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An overcrowded boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean has capsized off the coast of Sfax. At least five people have died and 10 are missing after an overcrowded boat carrying migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy sank. The boat sank off of …

The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after a boat they were travelling in on Thursday, September 22, sank off Syria’s coast, while 20 survivors are being treated, Syria’s Health minister has said.   Officials in the Syrian city of Tartus said Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals including women …

The ship was heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta when it sank seven miles off the coast of the southern city of Gabes on Friday. The Tunisian navy rescued all seven crew members following a distress call. It was carrying between 750 tons and 1,000 tons of fuel, officials said. …