Migrants
- World
331 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
Tripoli: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said that 331 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of January 22-28, 2023, 331 migrants were…
- Middle East
2 dead, 232 rescued in Lebanon migrant boat sinking
Beirut: The Lebanese Navy has rescued 232 Syrian migrants, who were onboard a boat off the Batroun beach in northern Lebanon, and recovered the bodies of a drowned woman and her child,…
- Middle East
1,200 migrants rescued off Tunisian coast
Tunis: Tunisia’s Maritime Guard rescued about 1,200 irregular migrants off the country’s eastern coast in the past 48 hours, Tunisian National Guard announced on Wednesday. The rescue operations took place during the…
- World
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman under fire over migrant invasion’ claim
London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under fire from the Opposition and refugee activists for classifying an increase in the number of refugees landing on the country’s shores seeking asylum as…
- World
Braverman calls migrant crisis an ‘invasion’, faces heat
London: Indian-origin Suella Braverman, already under fire over her re-appointment as the UK Home Secretary, has sparked off another outrage by comparing migrant crisis in the country to “invasion”. Braverman, who was…
- World
2 Texas buses of migrants arrive outside US VP’s residence in D.C.
Washington: Two buses of migrants from Texas has arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Confirming the development in a tweet on Thursday, Texas…
- World
Bulgaria stops 141 migrants, highest number in years
Sofia: Bulgarian police have stopped 141 migrants from entering without permission, the highest number of reported entry attempts the country has logged in a day since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
- World
9 million international migrants live in Egypt: IOM
Cairo: More than 9 million international migrants from about 130 countries currently live in Egypt, according to the latest figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a statement, the…
- World
US: Four charged as 53 migrants die in 18-wheeler in Texas
Houston: Four men have been charged after 53 migrants died in a sweltering 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a city in Texas near the US-Mexico border, authorities said. The driver of the tractor-trailer, identified…
- Kashmir
Kashmiri migrant workers will not be moved out of valley: Officials
New Delhi: Amid growing demand for shifting Kashmiri Pandit employees to safer places after a series of targeted killings, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Friday made it clear the employees would not…
- World
18 migrants found dead, 203 rescued off Moroccan coasts
Rabat: Eighteen migrants were found dead and 203 others rescued by the Moroccan navy off the country’s coasts, state-run MAP news agency reported. Citing a military source, MAP said in its report…
- India
Indian Railways ran more trains for migrants from Gujarat than Maha: Supriya Sule
Mumbai: NCP MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the opposition of inciting migrants to flee from Mumbai during the COVID-19 lockdown, and claimed more trains were…