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Libya coast guard intercepts dozens of Europe-bound migrants
Middle East

Libya coast guard intercepts dozens of Europe-bound migrants

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it’s intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Spokesman Ayoub…
Despite Tunisia’s vote for change, enduring miseries drive youth exodus
Middle East

Despite Tunisia’s vote for change, enduring miseries drive youth exodus

SFAX, Tunisia (Reuters) – It only took 10 minutes for Fakher Hmidi to slip out of his house, past the…
Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality
Middle East

Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With each serving of French press coffee poured delicately into a cup with steamed milk, 21-year-old…
What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future
Middle East

What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future

MESSINA, Sicily (AP) — As the weary passengers aboard a rescue ship approached Sicily at the end of an agonizing…
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
Middle East

Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has retrieved at least five bodies from a boat carrying dozens of…
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
World

Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border

The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity group said Thursday that its rescue ship is running out of food supplies for…
Second day of Italy crisis talks after PM resigns
World

Second day of Italy crisis talks after PM resigns

Italy’s president began a second day of talks Thursday aimed at solving the political crisis shaking the country after the…
More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast
Middle East

More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast

CAIRO (Reuters) – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday it fears that a boat packed with migrants sunk off…
New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees
Middle East

New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights advocates urged New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday to drop restrictions on the intake of Middle…
The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor
Middle East

The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor

ROME (AP) — The latest on migrants trying to enter Europe (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Two charity groups operating…
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