Europe

Seventy-four migrants were rescued from a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea between northern Africa and southern Europe on Monday, VOA reported. All the passengers, 73 men and 1 woman, were found by the Greek coast guard 25 nautical miles…

The Council of Shia Scholars in Europe announced a special program that will start in June to support young people who are preparing for marriage, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Shia communities across Europe. The Council said in a statement,…

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Greece’s southern Peloponnese region on Friday morning, Anadolu Agency reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was beneath the seabed near the Strofades islands, approximately 120 kilometers south of the southwestern city of Patras, the Athens…

Thousands of individuals in Cologne, Germany took to the streets on Thursday to protest against racism in commemoration of the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Anadolu Agency reported. The demonstration, organized in the biggest city of…

German police detained two suspects for planning terror attacks in Sweden, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The two Afghan nationals were affiliated to the ISIS terror group’s Khorasan branch (ISPK), the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. They received orders…

Survivors from a sinking rubber dinghy rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea have revealed that around 60 individuals who set off from Libya with them a week prior tragically perished during the voyage, Al Jazeera reported. SOS Mediterranee announced on…

Italy’s Coast Guard rescued 46 irregular migrants stranded on the rocks of Lampedusa Island after crossing the Mediterranean, Anadolu Agency reported. The migrants, reported to be Pakistani and Egyptian nationals, were found at the western edge of Lampedusa. One migrant…

The city of Frankfurt in Germany plans to spread a message of peace and unity during the holy month of Ramadan by adorning a central high street with half-moons, stars, and other decorations for the first time, DW news agency…

The European Union Council and the European Parliament on Tuesday reached a provisional agreement to ban the entry of products made with forced labour into the European single market. The agreement clarifies the different responsibilities the EU Commission and the…

A seven-year-old girl drowned after a small boat carrying 16 people trying to get to the United Kingdom overturned on Sunday in northern France, Al Jazeera reported. According to a statement by the local authority, the vehicle “was not appropriately…