Unwelcome Refugees

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…

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s top humanitarian aid official said on Thursday he had seen no evidence from Israel to back its accusations against staff from the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which should continue playing a “critical” role in Gaza. UNRWA, which provides aid and services to Palestinian refugees in…

Mahdi Ahmadian fell in love with table tennis thanks to his father – a top-level player from Iran. Following in his footsteps, Mahdi competed internationally, but a situation meant he was forced to leave Iran after fearing for his safety. Mahdi made a perilous journey across Europe and three weeks…

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