Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
Somali mother first to be sentenced under new law in Switzerland for genital mutilation of daughters
Alex Macbeth alex.macbeth@thelocal.com @alexmacbethtoc 16 July 2018 A court in Neuchâtel last week found a Somali mother guilty of submitting her two daughters to female genital mutilation in a landmark […]
Algeria deports nearly 400 migrants back to Niger
By Reuters – Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants from Niger living near the marketplace in Boufarik, Algeria, cook food near their tents (AFP photo) NIAMEY — Algeria has deported […]
How the Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process could reunite one family
12 July 2018 Related Topics Ethiopia and Eritrea peace agreement Ethiopian journalist Addisalem Hadigu hopes to see his Eritrean wife and two daughters for the first time in 16 years. […]
Two Minutes of Happiness A Failed Journey on the African Migrant Trail
Majid Diallo set off for Europe carrying the expectations of his friends, family and village. But he didn’t make it. His story is one of struggle, imprisonment, several brushes […]
Europe’s iron curtain: The refugee crisis is about to worsen
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud A recent European Council summit in Brussels was meant to articulate a united policy on the burgeoning refugee and migrant crisis. Instead, it served […]
Tunisia: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon in Tunis On Two-Day Official Visit
Tunis/Tunisia — UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon expected Thursday in Tunis for a two-day official visit. During his visit, the […]
Education saved my life
Jul 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed Sidibay NEW YORK — My family was murdered before I could tie my shoes. As a young boy in Sierra Leone, years that […]
Meet the ‘first woman in history’ to be elected mayor of an Arab capital
by Narjas Zatat in new Picture: EPA The Tunisian people have elected the capital’s first female mayor. Souad Abderrahim was officially elected mayor of Tunis, winning 33.8 per cent […]
How Libya holds the key to solving Europe’s migration crisis
7 July 2018 The European Union wants to set up migrant “reception centres” in North Africa to process the thousands of Africans trying to reach Europe. This has been rejected […]
Briefing On Human Rights and Religious Freedom – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
July 6, 2018 House Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Statement of Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa Division I wish […]
View from Turkey: It is payback time against the colonialists
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Migrants rest at a makeshift emergency center at Barbate’s municipal sports center in the south of Spain, June 29. Instead of facing the reality of the […]
Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises
Governments say charity ships help human traffickers, charities say policy will cause more deaths at sea By Reuters – Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants look at the sea […]
One in 10 players at the World Cup were born outside the country they play for
WORLDLY CUP Morocco’s multinational squad. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Youyou Zhou June 14, 2018 The players on Morocco’s World Cup team will receive instructions in three languages: English, French, and Arabic. Fully 17 of the 23-person squad were not born in Morocco: eight in France, five in the Netherlands, two in […]
Four lessons from Egypt’s World Cup experience
Jun 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed A. El Erian LAGUNA BEACH — Egypt’s national football team rode to Russia for its first World Cup finals in 28 years on […]
Three babies dead, 100 missing in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Source: Dawn The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing. Around 120 migrants were aboard the inflatable craft when it ran into trouble, according to survivors taken to Al-Hmidiya, east […]
Why Indonesia Shows the IOM Isn’t Necessarily Helping Migrants
As the U.N. migration agency faces criticism over its actions in Libya, researchers Cameron Doig and Asher Hirsch find parallels in its work in Indonesia. They warn against ‘blue-washing’ IOM […]
Legal norms on migrants overdue
Jun 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The migrant narrative in Europe and the US is not over blown for no reason, as it is taking a heavy […]
Countries wanting to tackle migration should follow Switzerland’s lead and boost local economies rather than punish individuals
Switzerland wants to give Tunisians an incentive to stay home rather than leave for Europe, but instead of building walls it’s investing in promoting tourism to the region to create jobs […]
EU: Africa refugee centers won’t be like Guantanamo Bay
By DW Latest update : 2018/06/22 The EU says plans to return migrants rescued at sea to detention centers in North Africa won’t lead to inhumane conditions. Rights groups fear […]