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Europe
EU Calls for ‘Political Solutions’ in Dealing With Migrant Crisis
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has called for "political solutions" in dealing with "the root causes" of the migrant crisis: war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Speaking Friday in Belgrade, Serbia,...
Hollywood
Hollywood Stars Talk Refugee Crisis from the 2016 Golden Globes
As dozens of refugees die daily in the Aegean sea trying to reach Europe, we asked some of Hollywood's favorite actors and filmmakers to voice their opinion about the refugee crisis.
The crisis started mainly after the beginning of the civil...
Greece
The Life of a Jihadi Wife
One of the most shocking things about the rise and spread of jihadism as practiced by the Islamic State (ISIS) is its distinct ability to draw recruits not merely from war-torn regions in the Middle East and elsewhere, but...
Cyprus
War Zone Madness
The prosperous and proud countries of Syria and Iraq have been fighting the ravages of war madness for years. The Gulf War (1990-1) was the start and the ultimate demise of those nations. Fortified by a US-led coalition, foreign...
Europe
Germany Registers 1.1 Million Migrants in 2015
Nearly 1.1 million people registered as migrants within the German borders last year.
In figures released Wednesday, Germany said 428,468 migrants were part of the flood of people exiting Syria. Syrians, fleeing a violent war at home, were by far the largest...
Europe
Europe’s Migrant Challenge Expected to Continue Into 2016
Europe in 2015 faced its most severe migration crisis in centuries as an estimated one million people – mostly Muslims – fled war in Syria and poverty in other countries of the Middle East and Africa and made the...
Europe
UNHCR: One Million Migrants Reached the EU in 2015
Over one million migrants and asylum seekers reached Europe by sea in 2015, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Wednesday.
Greece was by far the top landing spot with 844,176 arrivals, and over 150,000 reached...
Europe
German Foreign Minister: Better Control of EU Borders Needed
Europe needs better control of its borders, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday, referring to cases of forged Syrian passports in the hands of Islamic State jihadists who have crossed to Europe posing as refugees.
The statement follows...
Greece
Turkish Envoy on Tackling Refugee Crisis: 'We do Our Best, and there is Room for Improvement'
Turkey is committing to proceed as agreed with what has been decided with the European Union to address the refugee crisis, the country’s ambassador to Greece Kerim Uras said on Wednesday during a press conference, noting that there is...
Greece
Syrian Refugee Swims for 7 Hours to Reach Greece
Syrian refugee Ameer Mehtr braved to make the perilous journey from Turkey to the Greek island of Samos swimming, according to an Independent report.
Mehtr did not have the funds to pay smugglers to transport him to Greece after his...