Migrant crisis

People gather in the Lavapies neighborhood of Madrid, Spain, to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of the deaths of 14 African migrants on Tarajal beach while they attempt to cross from Morocco to Ceuta.

Mediterranean sea

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At least 606 migrants dead or missing in Med since start of 2026

At least 606 migrants dead or missing in Mediterranean since start of 2026, IOM says, marking deadliest year opening on record.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

24 February, 2026

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Inside the search to bring home Morocco's migrants lost at sea

Imane Bellamine

29 April, 2025

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Channel crossings

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France: Kuwaiti migrant dies seeking to reach UK across Channel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 March, 2025

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Tunisia

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Tunisia rescues 64 migrants from capsizing boat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

02 March, 2025

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The deadly health crisis of Europe's Canarian migration route

Renée Boskaljon

25 December, 2024

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Syria

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More than 100,000 Syrian asylum cases pending in EU

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 December, 2024

llegal migrants from Egypt wait during a deportation operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 31, 2024. The body responsible for fighting against illegal immigration in Libya, in coordination with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), organised the return of 350 illegal Egyptians to their country.

Libya

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Dozen Egyptian migrants feared dead off Libyan coast: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 October, 2024

Mahdia, located at the end of the peninsula and opens on the sea of Mahdia

Tunisia

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15 people found dead off Tunisia coast: judiciary

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 October, 2024

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Italy

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Aid group MSF protests Italy migrant policy over suspended ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 September, 2024

Cyprus migrants

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Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus

The New Arab

31 August, 2024

Tunisia

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Migrants face violence as Tunisia blocks passage to Europe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

09 June, 2024

Tunisia

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23 missing for two weeks off Tunisia: officials

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

19 May, 2024

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Tunisia

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African migrants stuck and harassed in Sfax's olive fields

Jakob Plaschke is a freelance journalist and MA student at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies.

Jakob Plaschke

18 April, 2024

Afghan refugees in Pakistan return to Taliban in point of no return

Afghan refugees

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Afghans in Pakistan return to Taliban as persona non grata

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

30 November, 2023

Geology of Speration: Migrants trapped in a tiresome limbo

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Geology of Separation: Migrants trapped in a tiresome limbo

Davide Abbatescianni

24 November, 2023

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Thousands are dying along the Atlantic migration route

Taryn Read

28 September, 2023

Egyptian migrants face perilous sea journey for new horizons

Egypt

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Egyptian migrants face dangerous sea journey for better life

Shaimaa Elhadidy

Shaimaa Elhadidy

16 August, 2023