Tunisia Plans to Set up Security & Intelligence Agency

Tunisian authorities Thursday decided to endow the country with its own security and intelligence national agency to help in preventing and warding off terrorist threats and acts. A concerted meeting between the Tunisian Head of State Beji Caid Essebsi, Prime Minister Habib Essid, Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Ennaceur along with several government officials and […]

New Mauritius gov’t questions Chagos archipelago deal with UK

The UK government has said it still sticks to the plan to hand over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius even after the country’s new leader backed away from the contentious deal, arguing that it did not benefit his country enough. London announced it will transfer the sovereignty over the contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which […]

Libya intercepts over 100 migrants, recovers bodies

In a series of maritime operations spanning three days, Libyan authorities have intercepted a total of 113 migrants and recovered three bodies along the country’s coastline. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, the remains of three African migrants were discovered on a beach in Misrata, located approximately 200 kilometres east of […]