Author: Zaynab Khojji ID: 1623858097701702000 Wed, 2021-06-16 18:45 GAZA CITY: During the recent Israeli conflict with Gaza, a shift in Egyptian policy was evident in President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s pledge of half a billion dollars to rebuild the besieged enclave. … read more
Wed, 2021-06-16 18:55 ROME: As the illegal migrant situation in the Mediterranean Sea continues to escalate — nearly 2,000 people have landed on the island of Lampedusa since Sunday — the presidents from Italy and Tunisia met in Rome to work … read more
Wed, 2021-06-16 17:46 LONDON: Leading rights groups have called on the EU to protect lives on the main Mediterranean route between Libya and Europe. Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) on Wednesday … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1623786592992752600 Tue, 2021-06-15 19:47 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated veteran Democrat Thomas Nides as the US ambassador to Israel, two days after the formation of a new government. Nides, who as a senior State Department … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1623780492651920700 Tue, 2021-06-15 17:26 TUNIS: A Tunisian court on Tuesday released media mogul and former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui after he spent more than six months in custody on money laundering and tax evasion charges, his lawyer … read more