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UK, France agree to three-year deal to stop migrant crossings

Under the deal with the UK, France ha agreed to step up measures to prevent would-be migrants and asylum seekers from reaching Britain.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 April, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit
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Trump suggests UK calls in military to help with migrant returns

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2025
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France: No Justice for Syrian migrant drowned after police chase

Maël Galisson
Maïa Courtois
Simon Mauvieux
Valentina Camu
08 July, 2025
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France: Kuwaiti migrant dies seeking to reach UK across Channel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 March, 2025
Asylum seekers arriving into Western Jet Foil at Dover docks on board BF Volunteer, a Border Force boat after being rescued in the English Channel while crossing on the 15th July 2024 in Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.
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107 migrants rescued in Channel: French authorities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 December, 2024
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Channel crossings: Asylum seekers suffering from hypothermia

The New Arab Staff
14 February, 2022
Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross from France to the UK recently [Getty]
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One dead, 30 rescued in new Channel migrant boat accident

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2022
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UK asylum applications from Afghanistan triple over summer

The New Arab Staff
21 December, 2021
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World
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Manslaughter charge against UK, France after migrant deaths

The New Arab Staff
21 December, 2021
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Migrants push past French police to cross English Channel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 December, 2021
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France says mostly Iraqi Kurds dead in Channel tragedy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2021
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Refugee unable to tell family he's alive after phone taken

Rosie McCabe
11 December, 2021
Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Nobel winner hits out at UK, France over Channel migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 December, 2021
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Refugee children in hotels as UK care system overstretched

The New Arab Staff
07 December, 2021
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France
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France rejects joint Channel border patrol with Britain

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 December, 2021
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World
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UK lifeboat crew subjected to abuse over rescuing migrants

The New Arab Staff
30 November, 2021
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Channel crossings
World
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Iraqi families fear for loved ones after Channel tragedy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 November, 2021
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World
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Refugee activists slam UK government after Channel tragedy

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2021
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Afghan soldier among refugees who crossed Channel to UK

The New Arab Staff
25 November, 2021
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MENA
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UK, France to ‘step up’ efforts to prevent Channel crossings

The New Arab Staff
25 November, 2021
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World
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‘Majority’ of migrants crossing English Channel are refugees

The New Arab Staff
17 November, 2021