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Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
Middle East

Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home

BEIRUT (AP) — In a damp room with a few rotting pieces of furniture and old mattresses on the floor,…
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
World

France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks

PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union’s Schengen…
Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants
Middle East

Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan armed group is holding hostage at least 60 migrants, including two dozen children, in “appalling”…
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
Egypt

Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — From a filthy cell in Saudi Arabia, the Ethiopian migrant spoke on a smuggled phone,…
Amnesty: Migrants face ‘vicious cycle of cruelty’ in Libya
Middle East

Amnesty: Migrants face ‘vicious cycle of cruelty’ in Libya

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday that thousands of Europe-bound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libyan shores…
One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon
Middle East

One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to…
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
World

Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants

KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister said Tuesday that the government will use force, if necessary, to move…
Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity
World

Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday with the thousands of migrants who were left homeless by fires…
Greece: Homeless migrants will be housed ‘in coming days’
World

Greece: Homeless migrants will be housed ‘in coming days’

LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Sunday that some 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left without shelter after fires gutted…
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
World

Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire

LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a…
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