OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – At least 55 people died trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands in boats from the coast of Africa over the weekend, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. The Spanish coast guard also rescued 1,786 people making the voyage on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. The worst […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has rejected a financial aid offer from the European Union (EU) to support the country’s efforts to curb the flow of migration from its shores, saying it contradicts the bloc’s previous agreement with the country to secure the border. The Tunisian Presidency said in a statem...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Experts have expressed concerns about the Bibby Stockholm ship, upon which the UK plans to house irregular migrants, asserting that it falls short of meeting fundamental humanitarian standards. Sureyya Sonmez Efe, a Turkish researcher with expertise in the legal statuses and rights of migrant workers and a faculty member ...
