Euromed News
19 October 2018
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns Lara Alqasem’s deportation order
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns Lara Alqasem’s deportation order. She had been held at Ben Gurion Airport for more than two weeks for her pro-Palestinian past activism.
19 October 2018
Egypt and the EU sign $155m deal to create jobs and prevent migration
Egypt and the EU have signed two cooperation agreements worth almost $155 million to create jobs and control migration.
18 October 2018
European Council discusses migration issue
The European Council on 18 October focused on migration. EU leaders called for strengthened cooperation with countries of origin and transit, particularly in North Africa, as part of a broader partnership.
17 October 2018
No new taxes on companies or individuals in Tunisia’s 2019 budget
The Tunisian government has announced that it will not impose new taxes on companies and citizens in the 2019 budget and will reduce them on pharmaceuticals and information technology sectors.
17 October 2018
EESC calls for a greater involvement of civil society in EU external action
During the meeting with HR/VP Mogherini, the President of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee), Luca Jahier stressed that: “the level of public support to ‘more EU’ is still high, and civil society organisations are willing to be part of this effort”.
17 October 2018
UN Syrian Envoy Resigns
After 4 years in the position, Staffan de Mistura, UN and Arab League Envoy to Syria, declared that he would resign from office at the end of November due to “purely personal reasons”.
16 October 2018
Egypt extends state of emergency
Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months for the second time since April 2017.
16 October 2018
Amnesty criticized France over arms exports to Egypt
In a report, Amnesty International criticized the French government and accused it of breaking its own rules over arms exports to Egypt, which, according to AI, have been used for the internal repression of civilians.
15 October 2018
Germany deported accomplice of 9/11 attacks to Morocco
Germany has deported an accomplice of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the United States to his home country of Morocco.