Italian doctoral student’s family seek truth about his torture and murder in early 2016 Three years after the disappearance, torture and murder of Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, Egypt is stonewalling Italy’s efforts [ More … ]
Members of Egyptian national security agency listed as potentially responsible for killing the Italian student student Giulio Regeni Italian prosecutors have named several members of Egypt’s national security agency as suspects in the alleged [ More … ]
– Mahsoub is living in France for the last years and one of prominent figures opposing Sisi regime in Egypt – Human rights organizations call Italian authorities not to deport the Egyptian opposition figure – [ More … ]
Italian student ‘Regeni’ was killed by Egyptian security forces, yet no one was blamed Italy has let its ambassador take up his post in Cairo, citing on Monday progress by Egypt in the investigation of [ More … ]
Ghassan Salame, the UN’s new envoy to Libya, backed Italy’s drive to stem the flow of migrants leaving the north African state for Europe, despite concerns among human rights groups. The UN’s new envoy to [ More … ]
Israel’s Air Force participating in Iniohos 2017 at a Greek air force base. Israel and the UAE do not have official diplomatic relations. The Israel Air Force began a joint exercise on Monday in Greece [ More … ]
56 Algerians and 400 Moroccans remain in danger after being held in Libya’s al-Nasr detention facility in al-Zawiyah. Libyan coastguards have intercepted more than 450 people at sea attempting to reach Europe’s southern shores using [ More … ]
UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has been invited to meet US President Donald Trump and his administration in Washington in June, a source has told The New Arab. Libya’s Western-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj [ More … ]
At least 97 people, including 15 women and five children, went missing on Thursday after their Europe-bound boat sank off the Libyan coast. At least 97 people are feared to be missing after their Europe-bound [ More … ]
An Egyptian court has sentenced 56 people to prison terms of up to 14 years over a boat that capsized last year, killing more than 200 on board. On 21 September, 2016, the incident occurred off [ More … ]
Traffickers’ rings in the Libyan desert and Mediterranean coast will be in the crosshairs after European and North African countries reached a deal to ramp up anti-migration efforts. European and North African nations will step [ More … ]
Papal spokesperson confirms that a visit to Egypt by Pope Francis may be on the cards, amid continued speculation that a trip may be scheduled for May. The Vatican is exploring the possibility of a [ More … ]
Surge in number of migrants attempting to reach Italy driven by nightmarish conditions Nightmarish conditions in Libya are helping to drive a surge in the numbers of migrants attempting to reach Italy in the depths [ More … ]
Seventy-five Syrian refugees arrived Monday in Italy, coming from the camps of the UNHCR in Lebanon, as a part of a humanitarian agreement signed by Rome with Christian communities. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo [ More … ]
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