IOM: 2016 Deadliest Year Ever for Migrants Crossing Mediterranean
IOM William Lacy Swing
Geneva - Arab Today
More migrants were killed crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2016 than ever before, according to the United Nations migration agency in the region.
At least 363,348 people crossed the sea - mostly to Italy and Greece - but 5,079 additional people were either killed or are missing. International Organization for Migration (IOM) released its preliminary figures, but they are expected to increase with the addition of fatalities from December.
"The probable addition of several hundred more fatalities recorded in 2016 only deepens the tragedy", said IOM Director General William Lacy Swing.
He added that Europe's frustration with a seemingly endless cycle of migrant rescue followed by reports of shipwrecks and more drownings will continue unless Governments throughout the region find a way to manage migration comprehensively.
Source: QNA
GMT 18:54 2017 Saturday ,28 January
Italy rescues 1000 migrants in MediterraneanGMT 02:22 2016 Sunday ,04 December
Spain: 72 migrants rescued at seaGMT 21:58 2016 Thursday ,24 November
Some 650 Migrants Rescued from MediterraneanGMT 22:10 2016 Sunday ,25 September
Admiral Kuznetsov Carrier steps in to support Russia's anti-Daesh ops in SyriaGMT 00:54 2016 Thursday ,15 September
Germany to send up to 650 troops to NATO mission in Mediterranean
- Sunday ,25 September GMT 22:10 2016 Admiral Kuznetsov Carrier steps in to support Russia's anti-Daesh ops in Syria
- Thursday ,15 September GMT 00:54 2016 Germany to send up to 650 troops to NATO mission in Mediterranean
With Job Cuts, China Deal
France's Carrefour revamps operations
Paris - Emiratesvoice
France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job cuts, a product revamp and new partnerships in China. Carrefour, which was the world'sTo partake in Beiteddine Festivals
Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening
Beirut - NNA
French renowned singer and supermodel, Carla Bruni, is expected to arrive this evening at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, accompanied by her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. BruniIn France
Microsoft to open 4 data centres
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse onIn Olympic Spotlight
'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters
Taipei - Emiratesvoice
North Korea's figure skaters Ryom Tai-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are "friendly and kind and a little bit shy", South Korea's Kim Kyueun said Tuesday ahead of their hugely anticipated Olympic appearance. The skater is competing with her partner Alex Kam in theFor $11.6 Bn
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment
Paris - Emiratesvoice
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion. Sanofi's chief executive Olivier Brandicourt said the acquisition "enhances its presence in specialtyParis show pays homage
to 'eternal style' of late Alaia
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Two months after legendary designer Azzedine Alaia's sudden death plunged the fashion world into mourning, an exhibition in homage to the "King of Cling" opens Monday in his studios in Paris. The Tunisian-born designer, renowned for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November aged 82, reportedly of heart failure after falling down the stairs at his home. The diminutive maverick, who ignored fashion week convention by showing when and where he wanted, in July produced his first couture collection in six years to rapturous reviews. Now some of his most iconic dresses are going on display in the glass-roofed gallery next to his studio and home in the Marais district where he used to show his creations. It includes the dress worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, his longtime friend and muse, when she led
GMT 10:18 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon seven
GMT 05:04 2024 Tuesday ,06 February
Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017
GMT 09:11 2017 Friday ,12 May
UN agriculture agency and World Bank reinforce partnership
GMT 03:13 2018 Saturday ,20 January
German IS rapper killed in airstrike in Syria: monitor
GMT 02:46 2013 Monday ,09 December
Germany\'s 4-decade weekly TV date with murder
GMT 17:57 2013 Wednesday ,07 August
Calls for Russia to be stripped of Olympics over gay rights record
GMT 12:21 2014 Friday ,07 November
'You know you want a truck' with technology and stuff
GMT 16:55 2014 Monday ,21 July
Bear Grylls, Zac Efron go shirtless in 'Running Wild' clipGMT 10:00 2011 Tuesday ,09 August
AirAsia and rival Malaysia Airlines confirm tie-up
GMT 09:23 2017 Wednesday ,25 October
Iran recruits Afghans for Syria fightGMT 10:52 2013 Thursday ,28 February
SpaceTop 3D see-through computer unveiled at TED 2013GMT 17:13 2013 Monday ,21 January
European scientists discover Earth blasted with radiation
GMT 07:52 2016 Thursday ,07 January
Sexual rebellion and murder among the bees
GMT 21:37 2016 Saturday ,12 March
Ahly achieve goalless draw with Angolan Recreativo in CAF Champions League
GMT 20:56 2017 Monday ,17 July
Artillery shells gatherings of mercenaries in Nehm
GMT 05:08 2013 Tuesday ,18 June
Mona el-Husseiny to Arab Today: Egyptians should decide their fateGMT 13:16 2011 Thursday ,12 May
Warnings to the West of a bloodier jihad to come
GMT 11:06 2017 Saturday ,03 June
Focus on captains as Australia take on New Zealand
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor