The renaming is part of a broader concept that aims to celebrate the diversity of the children attending the daycare center, according to Andreas Brohm, the city's mayor.
On Friday fifteen foreign nationals were arrested by police for involvement in a knife brawl in which 10 Eritrean citizens were injured.
Earlier this month, a dinghy filled with belongings of refugees holding Somalian and Turkish documents and other belongings washed ashore in Netanya, with no expected survivors.
The migrants in question are not believed to have come onto land, but are believed to have drowned.
The tech billionaire wrote that Germany was engaging in activity reminiscent of invasion.
Francis spoke out in favor of welcoming migrants, in a long speech that concluded a Church conference on Mediterranean issues.
According to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, about 178,500 migrants have come to Europe in the year to date via the Mediterranean, while about 2,500 died or went missing on the way.
If the bill is to pass, Israel would have a set annual quota for people gaining refugee status in the country.
The government announced that they will examine the cancellation of work visas for those staying in Israel illegally, and it was agreed to promote a basic immigration law.
State officials frequently say Cyprus is on the frontline of irregular migration in the eastern Mediterranean, though the rate of increase has tapered off this year.
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