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UK intercepts 74 migrants crossing English Channel
World
June 2, 2019
UK intercepts 74 migrants crossing English Channel
British authorities intercepted eight vessels carrying some 74 migrants, including minors, across the English Channel on Saturday. French authorities reportedly…
Egypt’s Air Arabia launches direct flights from Sharm el-Sheikh to Naples
Travel
May 29, 2019
Egypt’s Air Arabia launches direct flights from Sharm el-Sheikh to Naples
Air Arabia Egypt announced on Tuesday that the company would launch direct flights from Sharm el-Sheikh City to Naples in…
easyJet to operate flights from Naples and Milan to Marsa Alam
Egypt
May 28, 2019
easyJet to operate flights from Naples and Milan to Marsa Alam
British airline easyJet, one of the world’s largest low-cost carriers, has launched two flights landing in Marsa Alam, one from…
Elmed interconnector aims to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe
World
May 24, 2019
Elmed interconnector aims to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe
It’s been a long-held European dream to shore up its supply of renewable energy with solar power from sun-rich North Africa. Now,…
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the…
Italy’s Salvini furious as 47 migrants land despite his ban
Middle East
May 20, 2019
Italy’s Salvini furious as 47 migrants land despite his ban
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s hard-line Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatened possible legal action Monday after 47 migrants rescued at sea…
Italy’s Matteo Salvini wants hefty fines for migrant rescue vessels
World
May 17, 2019
Italy’s Matteo Salvini wants hefty fines for migrant rescue vessels
Last week, a five-meter (16 feet) long rubber dinghy left the Libyan coast at 4 a.m. with 30 people on…
Tourism Ministry, Italian media company produce documentary on Egypt
Egypt
May 12, 2019
Tourism Ministry, Italian media company produce documentary on Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat announced Saturday that the ministry and Italian news network “MediaSet” have cooperated to produce…
Tripoli urges Trump to stop Haftar’s backers meddling in Libya
Middle East
May 11, 2019
Tripoli urges Trump to stop Haftar’s backers meddling in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government denounced its foe Khalifa Haftar as an “aspiring military dictator” on Friday and…
Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study
Art news
May 5, 2019
Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study
Leonardo da Vinci may have suffered traumatic nerve damage that left him with a “claw hand”, impairing his ability to…