The rate of delivery of caesarean sections, within the private health sector institutions in Libya, has increased by 90 per cent, compared to 2017, according to a recent study....

Although the Turkish offensive in north-east Syria has ceased for five days, concerns are mounting over the humanitarian impact of the operation to push Kurdish-led forces, which Turkey regards as terrorists,...

European countries should be grateful for the Turkish army carrying out its “dangerous but important” anti-terror operation in northeastern Syria, the country’s presidential spokesman said on Monday, reports Anadolu...

Two Daesh militants from Belgium have escaped custody in northern Syria in the course of Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish forces there, the head of Belgium’s security assessment agency said...

The Libyan Navy said on Wednesday it had rescued 90 irregular migrants including seven women off the Khoms town, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the capital Tripoli,...

The European Union’s incoming Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has already signalled a continuation of the bloc’s prevailing politics when it comes to Palestine – preserve the two-state compromise...

Last week saw the anniversary — on 3 October — of the tragic drowning of more than 300 migrants when their overcrowded vessel capsized off the coast of Italy....

Turkish Ambassador to the UK Umit Yalcin on Tuesday urged countries to take back their nationals, who were involved in terrorist activities in Syria, reports Anadolu Agency. Speaking to...

Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt called on Turkey on Tuesday to “end its provocative actions” in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, including exploring for oil in Cyprus’ territorial waters, which they...

The incoming European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell yesterday declared during his hearing in Brussels that “he espouses the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that...

Germany’s interior minister on Sunday called for closer cooperation with Turkey to handle the refugee and migration crisis. Horst Seehofer said in an exclusive interview with Welt am Sonntag...

The Turkish Coast Guard arrested 38,467 irregular migrants and detained 56 human smugglers in the country’s waters in 2019. In 2019, a total of 1,115 cases of irregular migration took place in Turkey’s...

The European Union on Thursday called on Iraq to exercise maximum restraint amid the ongoing protests, Anadolu Agency reports. “The EU expects the Iraqi security forces to exercise maximum restraint in...

The EU is aware of Turkey’s “legitimate” security concerns in northern Syria, a spokesman said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. “We are aware of the legitimate Turkey’s security concerns at the...

New research has shown that illegal Israeli settlements continue to benefit from bilateral agreements with the European Union (EU) and its member states. The project from the European Council...

The Iraqi government is asking countries to pay €2 million ($2.18 million) for every foreign combatant tried on its territory, according to official documents, which Belgian magazine Knack reported...

Head of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel-Al has praised Adolf Hitler in a comment widely considered to be a comparison between the German dictator and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi....

More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this “bleak milestone” has been reached, the United...

The bodies of five migrants were found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast near Casablanca on Monday, bringing to 12 the number killed when their boat capsized on Saturday, the state...

Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts, reports Reuters. The 82-year-old...

Luxembourg’s foreign minister called on the EU on Saturday to provide further financial assistance to Turkey to support projects for Syrian refugees in the country. Jean Asselborn told German...

The European Union has warned Iran that the 2015 nuclear agreement is on life support and in danger of being ripped apart unless Tehran changed its course. In the...

Israeli minister Gilad Erdan urged European governments to take “practical steps” against the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign, during a presentation in the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday....

The closest the international community ever got to an unequivocal condemnation of Israel’s settlement expansion since 1967 was through the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016), albeit containing the...

The European Union (EU) yesterday condemned the Israeli government’s decision to establish a new settlement in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank. On Sunday, Prime Minister...

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor and the IRDG expressed in their speech before the Human Rights Council during the 42nd Ordinary Session their deep concern over the Saudi authorities’...

Some European countries and the high representative of the EU on Friday voiced concern over Iran’s nuclear actions, which they say contradicts with the 2015 deal, reports Anadolu Agency....

European Union follows the talks between Turkey and the US on a safe zone in Syria along Turkey’s border, an EU official said on Friday, says Reuters. “Obviously, we...

The EU will not recognize any changes with regard to Jerusalem, an official said on Wednesday in response to the Israeli premier’s remarks, Anadolu reports. “As reaffirmed in numerous...

Iran’s nuclear chief said on Sunday the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have failed to fulfill their commitments under the pact, a day after Tehran announced further...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday Turkey should not try to coerce either Greece or Europe in its attempts to get support for a plan to resettle...

The Islamic Palestinian movement, Hamas, hailed on Friday a European court decision to remove it from the world’s terrorist list, a statement confirms. Hamas spokesman, Hazim Qassim, declared in...