Tunisia: Tabarka-Ain Drahem Airport returns to service

After several years of suspension, the Tabarka-Ain Drahem airport will resume service, said a statement of the Ministry of Transport. On July 5, the airport will welcome 120 tourists on flights coming from Paris. Regional delegate for tourism in the Tabarka-Ain Drahem region, Hichem Mehouachi told MosaiqueFM on Monday that this flight will be weekly and will continue until next September, underlining its role in re-launching the summer season in the region. African Manager

Climate change threatens uninhabitable conditions for the Middle East and North Africa

The Ecologist is delighted to launch its collaboration with the Climate Tracker initiative today, with an article about the impact of climate change on the Middle East and North Africa region from LINA YASSIN. The Sudanese engineering student argues that climate change is already affecting the region in dire ways.  Climate change means colder winters, heavy rains and lots of environmental hazards for many people, writes Lina Yassin of Climate Tracker. But for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), climate change means uninhabitable weather conditions, forced migration and loss of…

The G20 Africa conference and its aftermath

Founded in the year 1999, the G20 is an international forum for governments and central banks from twenty (20) of the major economies around the world. Its aim is to study, review and promote high-level discussion on policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability. The G20 in 2017 held the twelfth (12) meeting of the group and was dubbed as “G20 Hamburg Summit”. The meeting took place in the German city of Hamburg on the 7th and 8th June 2017 with some of the world’s top policymakers…

Richmond family bridges cultures hosting Muslim exchange student

April Bray and her family of eight had opened their home in Richmond up to host several foreign exchange students from a range of backgrounds over the past three years. They’d experienced the culture shock and language barriers, the learning new customs and exchange of ideas. But when Racha Ben Kilani, a 16-year-old Muslim student from Tunisia, joined their family to attend Foster High School, she brought a new kind of experience.  “It was really different for us because she comes from a Muslim background,” Bray, who is a nondenominational Christian, said.…

Libya: Refugee and Migrant Flows From Libya to Europe On the Rise – UNHCR Study

Movements by sea from Libya to Europe, despite being the most dangerous route for reaching the continent, have increased and there are indications that it will likely continue to do so, a new study by the United Nations refugee agency has revealed. According to Mixed Migration Trends in Libya: Changing Dynamics and Protection Challenges, a study commissioned by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around half of those travelling to the country did so believing they could find jobs there, but ended up fleeing onwards to…