Lebanon blocks UNHCR workers' visa applications in Syrian refugee row
Lebanon's foreign minister has accused UNHCR workers of "spreading fear" and hindering the return of Syrian refugees. Lebanon says their presence has strained public services.
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UNICEF: Increase in migrant children expelled to Niger
UNICEF has signaled alarm at the rise in the number of migrant children being expelled to Niger after a tightening of borders in Europe and North Africa. Minors risk becoming victims of trafficking, violence, abuse, exploitation and1
No respite at Moria camp as violence erupts again
An overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has once again witnessed violence between groups of refugees. After Kurdish-Arab tensions rose in late May, clashes between Africans and Syrians have now led to several peopl1
More migrants in Mediterranean due to hunger than war
Migrants coming to countries in the Mediterranean Sea rather flee hunger than war. A forum organized by Fondazione Barilla in Brussels on food and migration looked at current patterns of migration.
Suspect in murder of German teen caught in northern Iraq
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said the man wanted for questioning in the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Mainz has been taken into custody in Iraq. The suspect is thought to have fled Germany last week.