UNHCR has launched a new appeal for a regional approach to highlight definite disembarkation points for boats that rescue migrants, after having praised Malta's decision to allow the Aquarius to dock at its ports.

Migrant arrivals by sea to Europe in 2018 have surpassed 61,000, while victims thus far have totaled 1,524 people, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Tunisian authorities said they have arrested the owner of a boat factory that was making boats used for illegal migrant journeys in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, various people have been blocked in recent days in their attempts to r1

German Cabinet members have agreed to the main points of a new skilled immigration law, according to media reports. But leading politicians disagree on offering job prospects to well-integrated immigrants denied asylum.