Syrian migrant crisis

EU Reaches Migrant Deal With Turkey

By Jenn Loro - Mar 19, 2016 02:10 PM EDT

EU reaches agreement with Turkey over the migrant deal in a bid to stem the flow of refugees entering Europe. The core of the deal is to send refugees in Greece back to Turkey in exchange for two-fold increase of the migrant assistance fund.

Refugees In Greece and Italy Already Reached More Than 100,000 In Less Than Two Months

By Jenn Loro - Feb 26, 2016 10:38 AM EST

A recently published report on the status of the refugee crisis in Europe revealed that more than 100, 000 people have reached Greece and Italy prompting other EU states to implement stricter policies to curb migration.

George Clooney And Amal Alamuddin In Special Meeting With German Leader Angela Merkel; Actor Says US Is Not Doing Enough In Syria Migrant Crisis

By Jenn Loro - Feb 15, 2016 03:13 PM EST

George Clooney had his word about the Syrian migrant crisis and dropped that as an activist-actor, he wanted to make a film centered on this issue.

Syrian Migrant Crisis Update: World Powers Unite To Approve Ceasefire Plan

By Jenn Loro - Feb 14, 2016 06:28 PM EST

Top diplomats from the world’s major powers agreed on a midnight Syrian war truce after a tense negotiation in Munich, Germany in an effort to contain the 5-year multi-sided armed conflict that already spiraled out of control.

Syrian Migrant Crisis Reported To Have Resulted 470,000 Deaths

By Jenn Loro - Feb 12, 2016 11:27 AM EST

A report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research (SCPR) estimates that nearly half a million people died in the multi-sided armed conflict in Syria.

Turkey Limits Entries Of Migrants; 'We’re At The End Of Capacity To Absorb'

By Jenn Loro - Feb 09, 2016 11:44 AM EST

Turkey expressed that it has now stretched its “capacity to absorb” prompting the EU to offer 3 billion euros worth of aid to help the country deal with the massive influx of Syrian refugees fleeing war and persecution.

Balkans Threaten to Close off Their Borders to Immigrants if Germany Does

By Kanika Gupta - Oct 26, 2015 09:27 AM EDT

The Balkan countries including Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, said that they will close their borders too if the Germans or any other country in Europe do it to stop the refugees from coming in

Jeb Bush Quips That Donald Trump Needs 'Big Boy Pants'

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 04, 2015 11:53 AM EDT

Though they both spoke in the same state, Jeb Bush and Donald Trump ripped off each other.

Sir Bob Geldof Says Migrants Crisis Is 'A Sickening Disgrace,' Offers To Take In Four Refugee Families

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 06, 2015 06:37 PM EDT

Sir Bob Geldof offers to give shelter to four families as he expresses disgust at the migrant and refugee crisis in Europe.

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