New Delhi, India – Indian officials have floated a controversial plan to introduce apex predators such as crocodiles and venomous snakes into riverine stretches along the Bangladesh border, to act as natural deterrents against undocumented migration and smuggling in places where erecting fencing is difficult. India’s 4,096km-long (2,545-mile) border with Bangladesh runs through some challenging…
BBC Arabic’s correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day. The Lebanese army has set up a barrier to stop residents from returning to their homes in Khiam, after loud explosions continued to be heard in towns that…
Shorouk Express The association of European airports called on Thursday for an urgent review of the new EU border system, amid “mounting operational issues” that could affect the holiday season. In a letter to the European Commission, Airport Council International, ACI Europe, said if problems are not resolved by January, “additional flexibility” will be needed…
Shorouk Express Germany is sending soldiers to strengthen Poland’s eastern border with Belarus and Russia, multiple media reported on Saturday. Several dozen German soldiers will join Poland’s East Shield from April 2026, with the mission initially running until the end of 2027, Deutsche Welle reported, citing Berlin’s defense ministry. German troops will focus on engineering…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 28. The next meeting of the state commissions on the delimitation of the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be held in Armenia, the statement of the Secretariat of the State Commission on the Delimitation of the State Border between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia on…
Shorouk Express Palma is Spain’s latest airport to roll out the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU. Palma de Mallorca has become the latest Spanish airport to start using the new EES system for non-EU residents. The rollout of EES at Palma is the latest in a series of Spanish…
Shorouk Express Gran Canaria airport in Spain’s Canary Islands is the latest to implement the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU. Gran Canaria airport has become the latest Spanish travel hub to start using the new EES system for non-EU residents. The rollout of EES at Gran Canaria is the…
Shorouk Express The popular Alicante-Elche airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca is the latest to implement the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU. Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has become the latest Spanish travel hub to start using the new EES system for non-EU residents. The rollout of EES at Alicante is…
Shorouk Express In less than a month, Palma de Mallorca Airport will be the fifth airport in Spain to start using the EU’s Entry/Exit System for third-country travellers, a real test for the new border checks given the millions of British tourists that visit the island every year. The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) for…
Shorouk Express From Sunday, non-EU travellers entering Europe’s Schengen open-borders zone will gradually be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks. The aim of the new system? To replace eventually the manual stamp on passports and secure better information-sharing between the bloc’s 27 states. “This…
