Patrick Kingsley
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Trading in souls: Inside the world of the people smugglers
Abu Hamada, the kingpin of the Syrian smuggling network in Egypt, earns about $90 000 a week but sees nothing wrong in profiting from migrants.
Airstrikes ‘won’t deter migrants’
More than just military action is needed in Libya to curb desperate refugees and hungry smugglers.
Divided Europe is all at sea over desperate migrants
The challenge is huge but there are some things that could ease the tragic situation.
Ending migrant rescue missions has not curbed demand, say smugglers
Smugglers responsible for putting migrants to sea in inadequate vessels say they do not force refugees to board any boat against their will.
State of confusion: Is it IS, Isis, Isil, QSIS or QSIL?
Some call it Isis. Others say it’s Isil. The group itself prefers Islamic State, or IS. And in the Middle East, its critics call it Da’ash.
‘Later, they set fire to the hospital’
Egypt’s military has been brutally thorough in its crackdown on the deposed president’s supporters.
The unbearable prospect of not being Kim
Kim Jong-il impersonator fears his career might have run its course after the death of the North Korean leader.
Battle for the highs of surfing
Surfers will now be tested for illegal substances before major competitions, a move that some believe could damage the sport’s subversive allure.
Cyberspace — the fifth battleground
Not by land, air, sea or space but on the internet. Hackers are plotting to attack in more sophisticated ways than you realise.