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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

|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...

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

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...

Chad suspends US citizens visa in response to American travel ban

(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...

Trump Administration Considers Gaza Relocation Plan to Libya: Report

(MENAFN) A report by a news outlet claims that the Trump administration is actively exploring a proposal to permanently move as many as one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. The White House has denied the allegation. Since assuming office...

US plans on relocating Palestinians to Libya

(MENAFN) The Trump administration is allegedly considering a plan to relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, as reported by NBC, citing informed sources. However, the White House has rejected the claims. Since taking office in...

Trump travels to a Middle East in transition

This week, US President Donald Trump makes his inaugural visit to the Middle East since the start of his second term, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates on May 13-16. Amid the heightened focus on US policy toward the...

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Algeria drafting asylum law ― NGOs criticise European Commission designation of Egypt as ‘safe’ country of origin ― Head of Frontex expresses regret about agency’s co-operation with Libya ― UNWRA chief condemns Israel’s blockade o…

The Algerian government has started drafting an asylum law. A number of NGOs have criticised the inclusion of Egypt in the European Commission’s proposed list of safe countries of origin. The head of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency...

From Mohamed Younis Al-Menfi, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya

AZERBAIJAN, March 26 - 26 March 2025, 15:13 His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Dear Mr. President, It is with great pleasure that I extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes to Your Excellency on the...

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Concerns about planned refugee law in Egypt ― EU-funded rescue centre in Libya finally set to open ― European Commission withholding outcomes of Tunisia human rights inquiry ― EU member states and NGOs condemn Israeli ban on UNRW…

Egypt is planning to start registering refugees itself instead of relying on the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). An EU-funded search and rescue centre in Libya is reportedly set to become fully operational following years of delays. The...

OP-ED: The Road to Nowhere? A Critique of the ‘Route-Based Approach’ to Migration and Asylum

By Jeff Crisp Irregular arrivals For the past 40 years, the governments of wealthy countries in the Global North have been striving to curtail the arrival of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from less prosperous parts of the world....

Jordan, Egypt consent enhancing cross-border electricity capacity to 2,000MW

(MENAFN) Jordan and Egypt have reached an agreement to increase their electricity interconnection capacity to 2,000 megawatts, enhancing regional energy cooperation, Minister Yarub Qudah said. The deal also supports ongoing trilateral energy...

Trump considers deporting migrants to conflict-torn Sudan

(MENAFN) The U.S. Supreme Court has approved the government's request to deport migrants to third-party countries, including conflict-ridden nations like Libya and South Sudan, regardless of the migrants' countries of origin. This ruling overturns...

Trump plans on deporting migrants to war-torn African states

(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,...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition

(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...

Rwanda Seals Deal with U.S. to Take in Up to 250 Migrants

(MENAFN) Rwanda has secured a deal with the United States to accept as many as 250 migrants, underscoring its enduring dedication to aiding displaced individuals and fostering their reintegration, a government official announced Tuesday. "Nearly...

US puts seven African nations on blacklist

(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...

Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US

(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...

Defence on SA firms registering notable trade leads at International Defence Exhibition in Türkiye

South African defence sector companies are generating significant trade leads at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), currently underway in Istanbul, Türkiye. These companies, supported by the Department of Trade, Industry and...

Greece suspends processing of asylum applications for North Africans

(MENAFN) Greece has temporarily suspended the processing of asylum applications for individuals arriving from North Africa, citing a sharp increase in illegal sea crossings, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday. The...

Van Hollen Condemns Israeli Push for U.S. Support in Relocation Plans

(MENAFN) U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen strongly criticized Israel on Friday for allegedly attempting to secure American backing in orchestrating agreements with third-party nations to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. "A truly outrageous...