North Africa and Mediterranean

A Tunisian navy unit rescued 28 illegal immigrants as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian coast illegally, Tunisia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday. The rescue operation took place on Thursday night, while [Read More]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday revealed that at least 70 illegal migrants, including children, have died from drowning and 100 others went missing this week off the Libyan coast. “Children continue to [Read More]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday took note of the delay in elections in Libya and stressed the need for the elections to go ahead in appropriate conditions, said his deputy spokesman. The secretary-general took [Read More]

Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council decided on Wednesday to extend the general mobilization period to the end of March 2022 in light of the recent increase of COVID-19 cases in the country, a statement by Lebanon’s [Read More]

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday inaugurated the Assiut Gasoline Production Complex, the largest petroleum complex in Upper Egypt, and a number of other developmental projects in the area. Located in Assiut Province, the Assiut [Read More]

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday expressed concern about military mobilization in the south of the capital Tripoli. “The UNSMIL is concerned about the unfolding security situation in Tripoli. The current mobilization [Read More]

The UN envoy is in touch with Libyan parties as the security situation on the ground is undergoing dramatic changes three days ahead of elections, said a UN spokesman on Tuesday. The UN Support Mission [Read More]

The Palestinian government said on Monday that it approved the recommendations of the Ministry of Health to administer the third vaccine dose to all Palestinian citizens to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of [Read More]