Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia have agreed to develop a common approach to border development as part of efforts to tackle irregular migration.

This came during a quadripartite meeting held in the Italian capital, Rome, last Thursday, chaired by Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantidosi, and attended by Interior Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity Imad Trabelsi, Tunisian Interior Minister Kamel al-Feki, and Algerian Interior Minister, Ibrahim Mourad.

During the meeting, Murad called for working to “overcome the restrictive approach that is limited to operational, security and administrative measures to confront the phenomenon of irregular migration,” calling for a focus on deeply addressing the actual and root causes of the growth of irregular migration by adopting comprehensive and equitable proposals, and effective, effective, and humane solutions.

“This sober proposal was the focus of discussions held by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied and the recently exiled head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younes,” Mourad said.

During the meeting, the ministers agreed to “develop a participatory approach aimed at developing border areas and unifying visions and positions on the issue of migration in the region.”

For his part, the Italian minister urged the countries of the region to confront clandestine immigration convoys, stressing that strengthening the stability of land borders must be a strategic priority.
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Tunisia has categorically rejected the establishment of platforms for the transit or settlement of irregular migrants on its territory.

Mounir Ben Rejiba, secretary of state to the Tunisian foreign minister, participated in a ministerial conference on migration in Copenhagen.

Ben Rejiba stressed that Tunisia is making great efforts to rescue migrants, pointing to the initiatives it has recently engaged in in addressing the issue of migration, and pointed to the launch of the Rome Process with a Tunisian-Italian initiative as the latest effort in this regard.

Bin Rajiba also stressed the importance of addressing the root causes of irregular migration within a comprehensive and solidarity approach, aimed at achieving stability, promoting economic growth, and creating job opportunities for young people.

President Kais Saied has unveiled a plan to settle migrants in the country, noting that he will not allow Tunisia to be a headquarters or a corridor for irregular migrants, but in return he welcomed all Africans “within the framework of legality.”
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Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur managed to stay in the top ten in the world ranking for professional female tennis players, securing the ninth position despite her early exit from the Rome Masters Championship.

Jabeur lost in the second round of the tournament to American Sofia Kenin, ranked fifty-eighth in the world, with a score of two sets to one (5-7, 6-4, 4-6).

The match was held last week and witnessed strong competition between the two players, and the result reflected the intensity of the competition and the efficiency of Jaber, who continues to represent the Arabs distinctively in international tournaments.

The results come amid great anticipation for the final report, which is expected to be released soon, which will be an important moment for Jaber and tennis fans who are eagerly following her career.
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The “Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative” announced that Sudan is witnessing the worst food crisis in its history, with 25.6 million people, more than half the country’s population, suffering from crisis conditions or worse.

The Rome-based initiative reported that this crisis comes after 14 months of ongoing conflict, which led to a sharp and rapid deterioration in food conditions.

According to the initiative’s criteria, these conditions are classified as Phase 3 or higher of the food security classification stages.

The report indicated that 755,000 people are facing a food catastrophe in ten states, including Greater Darfur, South and North Kordofan, Blue Nile, Al-Jazeera, and Khartoum.

The report indicated that 8.5 million people (18% of the population) are facing an emergency (Phase 4).
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