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Libya: Greece halts asylum requests from North African migrants following EU delegation’s expulsion from Benghazi

Greece has announced on July 9, a three-month suspension of asylum hearings for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa, in response to a recent surge in arrivals from Libya. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared the move during a parliamentary address on Wednesday, emphasizing a hardened stance on illegal migration and warning that all unauthorized […]

Istiqlal Party SG’s Statement on Mauritania Reflects a Personal Viewpoint, Benkirane

The recent statements on Mauritania’s territorial integrity made by the Istiqlal party Secretary General “reflect only a personal point of view and are not in line with the permanent features of Moroccan diplomacy,” said Head of the Government Abdelilah Benkirane who had been received Wednesday by President Mohammed Ould Abdelaziz of Mauritania. Benkirane was dispatched […]

Libya: Finance Ministers of the two parties have agreed on unifying budget

The United Nations support mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the meeting that took place on Tuesday, January 12, in Brega, the Libyan eastern port city, between the finance ministers of the two rival parties. An agreement for a unified budget for 2021 was reached at this meeting. A joint financial commission composed of experts from […]