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When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five athletes – adorned in traditional Palestinian attire and carrying the Palestinian flag – crossed into Tokyo's Olympic Stadium during the inauguration ceremony...

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on Friday that he is arranging a return to political life in his first video interview since his...

European arms companies are "instrumental" in mass displacement and fuelling the refugee crisis, according to a report by Transnational Institute (TNI). TNI's report, Smoking Guns, revealed that weapons sold...

Ben & Jerry's decision to suspend its operations in the occupied Palestinian West Bank is an event that is proving critical to Palestinian efforts, which ultimately aim at holding...

At least 57 irregular migrants have died after a boat sank off the Libyan coast, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced yesterday. The United Nations organisation said the migrants died...

The Tunisian coast guards on Saturday rescued 155 irregular migrants off the country's southern and eastern coasts, Anadolu reported. "The National Guard managed on Friday and Saturday to thwart 16 illegal...

As many as ten Iranian navy commando fighters have received military training in Malta, Israel's Channel 12 has claimed. According to the Israeli channel, the ten Iranian divers were trained a...

Egypt resorted to the UN Security Council to solve the problem of the Renaissance Dam after it had exhausted all its efforts in futile negotiations that did nothing. As...

A Moroccan national, who is one of the top leaders Daesh, was remanded in Italy, Morocco's Internal Intelligence Service announced on Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency. The militant was arrested...

Italy is intending to take part in a European-led maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz through a naval unit and a meteorological system, the Italian defence minister...

Italian activists have launched a campaign urging people not to go on holiday to Egypt in protest against the regime's unchecked, systematic forcible disappearance of dissidents. In September last...

Italy has loosened restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported government sources saying yesterday, in a move aimed at easing diplomatic tensions with...

At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red...

Turkey will work with Italy to achieve a stable peace and a political process that will yield results in Libya, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday during his visit...

The United Arab Emirates has asked Italy to withdraw aircraft and personnel from a military base in the Gulf state by July 2, an Italian government source said on...

The ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh kicked off in Italy's capital Rome on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Hosted by Italy, the anti-Daesh Global Coalition meeting, which...

The Tunisian Coast Guard yesterday rescued 267 irregular migrants who were on board a boat near the southern coast of the city of Ben Gardane near the border with Libya. Mongi Selim,...

Peace in Libya will benefit neighbouring Algeria to the tune of $30 billion by 2025, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)has estimated. In a...

Egyptian political prisoner Patrick George Zaki has spent this 30th birthday in prison, 16 months after he was detained. Zaki was studying for his master's at the University of Bologna...

Facebook messages written by the murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni that have come to light support that he was not a spy, a claim made by Egyptian authorities. One...

The Mediterranean Sea, which desperate refugees and migrants regularly attempt to cross in the hope of a better life, is the "largest cemetery in Europe", Pope Francis said yesterday....

Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned the UAE Ambassador to Rome, Omar Al-Shamsi, following Abu Dhabi's recent refusal to allow an Italian Air Force plane to access Emirati...

The Israeli air force is participating in a two-week joint exercise dubbed Falcon Strike 2021 along with pilots from the United States, Britain, and Italy, Kan public radio reported...

Europe is testing a "sound cannon" – which gives off a high-pitched noise as loud as a jet engine – to deter people arriving and seeking refuge, according to...

The Italian ambassador to Ankara said Wednesday Turkey is Italy's main trading partner among the countries in the Mediterranean basin, Anadolu reports. Speaking at an online event held by...

Libya is at a crucial turning point in the political stabilisation process, Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, announced yesterday. "To Italy, the Government of National Unity represents the...

Italian and Libyan prime ministers met yesterday and agreed to collaborate on new energy projects, AFP reports. Libya's Interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met with counterpart Mario Draghi for...

The Speaker of the Italian House of Representatives has said that anyone who believes that Italy will give up on the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni is completely...

An Italian judge yesterday ordered four senior members of Egypt's security services to stand trial over their suspected role in the disappearance and murder of student Giulio Regeni in...

Libya announced that Egyptian, Turkish, Italian, German and Tunisian companies have the biggest chance of taking part in the reconstruction of the country. In statements the Minister of State...

Turkey is currently training the Libyan coast guard in order to help it intercept refugee and migrant boats heading to Europe. According to the British newspaper the Times, a Turkish...

A German officer stands accused of plotting a terrorist attack on high-ranking politicians while posing as a Syrian refugee, in efforts to incriminate those who have sought asylum in...