Cyprus police arrested 13 people after a mob smashed storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in the coastal resort city of Limassol, authorities said Saturday. Police said five people reported that they had been assaulted during Friday night’s march...
Greek firefighters rescued a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in northeastern Greece Friday as flames from a massive wildfire burning for two weeks approached, authorities said. The fire department said the group became trapped in the forest between two villages in the Evros region,...
Sixty-nine irregular migrants were caught Friday by Turkish security forces, while 94 migrants, who were pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek forces, were brought ashore. In the northwestern province of Edirne, near the border with Greece, authorities held 53 irregular...
The demise of four Syrian refugees at the water treatment plant within the Zaatari refugee camp has invoked deep sorrow from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNICEF, according to statements. The accident occurred on Wednesday, leading both agencies to extend...