Unwelcome Refugees

Polish President Karol Nawrocki's decision to veto a bill on aid to Ukrainian refugees has created a political storm in the Central European nation, one of Kyiv's closest allies in its fight against Russia’s all-out invasion. Nawrocki, who has often raised thorny historical issues between Warsaw and Kyiv, on August…

Egypt’s Al-Azhar has condemned the Islamophobic attack that resulted in the fatal stabbing of Algerian student Rahma Ayat in Hanover, Germany, on 15 July. The prominent Islamic institution called for urgent global efforts to tackle the rise of white nationalist and far-right violence in Europe, and described it as ‘a…

As conflict continues to uproot communities across the Central Sahel, the European Union (EU) has announced €10 million in new funding to support forcibly displaced people and the communities hosting them in the neighbouring coastal countries of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo. The funding is part of a broader…

EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner (L) and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium Wednesday. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET June 4 (UPI) -- The European Union's Internal Affairs and Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner spoke Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium to announce the EU…

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The UK should take in 10,000 refugees under a new "refugee visa" to prevent them crossing the Channel in a small boat, ministers have been told. Politicians said the flow of migrants and asylum seekers is “likely to increase this year”. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees claimed more safe…

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Syrian refugee Bushra Al Bukaai holds her youngest son at their home in Athens.—Reuters ATHENS: Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment. Then came a dreaded thought: what if Assad’s fall meant he and his…

ATHENS/BERLIN — Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment. Then came a dreaded thought: what if Assad's fall meant he and his family would be forced to return to the devastated country they had fled…

"It is important to first establish facts, to put asylum and family reunion procedures on hold..." Several European nations said they are pausing asylum claims of Syrian refugees on Monday due to the chaos in their homeland after the fall of the Assad regime. Norway is the latest to join…