The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa.

Tunisia says this happens through cooperation with UN migration agency, neighboring countries Algeria and Libya

Italy took the Turkey model and applied it to North Africa, pledging hundreds of millions of euros to Tunisia and Libya, the main departure points. “It came down to money,” said an EU ...

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.

The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs.

Despite their distance from European centers, the Jews of North Africa were forcefully displaced to detention and labor camps, subject to discriminatory legislation, and participated in armed groups.

Processing centres became operational in October but European judges ruled against detention of first groups transferred there

Three-time champions Nigeria will know their opponents for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Monday (today) as the Confederation of African Football conducts the draw in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

You can watch the Sinner vs Zverev live stream for free with English-language commentary on the 9Now streaming service in Australia. 9Now will be showing over 300 hours of the Australian Open 2025, including exhibition and qualifying matches, so it's a great option for those who don't want to pay to watch the tennis Down Under.

Kuwait has achieved a remarkable ranking in the 2025 edition of the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, placing first in the Middle East

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For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of impunity. In recent years he was even beginning to be welcomed back to an international community eager to move on and to return Syrian refugees, despite clear evidence that Syria was not safe.