Tag: Mediterranean
Tunisia arrests Boko Haram alleged affiliates
Tunisia recently arrested a number of alleged militants of the Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram, the leader of security union in the coastal city of ... Read More
Dramatic increase in remittances from the Moroccan diaspora
Moroccans living abroad are the leading foreign exchange earners in the kingdom, alongside tourism and services, the automobile industry and the export of phosphates and ... Read More
Egypt ready for regional confrontation as Ethiopia resumes filling of Renaissance dam
The Egyptian military says it is ready to face regional challenges as Ethiopia resumes filling the Renaissance dam considered a threat by the Arab Republic. ... Read More
OHCHR report on migration prompts EU to discuss aid plan to Libya to monitor southern border
Following the damning report issued this week by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) highlighting the responsibility of the European Union in ... Read More
ISIS reportedly planning attacks in Mediterranean seaside resorts
British intelligence agencies have warned that the ISIS terror group has plans to launch attacks this Summer on several Mediterranean countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, ... Read More
Morocco: 169 Sub-Saharan immigrants rescued in Mediterranean; human trafficker arrested in Asilah
Royal Navy coastguard, operating in the Mediterranean, on Sunday night, assisted several makeshift inflatable boats that encountered difficulties, said a military source. The boats were ... Read More
Prosecutors General from Europe, Mediterranean committed to international judicial cooperation
EuroMed Forum 2019 (Banner) Prosecutors General from Europe and Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia) agreed on the ... Read More
Tunisia: Military Jet Crashes into Mediterranean during Drill
A Tunisian military aircraft crashed Wednesday into the Mediterranean during a military exercise involving 10 other countries bordering on the sea. The Defense Ministry of ... Read More
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 84,345 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,777
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 84,345 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 3 October, with 38,451 to Spain, the ... Read More
A Summit on the Mediterranean in Marseille in 2019, French President Announces
President Emmanuel Macron of France announced Monday that a summit on the Mediterranean will be held in "the early summer of 2019" in Marseille, south-eastern ... Read More