Open Arms

After rescue by Open Arms, 99 migrants wait to dock in Europe

ABOARD THE OPEN ARMS UNO, off Sicily, (Reuters) - Around 30 nautical miles off the coast of Italy's Sicily, 99 migrants are awaiting an update on their future after nine…

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Italy’s Salvini ridicules calling of actor Gere to kidnapping trial

PALERMO, Italy, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's right-wing League party, said a trial where he faces kidnapping charges for refusing to let a migrant ship dock…

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Reports of dead children washed up on Libya beach

Images of dead children and women washed up on a beach in Libya have been shared by a Spanish charity. The NGO Proactiva Open Arms received some of the photos…

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Heartbreaking footage of Joseph’s mother screaming for lost baby as dinghy sinks

Heartbreaking footage of a mother screaming that she has lost her baby as a migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea has been released by a charity. "I'm not going…

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At least 5 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya – NGO Open Arms

At least 5 people have died in a migrant shipwreck in the central Mediterranean, Spanish charity Open Arms said on Wednesday, warning that the number of fatalities could grow as…

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70 persons jump from rescue ship OpenArms

More than 70 migrants jumped overboard on a rescue ship while awaiting for permission to dock in southern Italy, according to a charity, reported on Sky News. Open Arms, a…

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Spanish warship en route to Lampedusa

A view of Lampedusa island coastline taken on board of Spanish Navy's vessel Audaz, as the ship prepares to arrive in the port of Lampedusa, Italy, 23 August 2019. The…

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Photo Story: Migrants at sea off Lampedusa

A handout photo made available by the Italian Coast Guard shows a migrant being rescued at sea after diving from the Open Arms ship off the coast of Lampedusa, southern…

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Prosecutor orders disembarkation of migrants on Open Arms in Sicily and ship’s seizure

An Italian prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the more than 80 remaining migrants on the Open Arms charity vessel to disembark in Sicily after the ship was stranded for days off…

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Spain to send navy ship for persons on board Open Arms

The Spanish government said on Tuesday it would send a navy ship to the Italian island of Lampedusa to escort the Open Arms rescue ship back to Spain. Euronews reports…

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The situation on Open Arms is explosive – Agrigento Chief Prosecutor

The situation aboard the Spanish NGO migrant rescue ship Open Arms is "explosive", Agrigento chief prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio said Tuesday adding that he was travelling to Lampedusa by helicopter to…

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Spain and Italy close to deal to disembark Open Arms migrants in Mallorca

Spain and Italy appear to have struck a deal that will see the 107 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for 18 days disembark at the Spanish port of Mallorca, Spanish…

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Spain makes new offer to Open Arms

Spain has made another offer to the Open Arms migrant rescue vessel situated off the coast of Italy to dock at the nearest Spanish port. It's after the boat with…

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European Commission says Open Arms situation untenable

Open Arms remains close to the Italian island of Lampedusa, but the future of 134 migrants aboard remains unclear. Only a handful of people could disembark for medical reasons. The…

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Open Arms crew demands urgent evacuation of all persons on board

The crew of the rescue ship Open Arms is requesting the urgent evacuation of all migrants on board, amid reports some had become aggressive or suicidal and had threatened to…

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Four people disembark from the Open Arms in Lampedusa

Four migrants from the ship of the Spanish Open Arms NGO disembark for medical treatment, in the port of Lampedusa, Italy. Nine others on board were allowed to land the…

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Open Arms enters Italian waters outside Lampedusa

The Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms entered Italian territorial waters off the Italian island of Lampedusa with 147 rescued migrants on board . It headed to the island after a…

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Open Arms heading towards Lampedusa after Italian court orders lift of ban

There was a breakthrough this evening on the predicament of 115 immigrants who have been stranded on board the vessel Open Arms for 13 days. The regional administrative court (TAR)…

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‘Migrants experiencing horrific circumstances in Libya,’ says Spanish NGO Open Arms

The number of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea has risen to more than 500. Open Arms, the Spanish NGO operating one of the vessels, said they felt "abandoned" and…

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European politicians should be ashamed of themselves -President Emeritus Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

European politicians should be ashamed of themselves, President Emeritus Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said on Monday, referring to the migrants stranded on an NGO rescue ship. 160 migrants have been stranded…

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Eight persons aboard Open Arms to be taken to Malta in medical evacuation operation

Eight migrants are to be brought to shore in a medical evacuation operation, the Armed Forces of Malta confirmed. Earlier, the Open Arms had said on Twitter that these eight…

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Richard Gere and Matteo Salvini clash over migrants

Hollywood star Richard Gere has called upon the Italian government to assist migrants who have been stranded on a Spanish charity boat in the Mediterranean for more than a week.…

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Malta bans entry to Open Arms rescue vessel – Reports

The Government of Malta has banned the Open Arms vessel, of the Proactiva NGO, from entering its territorial waters, TgCom reports. Among the 121 migrants on board there would also…

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Open Arms boat docks in Spain

Euronews: A boat belonging to Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms has docked in Spain carrying a woman rescued from the wreckage of a dinghy off the coast of Libya. The survivor,…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our Morning Briefing for today follows: Malta: Foreign Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela yesterday conceded that the Europe Union still had a lot of work to do when it came…

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Escaping from Libya

ElDiario.Es : Elvis lived for a year and a half locked in a dark bunker from which he could not escape. Every day, every hour and every minute he survived sunk…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning Sunday's morning briefing follows. Spain said that Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not…

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Open Arms to go to Spain

Washington Times: Spain says Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not allowed to land by both…

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