A shortage in accommodation across Germany is pushing some local authorities to set up temporary housing for migrants in school gymnasiums or industrial parks. Some officials have also called on the government to limit the influx of migrants.
Prague reported a significant rise in irregular migrants in 2022, with the vast majority coming from Syria. Most migrants, however, continued their journey to Western European countries to seek asylum.
Syrian refugee Rim recently moved from Nigeria to Italy to study at the University of Siena. She received a scholarship through a program supported by UN refugee agency UNHCR.
The number of asylum applications in Germany has risen significantly in the past year. In addition to around one millions Ukrainians seeking protection, almost a quarter of a million people from elsewhere submitted asylum applications in Germany in 2022.
The UN Security Council resolution which authorizes humanitarian aid for north-west Syria via Turkey will expire in a few days: should it not be renewed there will be "catastrophic" consequences for 4.1 million persons, is the warning issued by several humanitarian agencies to the UN in a joint press release.
At least two migrants were confirmed to have died while over 200 were rescued on Saturday when their boat sank off Lebanon's northern coast, from where increasing numbers of people are trying to make the risky journey to flee their collapsed economy.
Before the war broke out in Syria, Mohamad Alhamod was a successful luxury dressmaker in Damascus. After fleeing to Germany, he fought hard to rebuild his career. Today, he owns a small fashion label. He recently presented the latest collection in Berlin. His team at the show included many other refugees.
The EU has opened a 400-bed hospital on the Turkish border with Syria. The initiative is one of the largest EU funding projects in Turkey, which has received more than €10 billion in funds since 2014 for its hosting of several million refugees.
Last week 500 migrants landed in Greece on a rusty fishing vessel, revealing a new and until now rather discreet route: From eastern Libya to southern Italy.
Thanks to a humanitarian corridors project, on Wednesday, 37 Syrian nationals including 13 minors arrived in Rome on a flight from Beirut. On October 28, another 29 refugees are due to arrive from Lebanon.
Lebanon's president made international headlines when he said his country planned to start sending Syrian refugees back home. But confusion reigns as to what he meant and who exactly is being sent back.
The UN refugee agency has condemned the discovery of 92 naked people at the Evros river along Greece's border with Turkey. The agency is demanding an urgent investigation into the incident, as tensions continue to rise between the two countries.