Muhamad Yehia ROME (AP) — One of the eight migrants brought for processing in an Albanian center after being intercepted in international waters has returned to Italy after being deemed “vulnerable,” a delegation of Italian activists and lawmakers visiting the center said on Saturday. The Egyptian man was diagnosed with “psychic …
Read More »EU see UNIFIL mission as essential
MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The EU countries contributing to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, dubbed as UNIFIL, say it is “essential and fundamental” and only the UN can decide whether to end it, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday after a video call with 15 …
Read More »Italy blocks rescued migrants from landing
Italy’s new rightwing government is attempting to stop European charities landing migrants rescued from the Mediterranean at the country’s ports, in a first test of its campaign pledge to curb illegal migration from north Africa. Rome’s tough new tactics have left migrants stuck for up to 14 days on board …
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