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Deadliest Mediterranean boat wreck of 2021 renews accusations European nations are failing to help boats in trouble.

April 2021 Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile ...

It is one of the ironies of literature that the Thousand and One Nights should owe its global fame to stories—“Aladdin” among them—that never belonged to the original collection in Arabic. They were the work, invented or recycled, of a young Syrian man named Hanna Diyab. Perhaps the most influential storyteller whose name is known, Diyab himself remained obscure until a memoir he wrote in eighteenth-century Aleppo was discovered at the Vatican Library more than two centuries later. The...

Response to "What is Progressive Realism" ["But the article was essentially about describing the differences between schools of thought while obviously giving evidence the author thought supported a different school than has predominated and was making a case for trying something different"] Robert Wright in the 2nd paragraph makes "realist" a synonym for Kissingers cynical "realpolitik", thus loading any "realist" with the baggage of Kissingers policies in Vietnam, turning a blind eye to dis...

Libya’s NOC cuts May Sharara crude OSP by 40 cents/b; Es Sider unchanged Libya’s National Oil Corporation reduced or kept unchanged its official selling prices for export crude grades in May from the previous month, the state producer said in an email to S&P Global Platts May 3. Five of the 12 crude grades the country exports will see a 5-40 cents/b fall month on month, it said. Libya’s light grades mostly saw changes on the month, with its main grade Es Sider seeing no change. Es Sider r...

Authorities in Italy, Malta and Libya failed to react quickly, if at all, to a migrant boat wreck last month that left more than 100 people dead, a new analysis has found. Looking over logs and emails from Alarm Phone, a hotline for transiting migrants in distress, and non-governmental organisation SOS Mediterranée, the Associated Press found that urgent calls for help were not responded to in a sufficient manner. As many as 130 people, predominantly from African countries, are believed to hav...

By Sami Zaptia. London, 3 May 2021:   The Libyan government, led by prime minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, delivered the amended 2021 budget to parliament (the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday, the HoR reported yesterday. The budget was delivered by a ministerial delegation to HoR head Ageela Saleh to his office in his hometown of Gubba in eastern Libya. The delegation was made up of Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, Planning Minister Fakher Boufarna, Interior Minister Khaled Mazen, Dep...

Libya PM calls off Benghazi visit after security turned back By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press April 26, 2021 — 8:00am Text size Copy shortlink: CAIRO — Libyas interim prime minister called off his visit Monday to ...

Libya’s delay in filling key positions seems aimed at keeping central bank governor in place Despite decisions by the House of Representatives to remove him from office, Saddek Elkaber, who is perceived as a Muslim Brotherhood protégé, has kept his post for the last ten years. Monday 03/05/2021 Central Bank of Libya director, Saddek Elkaber, seaks at a news conference in Tripoli. (REUTERS) TRIPOLI - Libyan political analysts view with suspicion the slowing down of the  appointment proc...

Research Terms of Reference: Neighbourhood Dynamics and Protection Needs – Gargaresh, Tripoli LBY2102, Libya, March 2021 V2 Format 1. Executive Summary General Objective: This rapid assessment aims to inform immediate and future multi-sectoral humanitarian response planning for migrants and refugees residing in urban centres, with a focus on recent arrivals, by enhancing understanding of neighbourhood and community dynamics, alongside current shelter needs and conditions, local protection con...