mediterranean migrant crisis


Friday, June 28, 2019
Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship is pictured as it remains blocked one mile outside the port of Lampedusa
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German Captain Becomes Anti-Populist Heroine in Italy Migrant Standoff

By Angelo Amante ROME, June 28 (Reuters) – The young German captain of a migrant-rescue ship stranded off Italy dismissed threats of arrest and

June 28, 2019
Total Views: 41

Thursday, March 28, 2019
migrants hijack tanker
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Hijacking of Oil Tanker Is a Turning Point in the Migrant Crisis

By Caroline Alexander (Bloomberg) — Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called them “pirates.” But the women and children who

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 35

migrants hijack merchant ship
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Maltese Soldiers Seize Back Tanker Hijacked by Migrants

By Chris Scicluna and Darrin Zammit Lupi VALLETTA, March 28 (Reuters) – A small tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta’s

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 13

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Elhiblu 1 hijacked migrants
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Migrants Hijack Merchant Ship Off Libya

ROME, March 27 (Reuters) – Migrants have hijacked a merchant ship which rescued them off the coast of Libya and it is now heading towards Malta, Italian

March 27, 2019
Total Views: 42

Sunday, January 6, 2019
Pope Appeals for Safe Ports for Migrant NGO Ships
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Pope Appeals for Safe Ports for Migrant NGO Ships

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants

January 6, 2019
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Italy Accuses NGO Migrant Ship of Dumping Toxic Waste
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Italy Accuses NGO Migrant Ship of Dumping Toxic Waste

By Davide Barbuscia ROME, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Italian magistrates on Tuesday accused the Doctors without Borders (MSF) charity of illegally dumping

November 21, 2018
Total Views: 28

Monday, October 1, 2018
Italy’s Closure to Rescue Ships Drives Up Sea Deaths -Think Tank
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Italy’s Closure to Rescue Ships Drives Up Sea Deaths -Think Tank

By Steve Scherer ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Italy’s closing of its ports to rescued migrants is driving up deaths at sea, an Italian think tank said

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Portugal, Spain, France, Germany Agree to Take in Aquarius Ship Migrants
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Portugal, Spain, France, Germany Agree to Take in Aquarius Ship Migrants

By Michel Rose PARIS/LISBON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – France, Portugal, Spain and Germany struck a deal on Tuesday to take in migrants from the Mediterranean

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 4

Sunday, September 23, 2018
Panama Revokes Registration of Last Migrant Rescue Ship in Central Mediterranean
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Panama Revokes Registration of Last Migrant Rescue Ship in Central Mediterranean

MILAN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there

September 23, 2018
Total Views: 8

Monday, August 20, 2018
Italy Allows Docking of Ship with Migrants, Ends Standoff with Malta
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Italy Allows Docking of Ship with Migrants, Ends Standoff with Malta

By Steve Scherer ROME, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Italy will let its coastguard ship carrying 177 migrants it rescued five days ago dock in Sicily, ending a

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 6

Monday, August 13, 2018
Migrants are seen resting on board the MV Aquarius rescue ship
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Italy Refuses Safe Harbor To Migrant Ship M/V Aquarius

Antonio Denti (Reuters) – Italy on Monday denied safe harbor to 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship M/V Aquarius off the coast of Libya last

August 13, 2018
Total Views: 80

Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Humanitarian Migrant Rescue Boat Rejected by Italy and Malt Arrives in Spain
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Humanitarian Migrant Rescue Boat Rejected by Italy and Malt Arrives in Spain

MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) – A humanitarian rescue boat carrying 60 migrants rescued off Libya docked in Barcelona on Wednesday after being turned away by

July 4, 2018
Total Views: 9

Sunday, July 1, 2018
Another Humanitarian Ship Heads to Spain After Being Rejected by Italy and Malta
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Another Humanitarian Ship Heads to Spain After Being Rejected by Italy and Malta

ROME, July 1 (Reuters) – A humanitarian boat carrying 59 migrants rescued off Libya was heading for Barcelona on Sunday after Italy and Malta, both much

July 1, 2018
Total Views: 24

Friday, June 29, 2018
EU Cuts Migration Deal After Marathon Talks
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EU Cuts Migration Deal After Marathon Talks

By Gabriela Baczynska, Noah Barkin and Richard Lough BRUSSELS, June 29 (Reuters) – European leaders reached a deal on migration in the early hours

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
mission lifeline ship Malta
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Humanitarian Ship Docks in Malta, Ending Week-Long Standoff

By Chris Scicluna VALLETTA, June 27 (Reuters) – A humanitarian ship that has had about 230 rescued migrants on board for almost a week docked in Malta on

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 12

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Maersk Ship That Picked Up Migrants Allowed to Dock in Sicily
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Maersk Ship That Picked Up Migrants Allowed to Dock in Sicily

ROME, June 26 (Reuters) – More than 100 rescued migrants from private cargo ship Alexander Maersk, picked up off the coast of southern Italy on Friday,

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 71

Monday, June 25, 2018
Shipping Groups Call for Cooperation on Migrant Rescues at Sea
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Shipping Groups Call for Cooperation on Migrant Rescues at Sea

International shipping groups are calling for greater cooperation on a policy for migrants rescued at sea following Italy’s move to refuse ships carrying

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 32

Saturday, June 23, 2018
Maersk Containership Picks Up 113 Migrants Off Italy
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Maersk Containership Picks Up 113 Migrants Off Italy

COPENHAGEN, June 23 (Reuters) – The container ship Alexander Maersk picked up 113 migrants from a boat off southern Italy early on Friday, Maersk Line,

June 23, 2018
Total Views: 21

Thursday, June 21, 2018
Italy to Impound Dutch-Flagged Humanitarian Ship
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Italy to Impound Dutch-Flagged Humanitarian Ship

By Steve Scherer and Angelo Amante ROME, June 21 (Reuters) – Italy appeared to relent on Thursday after at first refusing to accept 226 migrants on

June 21, 2018
Total Views: 6

Sunday, June 17, 2018
Humanitarian Boat Turned Away by Italy Arrives in Spain
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Humanitarian Boat Turned Away by Italy Arrives in Spain

By Luis Felipe Fernandez and Jordi Rubio VALENCIA, Spain, June 17 (Reuters) – A migrant rescue boat turned away by Italy and Malta arrived at the

June 17, 2018
Total Views: 64
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