Italy announced on Tuesday that charity-operated planes used to monitor migrant boats in distress will no longer be permitted to operate from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria, and Lampedusa, which are situated near key shipping routes.
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) stated that this decision is likely to significantly impede the efforts of non-governmental organizations like Sea Watch, which rely on these small aircraft to patrol the central Mediterranean for rescue missions.
In response, Sea Watch criticized the move as "an act of cowardice and cynicism," accusing the authorities of using this policy to criminalize NGOs for political purposes.
In a recent local Egyptian television interview with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, he stated that “Egypt had utilized all peaceful
Morocco’s National Tourism Office and China Eastern Airlines have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at further boosting Morocco
At an inaugural meeting in Niamey, Niger launched its Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR) as part of a political transition
As part of a trip by leading Saudi financiers and government representatives, to both Mauritania and Morocco, the forum, which
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