Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi met his Egyptian counterpart Mahmoud Tawfik in Cairo last week to discuss cooperation between the two countries, including on efforts to stem irregular migration.
More than 100 people rescued from the Mediterranean by the NGO ship Sea-Eye 4 have disembarked in Naples. Also on board were the dead bodies of two migrants; a third died after being evacuated from the ship.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani have issued statements after their visits to countries of departure of migrants. Interior Ministry Undersecretary Nicola Molteni meanwhile announced a 'migrant flow decree' to respond to labor market demand.
On a visit to Tunisia the Italian ministers for foreign affairs and the interior met with their counterparts to discuss stability in the Mediterranean region and stopping migration flows. The Italian delegation will travel to Egypt on Saturday, another key departure and transit country.
Across the Middle East, hundreds of people have been deciding to embark on dangerous journeys at sea to seek better opportunities. Some are trying to escape the Syrian war, others from economic hardship in Lebanon, and some want to overcome the legacy of decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians – only to meet their death.
Coping strategies used by migrant children to shield themselves from the consequences of abuse can expose them to even greater danger, says the charity Save the Children.
A third migrant has reportedly lost a limb after suffering frostbite at the Belarus-Lithuania border. That's according to Lithuanian authorities who confirmed they had to amputate an Egyptian man's leg on Thursday.
Police in the UK have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of having played a key role in the fatal Channel crossing incident one year ago. The man was detained in southwestern in the UK town of Cheltenham following a joint investigation by UK and French authorities.
The organization Human Rights Watch has released a report in which it documents at least 11 incidents of sexual violence between 2016 and 2022 committed against refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls in Egypt. According to HRW, three of the rapes resulted in pregnancy, and all of the women experienced "severe physical effects."
Egypt and Greece have signed two bilateral deals, including a pact to improve cooperation in migrant search and rescue missions across the Mediterranean Sea, officials said. The EU, meanwhile, is urging member states to set aside their differences over migration.
Egypt has signed an agreement with the European Union to launch the first phase of a new border management program to the tune of €80 million. Irregular migration patterns of Egyptian nationals to Europe have been rising in recent months.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) claims that Malta has sent migrants back to Egypt — in violation of various international maritime conventions. The charity believes that this wasn't the first time that Malta was allegedly in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.