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Italy expels to Tunisia accomplice of Berlin attacker

Italy has expelled to Tunisia Montassar Yaakoubi, a Tunisian associated with Anis Amri, the man who killed 12 people on 19 December 2016 in Berlin after driving a truck into a Christmas market, Webdo Tunis reports. A statement by the Italian interior ministry issued on June 6 said, Yaakoubi has expelled from Italy to Tunisia […]

UN Expresses ‘Deep Shock’ at Scale of Executions in Egypt

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed its “deep shock” after 20 people were reported to have been executed in Egypt since last week. The OHCHR also raised concerns that due process and fair trial guarantees did not appear to have been followed. The UN statement cited the case of […]

Mali: army, northern rebels move closer to decisive confrontation in Kidal region

The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation and become a turning point after a decade of conflict. A large convoy of the Malian army left Gao on Monday (2 October) and was reportedly headed to the localities […]