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Refugees reaching Greece after dangerous journey want to leave for other EU countries
Around 500 refugees of Afghan, Iraqi and Syrian origins sheltering in an Athens park say they have no wish to stay in Greece and are hoping to move on to greener EU pastures as soon as they acquire documents.
The drama of the roughly 124,000 refugees that have struggled through the hardships of the journey to reach Greece does not end when they arrive on the country's shores.
Turkey key on refugee flow, fighting ISIL: UK ambassador to Turkey
It is wrong to fault Turkey for its actions in the battle against ISIL, UK Envoy to Ankara Richard Moore says, while also praising its welcoming of refugees Turkey is undertaking important responsibilities in terms of the refugee flow it has received and foreign fighters, according to U.K.
Turkey will not give Syrian refugees right to work: Minister
Turkey's Syrian refugees will not be granted special work permits, the labour minister said on Aug. 7, explaining that such a programme would be unfair to Turks seeking work.
VIDEO: 10 Syrians die as overcrowded minibus crashes in northwest Turkey
10 Syrian nationals have died when an overcrowded minibus they were travelling in hit a wall in the northwestern Turkish province of Bal?kesir, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 8 citing local officials.
Havran district governor Yasin Öztürk said nine people died and 31 others were injured in the accident near the Sapc? region.
VIDEO: Death toll rises to 11 as overcrowded minibus carrying Syrians crashes in northwest Turkey
11 Syrian nationals have died when an overcrowded minibus they were travelling in hit a wall in the northwestern Turkish province of Bal?kesir, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 8 citing local officials.
According to reports, eleven people died and 29 others were injured in the accident near the Sapc? region.
VIDEO: 10 Syrians, one Turk die in overcrowded minibus crash in northwest Turkey
At least 11 people, including 10 Syrian nationals and one Turkish citizen, have died and 29 others were injured when an overcrowded minibus they were traveling in hit a wall in the northwestern Turkish province of Bal?kesir on Aug. 8. The Syrians were thought to be migrants on their way to an Aegean seaside town where they would begin an illegal voyage to a Greek island.
Are Uighur Turks oppressed in China?
During every Ramadan, news erupts in the Turkish press claiming China is oppressing Uighur Turks in the country and banning their practice of Islam. As usual, this was again the case last month. Similar news was broadly covered in the media upon which anti-China demonstrations and attacks took place throughout Turkey.
Yet are these claims valid? Are Uighurs tyrannized in China?
Migrant crisis 'surpasses' Greek abilities: Tsipras
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Aug. 7 said a huge influx of migrants and refugees ?surpassed? his debt-hit country?s abilities as he announced a raft of measures and asked for EU help to handle the crisis.
?This problem surpasses us. Greece is a country in economic crisis, and it faces a major humanitarian crisis within a crisis,? Tsipras said.
Tsipras: Greece needs EU help in dealing with migration
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pointed out that migration is a critical issue for the whole of Europe, not just Greece. Ahead of a meeting on the refugee crisis, he said that Greece is Europe’s border and receives massive refugee flows.
New York Times: Shame on Europe for not helping Greece on refugee crisis
In op ed article the New York Times online lambaste the European Union for abandoning Greece to cope with the waves of refugees arriving on its shores from war-torn areas in the Middle East and Turkey.
'Most of Syrian refugees in Turkey unable to return:' Amnesty International
Amnesty International?s Researcher for Turkey Andrew Gardner declared that a significant part of Syrians who have migrated to Turkey will not be able to go back to Syria, urging that the Turkish government should envisage their future development.
MHP closes doors for minority and election governments
The nationalist party will back neither a minority government formed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) nor an election government pledging four temporary ministerial seats to the Kurdish-question focused party, its leader has said.
Turkey plans to deport Syrians engaging in illegal migration
Turkey's Interior Ministry Migration Management Directorate and Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) have been working on a new bill to deport Syrian migrants who were once subjected to illegal migration attempts in Turkish territories, ?zmir Governor Mustafa Toprak has said.
Women in Turkey work for self-confidence
A new report by the Bahçe?ehir University Center for Economic and Social Research (BETAM) has revealed Turkish women believe work assures their self-confidence and financial freedom, contrary to the prejudice they work only as a financial obligation.
30 illegal migrants found on highway in north
Members of the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) in Novi Sad on Tuesday discovered 30 illegal migrants from Syria and Turkey.
The police said the migrants were found while traveling in seven vehicles on the Subotica-Belgrade highway.