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Abd al-Rahman Milad is the first senior coastguard official to be arrested over human trafficking.
Comment: Returning stolen arts and objects to their rightful owners is a necessary step towards righting the colonial wrongs of western nations, writes Malia Boauttia.
Surge in deadly crossings from crisis-hit Lebanon
A children's charity has found an increase in Lebanese attempting the dangerous crossing into Cyprus.
Hundreds of Pakistanis and Indians stranded at Dubai Airport
Hundreds of Pakistanis and Indians have been stranded at Dubai Airport since Tuesday after failing to meet stringent UAE visa requirements.
Turkish, Swedish ministers trade swipes in tense meeting
Sweden and Turkey's foreign ministers traded criticisms during a tense meeting.
At least 21 dead in Tunisian migrant boat sinking
Four bodies have been found off the coast of Tunisia, bringing the total number of victims of a migrant shipwreck to 21, with seven survivors.
Golden Dawn: The fall of Greece's neo-Nazi party
Golden Dawn rose from obscurity to infamy at the height of Greece's financial crisis, attracting supporters with racist and xenophobic rhetoric.
Greece to build new camp on Lesbos by summer
Greece's migration minister said he planned to have a 'permanent facility' on Lesbos completed by summer 2021 to replace the notoriously ...
Libyan militia is holding 60 migrants hostage, says MSF
A Libyan militia known as Al-Ammu has abducted hundreds of migrants, now holding at least 60 hostage in 'appalling' conditions, seeking ...
Plans to 'offshore migrant problem' stoop to new low
Comment: The UK appears to be taking lessons from Australia in mistreating migrants, with the idea of an offshore asylum processing ...
Saudi setback over EU push to downgrade G20 presence
Efforts to downgrade the EU's attendance at the upcoming G20 summit in Riyadh over human rights concerns have put a damper on Saudi Arabia's ...
Rain floods Greece's largest migrant camp
The facility was hastily put together after the camp of Moria, Europe's largest, was destroyed in a September 8 fire.
Algeria expelled thousands of migrants and asylum seekers: report
Rights groups are concerned over Algeria's recent expulsion of thousands of asylum seekers to Niger.
Nigerian migrant worker burned alive in Libya's Tripoli
Three alleged perpetrators, all in their 30s, were arrested and referred to prosecutors for investigation, officials said.
Will Lebanon's new domestic worker contract end 'kafala slavery'?
In-depth: Lebanon's new labour agreement gives foreign domestic workers their basic rights, but activists remain cynical over its implementation.
Comment: Covid-19 was an opportunity for UN multilateralism to shine. Instead it reveled the disturbing fragility of the UN's founding principle, writes Shashi Tharoor.
Europe's pushback of migrants 'shameful': UN refugee chief
Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said migrants and refugees around the world were continuing to take dangerous ...
Egypt fears worst for lost locals going to Europe
Concerns over a group of 15 men that set off toward Europe have increased in Egypt.
Lebanon's army blocks migrants risking sea crossing
A boat carrying 37 mainly Syrian passengers was blocked from leaving Lebanon's shores, the Lebanese army said on Sunday.
Germany's FM in wide-ranging conversation with The New Arab
The German foreign minister spoke to The New Arab about the Middle East during the high level General Assembly meetings at the UN.
Migrants say new Greek camp 'worse than Moria'
Asylum seekers have been relocated to a different camp, where they say there is 'no medicine or electricity'.
The Coronavirus Act should have been reformed, not renewed
Comment: People in the UK need help, infrastructure, and funding, not more police and repression, writes Malia Bouattia.
Three dead in Saudi centres holding Ethiopian migrants: Amnesty
Ethiopians who have long looked to Saudi Arabia as an escape from poor economic prospects are enduring "unimaginable cruelty", Amnesty ...
How Labour under Starmer lost BAME voters like me
Comment: Labour's repeated dismissal of issues which affect minorities shows that their 'progressive patriotism' approach isn't aimed at us, ...
The idea has been slammed by the UK's official opposition party as 'inhumane'.
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