2011
91 Egyptians rescued from drowning off Salloum coast
Egyptian border police rescued Sunday 91 Egyptians from drowning during an attempt to illegally immigrate to Europe on a sailboat.…
Egypt arrests 10 illegal Africans migrants at Israeli border
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Egypt arrests 10 illegal Africans migrants at Israeli border
Egyptian security authorities arrested ten Africans on their way to Sinai, said a statement by the Ministry of Interior on…
16 Africans arrested while attempting to cross into Israel
Egypt
August 27, 2011
16 Africans arrested while attempting to cross into Israel
Egypt security authorities on Saturday arrested 16 Africans in North Sinai while they were attempting to sneak into Israel via…
Egypt foils illegal 2 migration attempts to Italy
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Egypt foils illegal 2 migration attempts to Italy
Egyptian police authorities stopped two separate illegal migration attempts to Italy from the coastal province of Kafr al-Sheikh, security sources…
Coastal security foils attempt to smuggle 55 Egyptians to Italy
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Coastal security foils attempt to smuggle 55 Egyptians to Italy
Coastal authorities in Alexandria on Monday thwarted an attempt to help 55 Egyptians travel illegally on board a sailboat bound…
Egyptian police kill Sudanese migrant near Israel border
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Egyptian police kill Sudanese migrant near Israel border
Egyptian police shot dead a Sudanese migrant and wounded two others on Thursday as they tried to cross illegally into…
30 undocumented migrants found dead at sea
Egypt
July 29, 2011
30 undocumented migrants found dead at sea
Security forces have discovered the corpses of 30 undocumented migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, north of Alexandria. Preliminary reports said…
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…
EU marine intercepts migrants sailing from Egypt
Egypt
June 11, 2011
EU marine intercepts migrants sailing from Egypt
Athens--An EU marine patrol on Saturday intercepted around 100 migrants near the Greek island of Crete as they attempted to…
Libyan government forces launch rockets on Misrata
World
April 16, 2011
Libyan government forces launch rockets on Misrata
Libyan government forces attacked the coastal city of Misrata with at least 100 Grad rockets early on Saturday, a rebel…