Libya-Tunisia border crossing to partially reopen after months of closure
The reopening on June 20 will only be for citizens, and emergency, humanitarian and diplomatic cases
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The reopening on June 20 will only be for citizens, and emergency, humanitarian and diplomatic cases
About 800 migrants have drowned off Tunisia's coast this year as they tried to reach Europe by boat, National Guard spokesman Houcem Eddine Jebabli told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Jebabli said that 789 bodies of migrants were recovered from the sea, including 102 Tunisians, other foreigners, and unidentified people. He said that between January 1 to June 20, 34,290 migrants were intercepted and rescued, including 30,587 foreigners, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, compared to 9,217 people who were intercepted or retrieved during the same period in 2022.