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127 Ghanaian Migrants Arrive From Libya
Up to hundred and twenty-seven (127) Ghanaian migrants arrived Ghana on the night of Wednesday, November 29 from Libya....
80 Ghanaians Deported From Libya
Over eighty Ghanaians who illegally residing in Libya have been deported. The deportees arrived at the Kotoka...
UN ‘not Giving Up’ On Cyprus After Talks Collapse
The United Nations is "not giving up" on efforts to seal a Cyprus reunification deal despite the failure of an...
Turkey Slams ‘dangerous’ Cyprus Plans After Talks Failure
Turkey on Thursday accused Cyprus of taking "dangerous" steps in its search for energy resources in the Mediterranean,...
Israel Plans New Syria Hospital, Ups Aid Missions
Israel plans a new field hospital along the demarcation line with Syria to treat patients from the war-hit country, the...
Turkey Energy Minister ‘to Visit Israel For Pipeline Deal’
Turkey's Energy Minister Berat Albayrak is set to visit Israel by the end of this year to conclude an agreement for the...
Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’
The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and a...
War Has Cost $226 Billion To Syria Economy
Syria's six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants
Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for...
US Warship In Med Wary of ‘tensions’ With Syria’s Allies
A top officer aboard the US Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his...
Egyptian Warplanes Hit Arms Convoy From Libya
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and...
Russia Warships and Sub Fire Cruise Missiles At Syria
Two Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at Islamic State group targets in Syria,...
Multinational Forces Could Patrol Syria ‘de-Escalation Zones’
Turkey on Thursday said multinational forces from differing sides in the Syria conflict could be deployed to ensure...
Nearly 130 Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean After Shipwreck
At least 126 migrants were feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya while trying to make the perilous...
Migration Crisis In Numbers – IOM Releases Staggering Figures
IOM Rome spokesperson Flavio Di Giacomo reported that when IOM last released figures (13 June), over 3,000 migrants...
Manchester Bombing Was Planned For Months
The bomb attack in Manchester last month which killed 22 people was being planned since December, security officials in...
Art Seeks To Heal Wounds In Divided Cyprus
Inside an art gallery on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Selma Bolayir draws a large yellow sun on a...