Tag: migrants
Tunisia navy rescues 487 migrants from overloaded boat
The Tunisian navy rescued 487 migrants on Friday from an overloaded boat that ran into difficulty in rough seas in the Mediterranean as they...
Migrant boat with ten dead bodies arrives in Sicily
A boat carrying the bodies of ten migrants found dead at sea arrived in Sicily on Friday, along with dozens of people it rescued...
More than 600 migrants reach Italy by sea from north Africa
More than 600 migrants, many of them Egyptians, arrived in southern Italy over the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday, defying stormy winter...
Don’t send migrants back to unsafe countries, pope says, citing Libya
Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya, where he said many suffer violent and...
“Invisible shipwrecks” another contributor to migrant deaths
A sharp increase in deaths and disappearances of migrants heading to Spain’s Canary Islands off the West African coast is a cause for “extreme...
Migrants deported from UAE face conflict or exile
Until months ago, Cameroonian migrant Wilfred Christopher had a home and stable job as a pastry chef in Abu Dhabi.
Now, the 26-year-old fears for...
Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canary Islands double from last year
Spain’s sea rescue service on Wednesday rescued around 100 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats from north or west Africa...
Dozens of migrants lost at sea off Mauritanian coast
Up to 47 people including three minors are missing and suspected to have died after their boat encountered engine trouble on the passage from...
About 40 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Western Sahara
About 40 migrants were feared dead after a boat carrying about 50 people travelling from Western Sahara to Spain's Canary Islands capsized, a Spanish...
At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast –...
At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where...
SA’s top soldier right on decline upon a decline in the SANDF
South Africa’s senior soldier – SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief – General Rudzani Maphwanya has it spot on in that the decline upon...
