Tag: Syria
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Disturbances at UK military base
Tensions rise among migrants. Migrant crisis: Disturbances at UK military base in Cyprus Footage has emerged showing a series of disturbances by migrants who want to leave a UK military […]
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22 drown off Greek islands
Despite worsening weather conditions, refugees still making crossing. Migrant crisis: 22 drown off Greek islands At least 22 migrants – many of them children – have drowned trying to reach […]
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1,000 migrants rescued off Libya
Multiple navies and Coast Guard vessels rescued migrants. More than 1,000 migrants rescued from boats off Libya: Italy coast guard Rescuers plucked more than a thousand migrants from overcrowded boats […]
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EU to begin seizing smugglers’ boats
EUNAVFOR Med gets underway. Migrant crisis: EU to begin seizing smugglers’ boats The EU is beginning a new operation in the southern Mediterranean to intercept boats smuggling migrants. Under Operation […]
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Bodies of 95 migrants wash ashore in Libya
Mediterranean death toll now over 2,600. Bodies of 95 migrants wash ashore in Libya BENGHAZI, Libya — The bodies of at least 95 migrants have been found washed ashore in […]
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Migrant crisis: 17 people drown
Twenty others survive incident. Migrant crisis: 17 people drown after boat sinks off Turkish coast Seventeen migrants attempting to reach Greece by boat from Turkey have drowned after their boat […]
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Russia announces Med naval drills
Exercise planned last year, Russia says. Russia announces naval drills in ‘east Mediterranean’ Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday said it would hold naval drills in the “east Mediterranean” region in […]
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EU to arrest people traffickers
EUNAVFOR Med gets the green light. EU to arrest people traffickers on high seas An EU operation against migrant traffickers in the Mediterranean which will allow for arrests in international […]
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Merchants rescue Med refugees
Commercial vessels are saving migrants as they try to cross the Mediterranean. One story shows how risky that is. In Mediterranean, commercial ships scoop up desperate human cargo By Jonathan […]
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Shipping braced for migrant cost
International conventions require vessels to help distressed migrant boats. Shipping industry braces for costs from migrant crisis By SARA SJOLIN The shipping industry faces a hit to profits from the […]