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Comment: Governments should take five urgent, essential steps to address the precarious situation of migrants during the pandemic, writes Gregory A. Maniatis.
Despite an ongoing deadly coronavirus outbreak, Egypt has imposed a crackdown on health workers deemed to be critical of the Sisi regime.
Italy to take in 180 refugees rescued in Mediterranean
Italy on Sunday authorised charity vessel Ocean Viking to transfer 180 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to a ship in Sicily for quarantine, the ship's operator and the government said.
Italy slams Egypt's stance on student's killing
Since late 2018, Italian prosecutors have called for Egypt to hand over five intelligence and police service officials or to at least help ...
Egypt and Italy discuss Giulio Regeni case
The Egyptian Prosecution has reportedly requested assistance from its Italian counterparts in investigating the abduction, torture and slaying ...
Syrian regime could be culprit in Italy's drug trafficking
Rome blamed IS for being the culprit in the 'biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world', but analysts have blamed the Syrian regime.
British Muslim charities and the Covid-19 response
Despite how hard British Muslims have been hit by the pandemic, the relief response from their community has been among the strongest.
Italy seizes 14 tonnes of IS-made amphetamines from Syria
Police said in a statement that the operation was "the biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world".
Libya 'a priority' Italy's FM says during Tripoli visit
Rome and Tripoli are reworking a 2017 memorandum on migration.
An Egyptian-Turkish war in Libya?
Comment: Recent geopolitical and on-the-ground developments have ignited concerns over the prospect of an Egyptian-Turkish military ...
Tobruk urges Egypt to send troops if Sirte attacked
The Tobruk-based parliament linked to rogue general Khalifa Haftar has called for Egyptian support against the forces of the UN-backed ...
Israeli annexation and a history of broken American promises
Comment: Palestinian leaders have repeatedly gambled on the US to help them achieve their goals, to the detriment of the Palestinian people, ...
Mega arms deal with Egyptian regime exposes Italy's 'hypocrisy'
In-depth: Activists say Italy's $1.2 billion sale of warships to Egypt is a betrayal of murdered student Giuliu Regeni and thousands of Egyptian ...
US soldier 'plotted to have unit attacked by jihadists'
Ethan Phelan Melzer hoped to be martyred in a jihadist attack in Turkey in order to spark a new '10-year war' in the Middle East, the US Justice ...
First migrant charity ship reaches Italy since pandemic
The arrival of the Mare Ionio ship in Pozzallo, Sicily, on World Refugee Day, was hailed by human rights organisations.
Italy pressed on Egypt arms sale amid torture-murder case
A special parliamentary commission is investigating the abduction, torture and slaying of Giulio Regeni.
France accuses Turkey of violating UN embargo on Libya
France has accused Turkey of repeatedly violating a UN arms embargo on warn-torn Libya.
Greek-Italian maritime deal sends clear message to Turkey
The Greek-Italian maritime deal comes amid a Mediterranean power struggle sparked by events in Libya's war.
Migrants return to EU after virus-linked slump
The total number of detections of such crossings on Europe's migratory routes in May reached nearly 3,500 from 900 the previous month.
Germany's Sea Watch rescues 100 migrants off Libya
The dinghy was found 29 nautical miles off Zawyia, 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Tripoli, Sea Watch said on Twitter.
The significance of Erdogan's Hagia Sophia conversion plan
As opposition parties call for early elections, Erdogan's critics say he is using Hagia Sophia to divert attention from economic turmoil ...
Italy approves warship sale to Egypt despite student murder
Italy has approved the sale of two warships to Egypt, and could offer further arms deals, despite the gruesome 2016 murder of Italian ...
More than 50 dead in migrant shipwreck off Tunisia
Victims of a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia are believed to have set off for Italy a week ago on a boat with 53 people on board.
Libya's eastern authority endorses EU maritime border deal
Eastern Libya's support for the of maritime borders agreement between Greece and Italy is intended to counter Turkish 'ambitions' in ...
The bodies of around 20 migrants were recovered from Tunisia.
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