Calais
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Hollande says UK must take share of responsibility for Calais minors
EghtesadOnline: French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he had spoken with British Prime Minister Theresa May to convey the message that Britain should take its share of responsibility…
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France, Britain bicker over child migrants stuck in Calais
EghtesadOnline: Five days into a French operation to clear the Calais "Jungle" France has lashed out at apparent British criticism of the way children are being treated while thousands of migrants…
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Calais Jungle clearance resumes, tents and shelters ablaze
EghtesadOnline: Migrants at the "Jungle" camp in Calais set more tents and shelters ablaze on Wednesday and an explosion rocked the site, while others queued to be resettled around France by…
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Demolition of France's "Jungle" migrant camp set to begin
EghtesadOnline: France will begin dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais on Tuesday as several hundred more inhabitants queued for temporary housing in centers across France.
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Migrants begin new life outside France's 'Jungle' camp
EghtesadOnline: In a dank flat in southwestern France, 23-year-old Nasir stares at a living room wall bare except for a list of emergency numbers and contemplates life for his asylum-seeking…
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French police clash with migrants and protesters outside Jungle camp
EghtesadOnline: French police fired tear gas and water cannon at migrants and protesters who gathered in defiance of a ban on Saturday outside the shanty town near Calais known as "the Jungle",…