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Police reinforcements take a boat to the island of Kerkennah after residents of Sfax blocked access to a ferry on April 15, 2016. (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)
Tunisia
MENA
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27 migrants die off Tunisia, 83 rescued, in shipwrecks

Over two dozen migrants, including children, died after their boats capsized off the Tunisian coast, the civil defence said. Dozens others were rescued.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 January, 2025
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Jordan's King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein at the MED9 leaders' summit at Minthis resort in Paphos
Jordan
MENA
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Jordanian and European leaders meet to de-escalate Middle East

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 October, 2024
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Italy
World
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Aid group MSF protests Italy migrant policy over suspended ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2024
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2024
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia reports increase in migrant interceptions

The New Arab Staff
13 May, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Libya coast guard 'prevented' migrant rescue in Med Sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 March, 2024
Cyprus
MENA
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Sixty Syrian migrants including children rescued near Cyprus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Over 60 dead off Libya coast in latest migrant tragedy: IOM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 December, 2023
Frontex
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Europe 'helps Libya militia catch, drag back refugee boats'

The New Arab Staff
11 December, 2023
Gaza water
Gaza War
Society
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Drop by drop: Israel's occupation of Gaza's water

Emad Moussa

Emad Moussa

29 November, 2023
Israel
MENA
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Israel: Migrant boat washes ashore, passengers' fate unknown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 October, 2023
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Libya
MENA
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Mediterranean: 68 migrants rescued in intl waters off Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 September, 2023
Italy
World
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Tunisian rapper Junior Hassen reaches Italy on migrant boat

The New Arab Staff
19 August, 2023
Pope Francis
MENA
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Pope Francis denounces Mediterranean migrant deaths

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2023
Tunisia
MENA
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Baby among two dead as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 August, 2023
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia says 900 migrants drowned off its coast this year

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2023
Heatwave
World
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WMO warns of risk of heart attacks, as heatwave intensifies

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2023
Heatwave
Environment
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Mediterranean heatwave set to intensify: WMO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2023
Mediterranean
World
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289 children died in Mediterranean crossings this year: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 July, 2023
Greece
World
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EU must ensure probe of Greece migrant boat tragedy: IRC

The New Arab Staff
13 July, 2023
Libya
MENA
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86 migrants saved by rescue ship off Libyan coast: charity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2023