Refugees

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has berated former President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his government left a legacy of unprecedented debt burden. Sani, in a tweet on Sunday, said millions of people became internally-displaced persons and refugees during Buhari’s eight years in office. According to him, thousands of Nigerians…

Published on June 4th, 2023 at 09:00am EDT On May 23rd, 2023, Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament for Willowdale, on behalf of the Honorable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the signing of a new Canada-South Korea Youth Mobility Arrangement. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with…

Published on June 3rd, 2023 at 08:00am EDT Updated on June 5th, 2023 at 12:34pm EDT Two Canadian provinces have invited candidates in the past two weeks of draws under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). These draws took place around the same time that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)…

Published on June 1st, 2023 at 09:00am EDT Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the launch of new category-based selection for candidates in Express Entry managed programs. The news comes almost a full year after a bill was passed granting the immigration minister the authority to invite Express…

Published on May 31st, 2023 at 10:35am EDT Updated on June 5th, 2023 at 12:54pm EDT Canada’s Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, has announced the launch of category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be focusing on Express Entry candidates who have a strong…

ROME: Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung over swathes of Asia, Europe and the United States. In the Vatican, 15,000 people braved sweltering temperatures to hear…

(RNS) — Sarah Jackson remembers being pregnant with her second child in 2014 and hearing stories about “gangs of immigrants coming across the border and attacking ranches in New Mexico or something.” Those stories made Jackson — who now has three children between the ages of 3 and 10, one…

Published on May 30th, 2023 at 08:00am EDT After unveiling a new design for its passports on May 10, the Government of Canada has now announced that Canadians eligible for simplified passport renewals will be able to complete this process online starting in the fall. In an announcement from Immigration,…

Arab News en Francais celebrates three years of building bridges between France and the Arab world Dubai: On July 14, 2020, while the Eiffel Tower in Paris was illuminated by fireworks for the French national day, the logo of Arab News en Francais appeared on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. This…

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