Migrants
Malta cannot guarantee rescue of more migrants – Govt
In view of the current Covid-19 pandemic, Malta will not be able to guarantee that it will be in the position to…
Malta: Malta tells Germany it will refuse disembarkation to rescued Sea-Eye migrants
The Italian and Maltese governments have told the German foreign ministry they will not agree to disembarkation of migrants rescued by the…
Photo Story: New clashes along Turkish-Greek land border
Migrants clash with Greek police officers as they attempt to cross the closed-off Turkish-Greek border in a bid to reach European soil,…
71 migrants land in Lampedusa
71 migrants, including two women and a minor, landed, in the pouring rain, in Lampedusa, Italy on Wednesday evening. A Coast Guard…
New controversy between Malta and Italy over saved migrants
The Italian NGO run Mediterranea migrant rescue ship carrying 54 migrants rescued off Libya Thursday has been stopped off Lampedusa according to…
60 persons rescued off the coast of Khoms by Libya’s Coast Guard
The Libyan Coast Guard managed to rescue 60 persons in the Mediterranean about 92 miles north-west of Al-Khoms city as they were…
Rescued migrants on board container ship in Misrata refuse to disembark
The Libyan coast guard reported Wednesday that migrant passengers aboard a container ship docked at the port of Misrata are refusing to…
Italy rebuts criticism from UNHCR chief after announcement of investigations on racism and violence against migrants
Italy sharply criticized new U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday after she announced she would send investigators to the country…
Cargo ship Alexander Maersk with 110 rescued migrants on board waiting for instructions in front of Pozzallo
The cargo ship Alexander Maersk, which the Danish flag, and which is carrying more than 110 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, has…
Valencia to welcome Aquarius’ migrants on Sunday
BBC: Spain will welcome hundreds of migrants to Valencia on Sunday after they were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea and turned away…
Tunisia fires officials accused of negligence over shipwreck this weekend which killed at least 66 migrants
Tunisia on Wednesday announced the sacking of officials accused of negligence over a shipwreck this weekend that killed at least 66 migrants.…
158 persons (amongst which 9 children, 26 women and 36 unaccompanied minors) rescued in the Mediterranean and taken to Sicily
Almost 160 migrants disembarked a rescue ship Friday evening in Sicily, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said, days before hardline anti-immigrant League leader…