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A Tunisian court Monday ordered the arrest of Local Affairs and Environment Minister and scores of other officials accused of corruption in connection with the importation of tons of highly dangerous waste from Italy. Mustapha Laroui was dismissed from the cabinet as result of the arrest warrant issued by the ministry of justice. Nineteen other […]
The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, met Thursday in Benghazi with rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar who has released 18 Italian fishermen detained for three months and charged with fishing illegally in Libyan waters. Conte, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio, discussed with the retired General the latest developments in Libya, including political, […]
Italy has expulsed 92 Tunisians living irregularly in the European country which is fighting illegal migration flows from the southern banks of the Mediterranean. The expulsed arrived this week on three different flights that landed at Ennfidha airport, in Sousse governorate. The expulsions are part of the European country’s program to flash out […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has interrupted his European tour and cancelled his trip to Italy after minister of Economy tested positive to covid-19, reports say. Mechichi was expected in Rome on Tuesday at the invitation of the Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, after his trip to Paris Monday. The Italy trip was cancelled after […]
the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord, GNA, signed Friday a military agreement with Italy covering many areas including training, military education and cooperation in the field of illegal immigration. Defense Minister Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush inked the deal with his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini in Rome, according to media office of the Volcano of […]
An Italian company operating in Algeria is currently victim of blackmail from some corrupt individuals of the North African country’s energy giant Sonatrach after landing a major energy contract, Algérie Part reports. Maire Tecnimont, an engineering and consultancy company present in Algeria for several years, last month won a tender launched by Sonatrach for the […]
Four European countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom have warned against obstructing the Libyan political Dialogue. In a joint statement issued Monday, the four countries said they are “ready to take measures against those who obstruct the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and other tracks of the Berlin process, as well as those […]
The Italian Calabria Roma Europa Foundation, which brings together more than 180 Italian municipalities, has welcomed Morocco’s commitment to the ceasefire in force since 1991 in the buffer zone of Guerguarat. The Foundation also commended the Kingdom’s commitment to the political process under the aegis of the United Nations and on the basis of Security […]
Italy has deported 48 Tunisian illegal migrants as part of a program, which began in August as authorities wage war on the Mediterranean crossing. Two Italian aircraft landed early this week with migrants after they were investigated if connected with any legal offense, Tunisie Numerique reports. The expulsions are part of the European country’s program […]
The Moroccan tourism, the hardest hit sector by the Covid-19 global pandemic, gets a precious boost from the low-cost carrier Ryanair which resumed on Oct.25 its operations in this North African country. The announcement was made by Mrs. Jason McGuinness, commercial director of the European airline. “We are pleased to support the Moroccan tourism sector […]