European Union: Irregular border crossings down 38%
The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union fell significantly in 2024, as increasing cooperation between countries helped...
Immigration
Egypt imposes near-outright ban on Syrian arrivals
Egypt has imposed a near-total ban on Syrian nationals entering the country as el-Sisi's government increasingly fear the arrival of...
Seven rescued, 20 missing after migration from Libya
Reuters reports that at least 20 people are missing following a 31st December boat sinking incident en-route to Italy, as...
Child refugees 20% of Italian migrant arrivals in 2024
In 2024, 8000 unaccompanied child refugees arrived in Italy, representing over 13% of the total influx, according to the UN...
Tunisian authorities rescue 17 migrants following boat accident
17 Tunisian migrants were rescued by Tunisian authorities, and the bodies of two deceased were recovered following a boat break...
Canary Islands migrant crisis is ‘unsustainable’
Following a record-breaking year of migrant arrivals, President Fernando Clavijo, announced that the current Canary Islands migrant crisis was 'unsustainable'...
Record levels of migrants take perilous route to Canary Islands
The Canary Islands have experienced record-levels of immigration this year as the Spanish territories struggle to cope with the immense...
Italian court rules Egypt unsafe for repatriated migrants
An Italian court has dealt a fresh blow to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s migrant policy by ruling that applications...
Libya and Italy sign slew of deals amid Meloni trip to Tripoli
Libya and Italy have signed a slew of business agreements with an aim to boost cooperation between the two Mediterranean...
Immigration doubles into EU from W Africa, drops via eastern Med
While statistics released show that immigration into the EU on its eastern flank have reduced considerably, the opposite is the...
13 migrants found dead off Tunisian coast
Thirteen bodies believed to be of sub-Saharan African migrants have been found dead off Tunisia’s eastern coast, according to the...
UN: Sudanese refugees fleeing to Libya and Uganda in need of aid
According to the New Arab, the UN refugee agency announced on July 2nd that it is expanding its Sudan aid...
Morocco blocked 75,000 African immigrants from reaching EU
Morocco prevented 75184 people from illegally migrating to Europe, Interior ministry reported to Reuters on 23 January. The ministry explained...
Tunisia: trafficking ring’s failed operation to EU exposed
The Tunisian National Guard, on January 13th, revealed that an International human trafficking network which aimed at illegally bringing in...
EU official says an increase in legal migration is needed
The EU home affairs chief said on January 8 that 1 million legal migrants were needed into the continent a...
