
Airstrikes launched from unidentified warplanes targeted the southern and western region of the Mediterranean port city of Sirte in Libya, which has become the de facto base for the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) wing in the North African country, a witness told Reuters.
by Edwin Mora30 Oct 2015, 2:16 PM PST0

What would you say are the biggest threats to the tourist future of the Mediterranean? If I had to make a list, my top three would be something like: 1. Terrorists on a fast boat from Libya (or similar) wreaking
by James Delingpole15 Aug 2015, 12:29 AM PST0

After a few relatively calm months, there have been clashes between police and “migrants” in Greece, and now there are reports of mysterious masked gunmen intercepting refugee boats in Greek waters.
by John Hayward14 Aug 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

Knife-wielding human traffickers who took charge of the migrant boat that sank off the coast of Libya this week slashed or thrashed the hundreds of migrants on board depending on their ethnicity. Italian police said that witnesses accused the traffickers
by Nick Hallett8 Aug 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

Contents: Hundreds of migrant deaths in Mediterranean highlight Libya-Calais relationship; U.S.-trained Free Syrian Army’s Division 30 suffers major defeat; US program to train rebels in Syria appears flawed from the start
by John J. Xenakis6 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Hundreds of migrants trying to reach Europe from Libya are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, Italy’s coastguard says. The migrants, who were crammed into a fishing boat, sent out a distress call some 15
by Nick Hallett5 Aug 2015, 8:27 AM PST0

Authorities in southern France are looking at proposals to administer ‘bone tests’ to migrants to determine their true ages to prevent adults accessing aid and assistance reserved for children. French law gives special provision to vulnerable migrants such as children,
by Oliver Lane8 Jul 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

A record 137,000 people made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe in the first half of 2015, most of them fleeing war, conflict and persecution, the United Nations said on Wednesday. “Europe is living through a maritime refugee
by AFP1 Jul 2015, 3:09 AM PST0

Stopping the Mediterranean migrant boats is critical to discouraging criminal trafficking gangs exploiting the desires of refugees and migrants, and turning European countries into a new hub of imported, organised crime, according to a new think-tank report. The Stop the Boats proposal
by Breitbart London23 Jun 2015, 1:35 AM PST0

The strain of dealing with the massive wave of refugees pouring off the coast of war-torn, ISIS-threatened Libya and flowing across the Mediterranean is proving too much for Italy. A backlash is growing against the migrant wave, although it is unclear what any faction of the Italian body politic, or the wider European Union, is prepared to do to stop it.
by John Hayward8 Jun 2015, 12:46 PM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in Albania on Wednesday, called for Europe to accept more refugees, particularly those fleeing from the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Erdogan called this a “duty” Europe should be held accountable for.
by Frances Martel14 May 2015, 7:45 AM PST0

The Turkish government announced it had captured 350 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from the port region of Mersin to Italy or the greater EU.
by Frances Martel27 Apr 2015, 7:25 AM PST0

Britain must take in the migrants currently crossing the Mediterranean, a senior Bishop has said, arguing that we have a “moral duty” to accept refugees from wars partly of our own making. Writing in today’s Observer, the Rt Rev David Walker,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds26 Apr 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

The people traffickers making thousands of dollars ferrying migrants across the Mediterranean have laughed at EU plans to take their vessels by military force, saying the ships are easily replaceable, and that anyway migrants are starting to make the journey
by Donna Rachel Edmunds24 Apr 2015, 9:08 AM PST0

Amnesty International called the European Union “negligent” over the deaths of 17,000 migrants in 2015. The blame is solely placed on Italy, who ended their Mare Nostrum search and rescue operation shortly before the latest wave of migrants began fleeing Libya.
by Mary Chastain23 Apr 2015, 9:48 PM PST0

The European Union’s summit to deal with the Mediterranean refugee crisis is underway, and based on leaked documents, it appears a major component of the strategy will involve returning most migrants to their countries of origin.
by John Hayward23 Apr 2015, 8:59 PM PST0

In the wake of a horrible tragedy in the Mediterranean that appears to have drowned over 800 refugees, the European Union called a summit, scheduled to begin on Thursday, to consider options for dealing with the Libyan crisis. According to a report at the Telegraph & Argus, experts are “warning the death toll could reach the tens of thousands as growing numbers of desperate migrants take to the waters in overcrowded and unseaworthy boats.”
by John Hayward22 Apr 2015, 3:33 PM PST0

Italian police have arrested the captain and first mate of the ship which foundered in the Mediterranean over the weekend, causing catastrophic loss of life. Both have been charged with people trafficking; the captain has also been charged with reckless
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Apr 2015, 8:45 AM PST0

Distress calls have been received from at least two more boats in the Mediterranean carrying migrants, with reports of 20 further fatalities, including children. The Italian coast guard is believed to be asking commercial vessels in the area to respond
by Donna Rachel Edmunds20 Apr 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

Europol, the EU police agency, has launched a taskforce dedicated to rooting out the people traffickers who last year sent 170,000 illegal migrants in a perilous journey across the Mediterranean. 3,000 of those shipped across died as overloaded boats sank
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Apr 2015, 9:18 AM PST0