Latest in Tag: refugees Highlight
Latest in Tag: refugees
Apple enters refugee crisis with donations
Apple has enabled its customers to make a “financial donation” to aid refugees in Europe. CEO Tim Cook told employees the company will also make a donation in hopes of easing “the hardship so many are enduring.” American technology giant Apple enabled a function on its operating system’s App Store allowing iPhone and MacBook consumers …
Refugees and tourists in Budapest
Even with Hungary’s border to Serbia now closed, thousands of refugees are still inside the country. Many are in Budapest, hoping they might still somehow catch a train headed for Austria or Germany. A little Hungarian girl lugs two gigantic teddy bears across the square in front of Budapest’s Keleti Railway Station. They’re so big …
With Google calling for donations, should global tech firms do more to help refugees?
As you tweet away, sharing images and thoughts about Europe’s refugee crisis, spare a thought for multinational tech firms, and ask yourself: what have they ever done? Let’s start by stating the obvious: Europe’s refugee crisis may be happening here, but its scale is international. Not only are refugees arriving in Europe from outside the …
SAP offers app for refugee registration
Europe’s largest software maker SAP has said it’s working on a smartphone application to help migrants arriving in Germany to navigate bureaucracy and assist officials in registering the new arrivals. The app would be free of charge to migrants and authorities, and the company was in talks with German authorities to see if they could …
EU interior ministers fail to agree on refugee deal
EU interior ministers were supposed to agree on a relocation scheme for refugees. But they split up without even coming to a common conclusion, postponing any decisions to October. Andrea Rönsberg reports from Brussels. In the end, Luxembourg’s minister for immigration and asylum was proven wrong. “I am convinced that we can muster the power, …
EU ambassador explains, defends Europe’s response to refugee crisis
Ambassador Moran says the parliament has been “conspicuous by its absence”
500,000 Syrian refugees were received in Egypt: Al-Sisi
Comments on refugee crisis were made by the president during a speech in Ismailia
Canadians call on government to bring in more Syrian refugees
Canadian mayors, provincial premiers and federal opposition parties, as well as numerous faith groups and even a retired military general have all jumped head-first into the refugee crisis, with many calling for Canada to increase the numbers it takes in of people displaced by Syria’s four-and-a-half-year-old war
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry launches another fiery shot at Europe on refugees
Ministry accuses Europe of paying lip-service to human rights
Egyptian navy intercepts 228 migrants embarking for Europe
Continuing illegal immigration attempts at traversing the Mediterranean Sea have been halted by Egyptian navy during current refugee predicament
What helping refugees costs Germany
Germany is taking in large numbers of refugees. Taking care of them costs money, but not anywhere near as much as some people think, given Germany’s huge overall budget. DW looks at the numbers. In 2013, Germany spent around 1.5 billion euros ($1.67 billion) on allowances for asylum seekers, or about 12,500 euros per refugee …
‘We aren’t afraid’: Austrians answer Hungary’s Viktor Orban
Hungary’s prime minister told a press conference that Europeans fear the onslaught of refugees, Austrians disagree. They do agree, though, that politicians have failed to lead, reports Alison Langley from Vienna. Austrians have surprised perhaps even themselves with their open welcome to the stream of refugees knocking on their door. While neighbouring Hungary has erected a …
Bundesliga clubs step up in refugee crisis
The refugee crisis is sweeping across Europe, and while many governments stall in their search for answer, German football clubs have shown incredible generosity in their attempt to help those searching for a new home. German football has long been hailed as one of the few remaining leagues where the focus is still put on …
Tapping refugees to combat Germany’s labour shortage
The thousands of refugees pouring into Germany every day could offer Europe’s largest economy an opportune solution to plug the ‘gray gap’ in its aging workforce. But integrating the new arrivals could be costly
Syria can only be saved at the peace table
Syrian refugees are so anxious for the brutal civil war to end, one exclaimed: “If God let the war end tomorrow, we would walk barefoot back home.” Nikki Gamer, of Catholic Relief Services, just met Syrians displaced in Lebanon and Jordan. She says: “They want the violence to stop. And they want to return to …
Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ movement calls for more protests
20 were arrested in clashes between protesters and security forces on Saturday
International cooperation needed to feed hungry Syrians
As Syrian refugees face increasing hunger, we can find inspiration from Egypt’s own history to meet this humanitarian emergency. It was April 1946, when the former United States president Herbert Hoover came to Cairo on an urgent mission. Famine threatened the globe. President Harry Truman dispatched Hoover as a food ambassador. His goal was to find food supplies that could …
Syrian refugees are here to stay
According to data released by the Turkish Interior Ministry, 1,905,984 Syrians are registered in 82 cities. The number of Syrians living in 25 camps set up in 10 cities is 262,134. These statistics clearly show that nearly 1.7 million Syrians are trying to survive outside the camps on their own.
181 arrested attempting to illegally enter Libya
Figure is identical to number of reported arrests mid-July
Hungary’s flawed fence offers refugees hope
As Hungary continues work on a border fence, its neighbor Serbia is struggling to cope with an influx of refugees. Can a 21-million-euro fence stop these desperate people? Lidija Tomic visited the border to find out. Amid dense shrubs and bushes, the first 150-meter “sample section” of the planned 175-kilometer-long fence has been built on …
Syrian opposition representatives in Cairo agree outlines of transitional period
Code of conduct was developed during two-day conference in Cairo
Domestic hell: The plight of African workers in Egypt
The majority of African domestic workers in Egypt have fled their home countries due to hardships, only to find more traumatising experiences in Egyptian households
Tales from the Yemeni underground
AUC students demonstrate to raise awareness about the Yemen humanitarian situation
Yemenis stuck in Egypt continue requests for help
Yemenis attempt to ward off internal tensions to remain unified in common objective – returning to their homeland
New momentum in response to the Syria crisis – we must seize the moment
By Sima Bahous We are entering the fifth year of crisis in Syria, with no end in sight. Instability is threatening neighbouring countries, and indeed the whole region. A political solution that could put an end to this unprecedented crisis remains on the distant horizon. Thus far, the crisis has profoundly scarred the lives of …
50 refugees on hunger strike in Alexandria
73 Syrian and Palestinian refugees detained in Karmooz police station
Migrants face dangerous journey from Egypt to Italy
Fleeing for a better life, people are risking their lives for better opportunities elsewhere
Living and working as a Syrian refugee in Egypt
The United Nations figures point to 136,717 refugees registered with the organisation in Egypt.
No written initiatives for a political solution to Syrian crisis: Opposition official
President of Syrian Coalition discussed upcoming dialogue and Syrian refugees during Cairo visit
6 Middle East countries lose $35bn as impact of Syrian war and ISIS spread
Analysis suggests Syria and Iraq bear brunt of direct costs of war, losing 14% and 16% in per capita welfare, respectively