Is Europe closing door to refugees?
With smuggling tragedies increasing in the Mediterranean, Europe is looking for ways to stem the tide of human smuggling from North Africa.
CAIRO — Abu Ammar likes to crack jokes. It helps in his line of work. “If I have the opportunity, why not?” he said, smiling coyly. “I am a broker, and you are my first customer.”
Abu Ammar, not his real name, is a Syrian “simsar” (broker) for Egypt's smuggling networks, connecting potential passengers with smugglers bound for Italy.
