Egyptian health Minister & Chinese ambassador to Cairo

EU-Emigration: EU approves military solution against smugglers, divided over refugee quota redistribution

The European Union members largely agreed in Brussels on Monday to carry out military actions against migrant smugglers networks which operate from Libya. Gathered in Brussels, EU ministers of the interior agreed to move to the second phase of EU’s counter-illegal migration strategy adopted in July. The EU interior ministers deemed that “the conditions to […]

Morocco, Israel cement newly resumed ties with four key agreements

Morocco and Israel sealed the resumption of bilateral ties with the signing of four agreements covering direct flights, visa waivers for diplomats, investment and financial facilitations and water management. The agreements were signed during a visit by a senior Israeli delegation led by Israel’s National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat; accompanied by White House Senior Advisor […]

Libya: Clashes in Janzour expose fragility of security deal

Heavy clashes broke out on Sunday in Janzour, west of Tripoli, between rival armed groups affiliated with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity (GNU). Fighting erupted after Mahmoud Boujaafar’s Joint Force stormed the Sixth Brigade headquarters led by Munir Al-Sweih, sparking a counterattack with medium and heavy weapons. The violence forced the […]