by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Rome, London – An employee in the Italian Interior Ministry secretly visited Libya to reach deals with local warlords and coast guard officials in order to stop the flow of migrants to Europe. If the events of the fictional film “L’ordine delle cose” by...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2017 | Features
London – Years of war and instability in several Middle Eastern countries have provided fertile ground for human-traffickers, whose clients long to leave their homes after despairing from their destroyed infrastructure, lack of job opportunities and weak political...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2016 | World
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel promised cash and military vehicles on Monday to help Niger fight human traffickers and extremists. Merkel’s move comes in hopes of trying to bolster a country that is a key staging post for migrants trying to reach Europe. Merkel,...
by Youssef Diab | Apr 21, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut-Rumored stories told about a wide-spread under network for prostitution and human trafficking in Lebanon, were nothing but a sample of the heinous scandal recently exposed on crimes committed by its members. The Lebanese judiciary authority’s decision reveals...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2016 | Middle East
In a report issued by the US Department of State, Iran occupied first place for world-wide human trafficking, in particular the trafficking of children. Iranian police stations have registered strange complaints such as unearthing tombs, stealing parts of corpses and...