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Demonstrators hold placards featuring the portrait of the detained civil society activist and former Executive Director of NGO 'Terre d'Asile Tunisie', Sherifa Riahi, as well as those of other defendants

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Tunisia court frees NGO workers accused of helping migrants

The defendants were arrested in May 2024 along with about a dozen humanitarian workers, including anti-racism pioneer Saadia Mosbah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 January, 2026

Migrants rescued by Spanish NGO SMH in the central Mediterranean off the coast of Libya on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Borja Abargues/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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42 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

13 November, 2025

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18 killed in fresh migrant shipwreck off Libya coast, IOM says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 October, 2025

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Libya

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Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

18 October, 2025

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Libya

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61 bodies of migrants recovered in west of Libya's Tripoli

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 October, 2025

A Naval Coast Guard boat patrols during a daily reconnaissance and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea

Libya

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NGO says Libyan patrol vessel shot at migrant rescue ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

27 September, 2025

Open Arms' Vessel Rescues 28 People In The Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean migrants

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54 migrants rescued from Mediterranean oil platform

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

09 June, 2025

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Libya

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At least three die, including two children, in Libya-Italy crossing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 May, 2025

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Libya

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US could deport migrants to Libya despite being on 'Muslim ban'

The New Arab Staff

02 May, 2025

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Morocco

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Morocco foils 78,685 migrant attempts to reach Europe in 2024

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 February, 2025

Irregular migrants are seen as an operation is carried out by coastguards teams of the Tunisian National Guard against the migrants who want to reach Europe illegally via the Mediterranean Sea

Tunisia

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2 migrants dead, one missing off Tunisia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 November, 2024

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Mediterranean migrants

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Uncovering the ugly truth of Italy's migrant pushback tactics

Amy Addison-Dunne and Marwa Koçak

29 October, 2024

European Union Flag during a protest in front of the headquarters of the European Union mission in Tunisia

Tunisia

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EU migrant deal with Tunisia lacked transparency

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

23 October, 2024

Migrants arriving to Italy [Getty]

Italy

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Italy begins controversial migrant transfers to Albania

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

15 October, 2024

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UK FM Lammy slammed for suggesting Syria migrant deal with Assad

Oliver Mizzi

17 September, 2024

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Italy

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Aid group MSF protests Italy migrant policy over suspended ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 September, 2024

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Al-Mawasi massacre, Knesset resolution, and migration forum

Hugo Goodridge

19 July, 2024

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A year after migrant shipwreck, Pakistan families seek justice

The New Arab

22 June, 2024

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Egyptians remain in detention after Greek court acquittal over shipwreck

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

23 May, 2024

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Cyprus

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How Cyprus has become a trap for asylum seekers

Marine Caleb

25 April, 2024

Libya

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Libya coast guard 'prevented' migrant rescue in Med Sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 March, 2024