refugee crisis
Business
Egyptian Billionaire Claims to Have Found Two Potential Greek Islands for Refugees
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris alleged through a tweet that he has found two Greek islands that he could potentially purchase to host refugees.
Sawiris, who is worth an estimated 2.9 billion dollars according to Forbes, had expressed his interest in...
Greece
Greek PM Chairs Meeting on Refugee Crisis in Mytilene
Participating in a major meeting held in Mytilene to discuss the migrant and refugee crisis, Greek caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou on Sunday stressed that Greece strictly abides by all European and international treaties, without overlooking humanitarian values and...
Europe
Germany Reintroduces Border Controls within EU Amidst Refugee Crisis
Germany’s Interior Ministry introduced border controls with Austria and all its neighboring countries on Sunday, after the overwhelming number of refugees -mostly from Syria - entering the country.
Interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, told a press conference in Berlin that...
Greece
Refugee Boat Capsizes off Greek Island Coast; 11 Children Among 34 Dead
Another tragic incident involving war-torn migrants trying to make it to Greece took place off the Greek islet of Farmakonisi early Sunday morning, September 13. A boat, carrying around 100 people aboard capsized, resulting in the death of 34 refugees,...
Cyprus
The Promised Land: The Refugee Crisis Has Human Consequences
The exodus of thousands of refugees continues with no end in sight. Those victims of human insanity hand over their life savings to smugglers to show them the way to the land of milk and honey.
We see war refugees,...
Greece
Refugee Crisis: Watch our Short Documentary "The European Dream"
Watch how Syrian and Afghan refugees enter Greece and what they have to go through after their arrival on Lesvos Island in order to reach a safe haven in Europe.
Thousands of refugees continue to arrive daily on Lesbos Island,...
Greece
Number of Unvaccinated Children in Greece Rises due to Economic Crisis
The Greek branch of Doctors of the World reported in a recent press conference that more than 250,000 children in Greece do not have access to public healthcare and do not receive the necessary vaccinations.
Doctors of the World general...
Greece
Greek Migration Minister Announces Measures to Tackle Refugee Crisis on Lesvos
Greek Alternate Minister on migration policy Yiannis Mouzalas announced on Sunday new measures to tackle the humanitarian disaster developing in Lesvos with the throngs of refugees and migrants arriving daily on the island.
Speaking at a press conference shortly after...
Greece
Greek Foreign Ministry Surprised by Hungarian PM's Criticism of Greece on Refugee Crisis
Greece’s foreign ministry sources criticized on Friday statements by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who accused Greece for the refugee crisis and the situation at the Serbian-Hungarian border.
“One wouldn’t expect such a behavior from the head of a European...
Europe
UN: Refugee Crisis Is ‘Defining Moment’ for Europe
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described the migrant crisis in Europe as an "absolutely dramatic situation" and has called on the European Union to take charge of migrant processing centers.
Commissioner Antonio Guterres said the refugee...