Nine people have been arrested in Thessaloniki for holding seven Moroccan migrants hostage, several Greek media outlets reported. The suspects allegedly beat the migrants and demanded money for their release.
The Alarme Phone Sahara NGO published a press release on January 13, pointing to the number of migrant deportations conducted by Algeria to Niger during the year 2024. More than 30,000 people were turned back by Algerian authorities1
Svenja Schulze was in Damascus to discuss a new program that would see German doctors train Syrian colleagues. Many Syrian hospitals were destroyed during the 14-year-long civil war.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has emphasized the vital role migrants play in society. Migration has become a contested issue ahead of next month's early federal elections.
British authorities have announced the arrest of three men suspected of smuggling migrants from Iraqi Kurdistan to Britain. The news coincides with Iraq and the UK signing a new deal on returning irregular migrants.