Xenophobia runs the world
From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.

From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.




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Caught between two worlds, migrants in Tunisia fight the elements and the authorities as they strive to reach Europe.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been jailed for 5 years after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy.
Sarkozy has been handed a five-year prison sentence after trial over finances from late Libyan leader Gaddafi.
Paris criminal court finds Nicolas Sarkozy partly guilty in trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya.
UN agency says dozens killed after a boat carrying mostly Sudanese refugees capsized near the Libyan town of Tobruk.
In the Mediterranean Sea, at least 2,452 migrants or refugees died or went missing last year.
Before this attack, the Ocean Viking had rescued 87 people, including from war-torn Sudan, and was en route to Italy.
There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing.
The White House has sent letters to more than 20 different countries this week announcing new tariffs.

Four songs on Middle Eastern conflicts with a sense of love for Arab identity and commitment to the Palestinian cause.