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NAIROBI (AFP) - The death toll from a migrant boat disaster off Djibouti this week has risen to 24, the UN's migration agency said, highlighting a sharp increase in the number of people returning from Yemen to the Horn of Africa nation this year.
The capsize on Monday was the second fatal maritime accident…
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More bodies have been found at sea after a migrant boat capsized in the African country of Djibouti, raising the death toll to 21.
According to the official of the United Nations refugee agency, 33 people on board the boat were rescued while 23 people are missing.
It should be noted that 77…
" At least 21 people perished in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency said Tuesday.
It was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off the Horn of Africa nation, which lies on the perilous so-called Eastern Migration Route from Africa to the Middle East.
Another…
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Renowned pop icon Mariah Carey has celebrated her 55th birthday, affectionately referred to as her "anniversary," with a series of glamorous shots shared on social media.
To mark the occasion, the six-time Grammy winner treated her fans to a glimpse of her festivities through a collection of captivating Instagram posts, showcasing herself lounging on…
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JAKARTA:
More than 70 Rohingya are "presumed dead or missing" after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday.
The UNHCR said in a joint statement with the International Organization for Migration that if the death toll was…
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More than 70 Rohingya are “presumed dead or missing” after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday.
The UNHCR said in a joint statement with the International Organization for Migration that if the death toll was…
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ANKARA:
The Banda Aceh Search and Rescue (SAR) Office said a rescue team found 42 men, 18 women and nine children in the Meulaboh waters, according to the Antara News Agency.
"The victims were found floating in the waters of the sea about 21 miles (33 kilometers) from the Jetty Ujong Karang Harbor, Meulaboh, on…
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GAZA, Palestine (AFP) - A boat carrying desperately needed aid for war-ravaged Gaza, where the UN has repeatedly warned of famine, prepared to sail from Cyprus as deadly fighting raged Saturday between Israeli troops and Hamas militants ahead of Ramazan.
The sea route aims to counter access restrictions, which humanitarians and Western governments have…