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Strong border protection policy key to "multicultural" Australia: PM

Strong international border protection is the key to a prosperous and multicultural Australia, the nation's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday.

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Russia intensifies strikes near Turkey, as top Iranian official arrives in Damascus

​Russia has intensified its air strikes in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, close to the Turkish borders, as a top Iranian official arrived on Sunday in capital Damascus for meetings with top official, reports said.

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More European countries to tighten border control following German decision to curb refugees

​More European countries have decided, or said, to strengthen border checks following Germany's decision on Sunday to temporarily reinstate border control amid the ongoing refugee crisis.

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Syrian border guards confiscate weapon shipment coming from Lebanon: state TV

​The Syrian border guards have confiscated a large weapon shipment and ammunition, including missiles, in a Syrian town on the Syrian-Lebanese borders, state-run TV said Monday.

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Poland to strengthen border checks during climate conference in November

Poland's Interior Minister Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz Wednesday ordered the temporary reintroduction of checks on Polish borders during an upcoming climate conference, according to Polish media report.

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Egyptian army campaign on Gaza tunnels escalates: Hamas sources

The border area between Egypt and Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has been witnessing a significant escalation of the Egyptian army's security campaign of destroying dozens of tunnels underneath the borders that are used for smuggling, Hamas sources said on Sunday.