German village elects Syrian refugee as mayor
Ryyan Alshebl has become the mayor of a German village just eight years after fleeing the civil war in Syria.
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Turkey cracks down on migrants in major operation as pre-election rhetoric heats up
Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported that 1,353 irregular migrants were intercepted across the country in recent days, according to information from the interior ministry. It added that 37 alleged smugglers, including four foreign n1
Irregular migration crisis in Tunisia: FTDES denouces harsh policies of EU, Tunisia
Almost 1,800 irregular migrants from Tunisia have reached Italy since the beginning of 2023, including 300 minors, according to the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES). The NGO criticizes repressive migration and s1
Germany takes in 32 survivors of Cutro shipwreck
On Friday, Germany welcomed 32 survivors from the migrant shipwreck which took place towards the end of February off southern Italy, near the Calabrian town of Cutro.
Dozens of refugees land in Rome with humanitarian corridors
Dozens of refugees and migrants reached Italy in the morning of March 30 via humanitarian corridors. A group of 58 Syrian refugees, including 24 minors, landed at Rome’s Fiumicino airport from Lebanon. In addition, 15 asylum seekers1