This picture shows Syrian artist Abdalla Al Omari and his painting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad depicted as a refugee. His art project titled "The Vulnerability Series" on display at the Ayyam Gallery in Dubai imagines world leaders as they might look if they lost all their power and became refugees.
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What is the status of the EU-Turkey deal one year after its implementation? EU leaders and representatives from around the world are deciding on Syria's future and the UN is deeply concerned about the worsening war and famine situation in South Sudan. Read more in today's roundup.
The European Court of Justice ruled that religious symbols may be prohibited in the workplace. To avoid discrimination, the ruling encompasses all religious groups. Critics disagree with this view.
Private firms are justified on certain grounds to bar a female employee from wearing a headscarf or veil, according to the European Court of Justice. The top court was ruling on cases in France and Belgium.
22 killed in violent shootouts between rival people smuggling gangs in #Libya in recent days acc to @IOM_Libya. Dead believed to be migrants — Mary Fitzgerald (@MaryFitzger) March 8, 2017 Human smugglers have killed 22 migrants on a Libyan beach. EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss migration, security and other issues, and another round of Syrian peace talks is set to take place on March 23. All this and more in today's roundup.
Uproar has greeted the European Court of Justice's decision on asylum law in Europe. Last year, more than 5,000 people drowned in the Mediterranean en route to Europe.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that refugees do not have to be granted humanitarian visas to the EU. The ECJ's top adviser had called for EU states to provide the papers if people were in certain danger of being tortured.