Ammar, a young political activist in a remote northern area of crisis-hit Lebanon, has been following the movements of a cousin travelling by sea to Italy. "Up until recently I rejected the idea of leaving the country I love very mu1
As many as 63 people are believed to have died after a boat carrying mostly Senegalese migrants capsized off the Cape Verde islands on Monday. There are only 38 known survivors.
Dozens of migrants have arrived on the English coast just days after six Afghans died crossing the Channel from France. The conservative British government has called for action to take "all possible steps to close down this route."
The bodies of seven people thought to be migrants have been found off the coast of eastern Tunisia. Meantime, the country's coast guard says it has prevented 18 planned migrant crossings to Italy in the past two days.
Six members of the crew of a Tunisian fishing boat have been arrested in Italy and charged with stealing a boat engine and extorting money from a group of migrants at sea.