Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Pierre Moscovici

Libya seeks urgent clarification from Russia over travel warning

The Libyan Government of National Unity has called on Moscow to provide an urgent explanation regarding the Russian Embassy’s recent travel warning for Libya. Issued on Thursday, December 12, the advisory discourages Russian citizens from traveling to Libya, citing risks to safety, and comes in the wake of the arrest of a Russian citizen in […]

Egypt: UN calls for independent, impartial probe into Morsi’s death

The United Nations Human Rights office Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to conduct an independent investigation into the death of ex-President Mohamed Morsi who died Monday during a hearing in a court. Egyptian authorities buried Morsi Tuesday at the government’s cemetery in the Nasr City district, under tight security and behind closed doors. The former leader […]

Palestine: UN imputes alarming infant mortality rise in Gaza to blockade

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza (UNRWA) rang the alarm over the weekend as its new study on the 2013 infant mortality rate in Gaza showed a surge in the number of death of babies under the age of one for the first time in more than half a century. The UN agency’s […]