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migrant influx
Turkey to construct 50,000 houses in Syria’s Idlib to stop new migrant influx
Turkey on Thursday pledged to construct 50,000 houses near the Turkish border in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province in an attempt to prevent new migrant...
At least 25 journalists investigated, 4 arrested in one week in Turkey
Investigations have
been launched into at least 25 journalists in Turkey, while four have been
arrested over the past week, according to a report on the...
Turkey’s interior minister says Greece ‘spoiled’ by Europe
Turkish
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Wednesday accused European leadership of
being overly indulgent with regard to Greece, after gunfire left one migrant
dead five others wounded...
Merkel favors safe zones in northern Syria amid Turkish-Russian standoff: report
German
Chancellor Angela Merkel has told fellow conservative lawmakers that she is in
favor of setting up safety zones in northern Syria where Turkey is in...
EU pledges to help Greece with millions of euros amid migrant influx: report
EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of euros of
financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from
neighboring Turkey, warning those wishing to...
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse migrants gathering at Turkish border
Greek riot police and troops fired tear gas early on
Wednesday at hundreds of migrants as they made another attempt to cross the
border from Turkey...
Cyprus fears migrant influx after Turkey opens border gates: report
The Cypriot president said Tuesday Cyprus fears an influx
of migrants after Ankara allowed refugees to leave for European countries and
people massed on the Turkish-Greek...
Bulgaria tightens control of border with Turkey over migrant influx fears: report
Bulgarian
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Friday said his country is tightening security
along its border with southeastern neighbor Turkey after groups of migrants in Turkey
headed...
Greece to speed up creation of holding facilities following migrant, resident protests
Greece
plans to accelerate the creation of detention centers on its outlying islands
in the Aegean Sea after a backlash against overcrowded camps by some migrants
and...
Mayors of Greek islands demand transfer of migrants to country’s mainland: report
Mayors of three Greek islands bearing the brunt of
intensely overcrowded refugee and migrant camps, with a growing migrant influx
from Turkey, demanded the transfer of...
EU says committed to refugee deal with Turkey amid growing migrant influx: report
The European Union has said it is deeply
concerned by an increased migrant flow from Turkey to Greece but remains
committed to the implementation of an...