Commercial traffic ground to a halt Tuesday when Pakistan began requiring the crew of commercial vehicles to have passports and visas to enter, and Afghanistan responded by refusing to allow any trucks to pass. Long-fraught relations between Kabul and Islamabad have worsened since October, when Pakistan announced plans to deport...

Athens in 2020 erected a 37.5-kilometre (23-mile) steel barrier in this remote northeastern area after tens of thousands of migrants tried to break through, clashing for days with Greek security forces. With the country headed into a tight general election later this month, the conservative government has vowed to extend...

Tunisia has recovered 14 bodies of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the Mediterranean, bringing to 24 the number of dead after their boat headed for Europe sank, the coastguard said. The spokesman for the National Guard announced that 41 Tunisian migrants, including five women and nine children, had been "rescued"...

TUNIS, TUNISIA -  A goalkeeper at a top-flight Tunisian football club has reached Italy as a clandestine migrant, his club said Friday, as the dire economy pushes thousands into making similar journeys. "Due to the financial crisis facing the club, and difficult living conditions (in Tunisia), the goalkeeper of Avenir Sportif...

Migrant issue has become a huge political problem for the Conservative government, which has promised to bring down illegal immigration and break the smuggling gangs that carry out the crossings.

On Twitter, UNIFIL confirmed it was assisting the Lebanese Navy "in search and rescue operation at sea between Beirut & Tripoli where a boat in distress with a large number of people on board was found."

Morocco and Spain governments have insisted the migrants were to blame for the June 24 tragedy, with Rabat saying some died after falling while trying to scramble over the fence, while others suffocated as people panicked and a stampede started.

The World Bank estimates that cash transfers to low income countries eased this year as high prices ate up migrants' incomes. The bank said in a report that remittances to lower-income countries went up around five percent to $626 billion, lower than the 10.2 percent jump in 2021.

More than 400 migrant workers died in labor accidents in Qatar in the build up to the World Cup, according to the head of country's delivery and legacy organizing committee. The official revealed this during a British television interview when asked how many workers had died doing work for the...

Beating their chest in delight, tens of thousands of migrant workers witness Messi's magic in a game that saw Argentina defeat Mexico at the Asian Town stadium. Donning Argentina shirts bought for three dollars the workers bristle at European media suggestions that they are "fake fans".

The United Nations had previously handled the repatriation of refugees from Libya, but the deal between authorities in the west, east and south has enabled the Interior Ministry's agency tackling illegal migration to work in a unified way across the country.

Doha, Qatar— Thousands of migrant workers wearing the colors of Argentina, Brazil and England staged a World Cup rally in Doha Friday, less than 10 days from the start of the tournament. Fans of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Harry Kane converged on the Doha seafront for a march that would normally...

Applauding Qatar's "groundbreaking reforms" that are "changing the lives of thousands of workers for the better," FIFA President Gianni Infantino has dispelled doubts about Qatar's rights record ahead of the World Cup. The footballing body said it is negotiating measures to help migrant workers on the Gulf state's construction sites.

Ten vending machines were installed last week in supermarkets, with a computer touch screen allowing people to select different types: loaves for sandwiches, pitta bread or flat Indian-style chapatis.

Nearly a week ago, Iraqi Kurd Barham Hama Ali found himself in the unimaginable position of being aboard a deportation flight set to take off for Kigali, thousands of miles from home.

The price of tickets means that most of those who waited up to two hours for the chance of a selfie next to the gold trophy will not see the games that start November 21.

More than ever before, wealthy expatriates in the UAE as well as the world are pursuing citizenship options elsewhere.

Over the past four years, GCC members have seen billions of dollars being remitted to other countries.

With Russia threatening to take ‘full control’ of several major cities in Ukraine, the fourth round of talks failed to deliver a breakthrough on the 19th day of the invasion, even as the US tried to talk down China from helping its neighbor.

According to the UN, if the war continued, there will be around 18 million Ukrainians that will be affected in humanitarian terms.

The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.

Around 4.6 percent of the country's population now are asylum seekers or beneficiaries of protection, the highest ratio in the EU.

Qatar World Cup ticket sales were launched at reduced prices on Wednesday with residents and migrant workers able to attend games for just $11 as concerns persist over Covid-19.

Lebanon, a country of around 6 million people, is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says is on a scale usually associated with wars. The currency has crashed, people's purchasing power has plummeted, and the monthly minimum wage is now worth $22.

After more than six years of the conflict in Yemen, it remains the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with over 20 million people in need of aid.

Tunisian coastguards have rescued 48 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe from neighboring Libya in a makeshift boat.

The feat is said to have been achieved due to efforts from Iraq’s embassy in Moscow and ‘in coordination’ with Belarus.

Around 400 Iraqi migrants have returned home after spending three weeks in freezing forest of Belarus, deep in debt but hopeful of reaching the European Union alive. They, however, still hope for a way out of Iraq in search of a better future.

In May, around 8,000 North African migrants swam to Spanish from Morocco which resulted diplomatic crisis between these two countries.

Lebanon has said only foreigners with Belarusian residency permits would be allowed to fly from Beirut to the ex-Soviet country. This comes after several Middle-Eastern countries have already stopped their residents from traveling to Belarus to cross the border into the EU.

Moroccan coast guards have assisted more than 300 migrants in difficulty aboard various craft since Friday.

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.

Governments must stop returning migrants to "non-secure countries" like Libya, the 84-year-old pontiff said, while prioritizing saving lives in the Mediterranean.