Five migrants die trying to reach the Canary Islands MADRID: Five bodies were found floating in the sea on Sunday after the inflatable boat they were travelling in... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am
World In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the USA YEPOCAPA/SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA, GUATEMALA: The journey of Rossanna and Widman began in the Guatemalan village of San... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:29pm
World Italy arrests 13 in Med ‘people trafficking ring’ ROME: Italian police said Monday they had arrested 13 suspected members of a smuggling ring transporting migrants... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
World Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel into UK on same day as 4 killed LONDON: A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on the same day in which four died while attempting... Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am
World Dozens arrested for migrant smuggling in Montenegro and Serbia BELGRADE: Montenegrin police arrested 13 people and were searching for several others suspected of smuggling ... Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am
World Eight migrants die in Channel crossing attempt AMBLETEUSE, (France): Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross... Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:08am
World Twelve migrants die trying to cross Channel to UK BOULOGNE-SUR-MER (France): At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast on Tuesday trying to cross the... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:03am
World Two migrants die trying to cross Channel to Britain PARIS: Two people were found dead after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross the Channel from near the French... Published 11 Aug, 2024 10:17pm
World Refugees caught up in Paris clean-up drive VITRY-SUR-SEINE (France): “The police arrived at 7am and said to us ‘get in the bus’,” Ali, a refugee from... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:29am
World UN says 2023 was deadliest year for migrants in a decade GENEVA: At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World Eight migrants found dead off Morocco RABAT: The bodies of eight migrants have been found after their vessel sank off Morocco’s northern coast, local... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Pakistan Pakistanis among 9 migrants found dead off Tunisia TUNIS: The Tunisian coastguard found nine migrants dead on Thursday aboard a vessel drifting in the Mediterranean ... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
World At least two dead after migrant boat sinks off Greek island ATHENS: At least two people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized Wednesday off the Greek island of Lesbos in... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
World Two migrants found dead, 18 rescued off Greek island ATHENS: Greece rescued 18 migrants and recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and a man, close to a rocky shore... Published 10 Jan, 2024 02:14pm
Print 16 dead, dozens missing in shipwrecks TUNIS: Sixteen migrants have died in shipwrecks off the coasts of Tunisia and Western Sahara, officials said Monday,... Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am
World ‘Slaughter’ as 30 migrants missing off Italy in rough seas ROME: At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to... Published 07 Aug, 2023 07:18am
Print 280 families fear relatives died in boat disaster off Greece ISLAMABAD: More than 280 Pakistani families fear they had relatives who drowned when a migrant boat sank off Greece... Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:50am
Editorials Boat disaster EDITORIAL: Pakistan observed day of mourning on Monday as bereaved families tried to come to terms with the loss of... Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:52am
World Mexico authorities find 129 migrants packed in cargo truck MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities found 129 migrants packed into the back of a cargo truck, the National Institute of... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
Pakistan Pakistani migrant’s final call home foretold Greek tragedy MUZAFFARABAD: Before 21-year-old Pakistani Muhammad Akash boarded a rickety fishing trawler in Libya on a journey he... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
Print 10 trafficking suspects held after boat tragedy MUZAFFARABAD: Authorities arrested 10 alleged human traffickers days after dozens of migrants drowned off the coast... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:09am
Print PM orders probe into tragedy ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the tragic incident of the boat that... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:13am
Print Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta MILAN: A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Malta and Libya and is taking on water, support... Published 10 Apr, 2023 07:06am
World Mexican president vows ‘no impunity’ for 38 migrants’ fire deaths CIUDAD JUÁREZ (Mexico): Mexico’s president on Wednesday vowed there would be “no impunity” over the deaths of... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
World Greece extends residency rights for migrant children ATHENS: Greece on Wednesday approved a law extending the duration of residence permits for migrant children born and... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Print Tunisia recovers 29 bodies after migrant vessels capsize TUNIS: Tunisia’s coastguard said Sunday the bodies of 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries had been... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
World UK defends asylum plan after Nazi comparison LONDON: The British government hit back on Wednesday at critics including the United Nations and football presenter... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:53am
Opinion Was it really worth the price? Today I was once again reminded of the horrible tragedy in the Mediterranean where eight years ago the two-year-old... Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am
Opinion Italy migrant boat disaster—II A wooden crowded boat with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart while trying to land near Crotone, a... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:49am
Opinion Italy migrant boat disaster The United Nations Missing Migrants Project has registered more than 17,000 deaths and disappearances in the central... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am