Polish border guards said there were attempted crossings by two groups on what is the eastern border of the European Union and NATO -- one involving 500 migrants, some of whom threw rocks and tear gas canisters. The border guards said they had detained 45 migrants.

All airlines operating from Beirut must limit passengers departing on direct or indirect flights to Belarus to Belarusian citizens, Lebanese citizens holding visas or residency permits for Belarus, and "Arabs and foreigners having residency permits in Belarus". Lebanon said the measures were effective immediately until further notice.

Iraq said on Friday it was drawing up lists of those among the hundreds of Iraqis blocked on the border between Belarus and Poland who wish to be repatriated voluntarily. "We are ready to organize more than one trip to provide an urgent response to anyone wanting to come home...

Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the Belarus-Poland border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation.

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko accused of luring migrants from the Middle East to his country to send them across the border in retaliation for EU sanctions.

Agricultural workers from Lebanon are being allowed into Israel as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ through the borders at Al Jabal, Itaron, and Balida. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, overseeing a buffer zone between the two countries, has ‘reported the gesture’ to the Lebanese side.

In a wide crackdown against offenders violating various laws of the kingdom, Saudi Arabia has arrested 16,000 people for contravening residency, work, and border security systems in the last five days.

A concrete wall, topped with barbed wire and surrounded by trenches, is being erected along Turkey's border with Iran

Baghdad last week announced a suspension of flights to Belarus to stem the flow and protect its citizens who have been victims of smuggling networks.

In a wide crackdown on those violating various laws of the kingdom, Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 12,000 violators of residency, work and border security systems in one week, according to an official report.

A consignment of two million illegal pills was seized by the Saudi authorities along the kingdom’s border with Jordan. The drugs were hidden in tomato paste jars.

Libyan crisis led to 2 percent loss in Tunisia's GDP  TunisAir was the first foreign carrier to resume flights to Libya  After years of war in Libya, Tunisian traders celebrated the reopening of the border with their oil-rich North African neighbor as a positive sign they hoped would stimulate economic...