Mediterranean migrants

Tunisia migrants
Tunisa
MENA
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The invisible deaths of migrants haunt Tunisia's coastline

The head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, Mustapha Abdelkabir, estimated that around 10,000 Tunisian migrants have gone missing at sea since 2011.

Iman Al-Hamdi
22 July, 2026
Search and Rescue On The Mediterranean
Libya
MENA
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At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2026
A boat carrying 130 migrants, including 18 women and 6 girls, from Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan, departed from Libya at 4:00 a.m. on August 26, 2025, attempting to reach Europe.
IOM
MENA
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Migrant boat disaster off Libya kills 17 Sudanese, UN says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2026
177 Nigerian irregular migrants are sent back to their country by Libyan authorities in cooperation with the United Nations International Organization for Migration
Libya
MENA
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UN: Migrants in Libya, including girls, face rape and torture

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 February, 2026
Demonstrators hold placards featuring the portrait of the detained civil society activist and former Executive Director of NGO 'Terre d'Asile Tunisie', Sherifa Riahi, as well as those of other defendants
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia court frees NGO workers accused of helping migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 January, 2026
Pakistan families migrant boat
Pakistan
Society
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A year after migrant shipwreck, Pakistan families seek justice

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

22 June, 2024
Greece police migrants [Getty]
Egyptians
World
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Egyptians remain in detention after Greek court acquittal over shipwreck

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 May, 2024
Cyprus asylum seekers
Cyprus
Society
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How Cyprus has become a trap for asylum seekers

The New Arab Staff

Marine Caleb

25 April, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Libya coast guard 'prevented' migrant rescue in Med Sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 March, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Libya deports migrants back to Egypt: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2024
Cyprus
World
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Child on boat drifting in Med Sea for days dies: Cyprus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 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
Mediterranean migrants
MENA
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Rescue ship saves 438 migrants in Mediterranean: NGO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2023
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco: Smugglers use jet skis to carry migrants to Spain

The New Arab Staff
17 August, 2023
Child migrants
Syrian refugees
MENA
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How much do desperate Syrians pay smugglers to reach Europe?

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 August, 2023
Greece
World
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Greek coastguard finds 3 bodies in migrant tragedy search

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2023
Italy
World
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Italy busts eastern Med people trafficking ring

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 May, 2023
Libya
MENA
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Rescue NGO accuses Libya coastguard of endangering crew

The New Arab Staff
26 March, 2023
Greece
World
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Greek court drops charges against migrant aid workers

The New Arab Staff
14 January, 2023
Giorgia Meloni will be visiting Lebanon after Israel targeted UNFIL peacekeeping forces in the country [Getty]
Italy
World
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Italy government tightens rules for migrant rescues

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2022
killing of Palestinian youths
MENA
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At least seven Gazans drown in Tunisia sea to reach Europe

Sally Ibrahim
24 October, 2022