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EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: UNHCR calls for urgent funding for refugees in Egypt ― EU co-operation with ‘dodgy’ Libyan authorities continues unabated ― Turkish border guards convicted for torturing and killing migrants

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · July 3, 2025

|Published on: 3rd July 2025|Categories: News| The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for increased international funding to support the rising number of refugees in Egypt. European Commissioner for Internal Affairs...

MEDITERRANEAN: More deaths and rescues ― German government to stop funding ‘civil fleet’ ― Spanish police investigating murders of people on the move near Balearic Islands ― NGO report reveals use of torture against people on the move ― Greece deploys …

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · July 3, 2025

There have been more deaths and NGO-led rescues along the Mediterranean migration routes. The German government has announced that it is cancelling the funding that it has been providing to search and rescue NGOs since 2022. Spanish police have...

Chad suspends US citizens visa in response to American travel ban

MENAFN · June 16, 2025

(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has ordered a halt to issuing visas for American citizens, acting in direct response to the United States' decision to bar entry to Chadian nationals. The move follows a sweeping executive order...

U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions

EIN Presswire · June 7, 2025

Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...

Trump plans on deporting migrants to war-torn African states

MENAFN · June 30, 2025

(MENAFN) The US Supreme Court has approved the Biden administration’s authority to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-affected nations like South Sudan and Libya, regardless of the migrants’ countries of origin. This ruling,...

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, 25 June 2025

South African Government · June 26, 2025

A. Issues in the environment 1. National Dialogue 1.1 70 Years of the Freedom Charter 1.1.1 On this day, 70 years ago viz. 26th of June 1955, more than 3000 delegates from various racial and social backgrounds, gathered in Kliptown, Johannesburg...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition

MENAFN · June 19, 2025

(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

US puts seven African nations on blacklist

MENAFN · June 15, 2025

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has implemented a travel ban affecting nationals from seven African countries — Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan — citing terrorism risks and high visa overstay...

MEDITERRANEAN: More deaths of people on the move ― NGO blames Italian policies for hindering civilian search and rescue operations ― Two NGO rescue vessels detained by Italian authorities ― European court rules in favour of Italy in 2017 shipwreck case…

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · June 19, 2025

The Central Mediterranean route has continued to claim the lives of people who try to make the dangerous crossing between North Africa and Europe. A new NGO report has blamed measures introduced by the Italian government for hindering the...

Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US

MENAFN · June 11, 2025

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen, from entering the United States. The full travel ban, which will take effect on June 9, cites national...

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2nd Heritage Conf. continues discussions on Western travel literature

Sharjah24 ·

Economic Conditions Through Western Travel Literature In the session titled “Economic Conditions Through Western Travel Literature”, moderated by Dr Mani Bounama, Dr Mohammed Al Mansouri spoke about the profound transformations in the Trucial...

RSF advance on Libyan border marks new phase in spread of Sudan's war

Middle East Eye · July 3, 2025

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied troops have placed Sudan’s northern border region near Egypt on high alert, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) make significant advances after seizing control of the strategic border triangle...

Athens maps response to Libya flows

Kathimerini · July 3, 2025

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias arrives at Maximos Mansion in Athens for a meeting of Greece’s top decision-making body on foreign and defense policy, KYSEA. [Intime News] The National Security Council (KYSEA) convened on Wednesday under...

The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans

The Guardian (Nigeria) · July 3, 2025

President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...

Egypt asks US to pressure Libya's Haftar not to back Turkey maritime deal

Middle East Eye · July 2, 2025

Egypt has asked the United States to intervene to prevent Libya's eastern parliament from ratifying a maritime deal with Turkey, multiple regional officials have told Middle East Eye. An Egyptian official told MEE on Wednesday that Cairo is...

EU to seek tougher measures from Libyan authorities on Mediterranean migrant sea crossings

Africanews · July 2, 2025

The European Union Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Tuesday that the EU would take a firm approach with Libyan authorities, following a rise in illegal migration across the Mediterranean. In the first two months of 2025, the Central...

EU to press Libya for action as migrant crossings surge, commissioner says

Kathimerini ·

FOREIGN AFFAIRS The European Union will take a firmer line with Libyan authorities over a surge in migrant departures across the Mediterranean, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Tuesday during a visit to Athens. Brunner said he...

Trump's Travel Ban Will Not Make Americans Safer

Reason Magazine · July 1, 2025

President Donald Trump recently banned travel and immigration to the United States for nationals of a dozen countries, insisting that this would protect the U.S. from terrorists and criminals. The ban applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the...

Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota

Sahan Journal - Minnesota · July 1, 2025

Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, the...

EU and Greece to press Libya on migrant crossings via Mediterranean as numbers surge

Euronews ·

By&nbspGavin Blackburn&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 01/07/2025 - 18:36 GMT+2 The European Union's commissioner for migration says Europe will take a "firm" approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the...