Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Palestinian media: IOF arrest leader Jamal al-Tawil, who was liberated as part of the prisoner exchange, from his home in al-Bireh.
Palestinian media: 'Israel' launches two airstrikes on eastern Khan Younis, Gaza.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Gaza: Israeli occupation forces carry out demolitions in eastern Gaza City.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: The National Armed Forces will remain on alert and mobilized in the face of this extremely dangerous provocation.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: This is not a defense exercise, but rather a military aggression aimed at turning the Caribbean into a space for violence and US hegemony.
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: The government of Trinidad and Tobago has surrendered the country's sovereignty to act as a military colony serving US interests.
Rapid Support Forces attack El-Fasher, west Sudan.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: One martyr and one wounded in an Israeli drone attack on the town of Hafir, west of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: An Israeli drone fired three missiles in the vicinity of the town of Bodai, west of Baalbek.
Reuters: The Rapid Support Forces announced that they have taken over the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces in al-Fasher.

Italian government reduced illegal migrant arrivals by 60%: Meloni

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 5 Jun 2024 17:29
  • 10 Shares
2 Min Read

Italy's Prime Minister attributes this decline to cooperative relationships with North African countries, particularly Libya and Tunisia.

Listen
  • x
  • Italy
    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni makes statements with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP)

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that her government has managed to reduce the number of illegal migrant arrivals to the country by 60% compared to the same period in 2023, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Tuesday.

"The whole government's commitment has enabled us to get illegal arrivals down 60% compared to the same period last year," she told the cabinet.

Meloni attributed this decline to cooperative relationships with North African countries, particularly Libya and Tunisia -- the primary departure points for refugees seeking asylum in Italy.

The news agency mentioned that the Italian premier is visiting Albania on Wednesday to inspect the construction of two migrant reception centers funded and managed by Rome as part of an unprecedented agreement with a non-European country to host illegal migrants.

Related News

Bomb targets investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci’s car near Rome

Meloni faces ICC complaint over Gaza genocide complicity with Israelis

Albania has agreed to take in asylum seekers, register them at a center on the Adriatic Sea, and then house them at another center inland while their claims are processed by Italy.

Official Italian data revealed an unprecedented decrease in the number of illegal migrants coming from eastern Libya. According to the Italian Ministry of the Interior, 25,344 migrants were recorded arriving via Tunisia and 21,561 via Libya during the period from January 1 to May 28, 2023.

Since the beginning of this year, 8,761 migrants have arrived from Tunisia, accounting for 65%, while 10,700 migrants have arrived from Libya, accounting for 50%.

During her visit to Libya in May, Meloni emphasized that cooperation with the North African nation in combating illegal migration flows remains essential.

Read more: Italy's top court rules returning migrants to Libya 'illegal'

  • Giorgia Meloni
  • Libya
  • Tunisia
  • Italy
  • asylum seekers
  • Illegal migrants

Most Read

From previous scenes of the Qassam Brigades targeting an Israeli D9 bulldozer with a Yassin 105 shell, east of Deir al-Balah. (Military Media of the Qassam Brigades)

US knew fatal Rafah blast cause was not Hamas op., says journalist

  • Politics
  • 20 Oct 2025
'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

  • Technology
  • 24 Oct 2025
Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Al-Quds Brigades, during a speech televised on October 22, 2025 (Al-Quds Brigades Military Media)

Al-Quds Brigades' Abu Hamza mourns leaders, vows continued resistance

  • Politics
  • 22 Oct 2025
US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

  • Africa
  • 23 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during an interview with Al-Manar TV, October 26, 2025 (Screenshot)
Politics

Hezbollah ready to face 'Israel' in case of war: Sheikh Naim Qassem

A Russian cargo train arrives at Astara Railway Wharf, March 2018 (IRNA)
Economy

Tehran, Moscow to finalize INSTC rail project next month

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addresses the media after submitting his candidacy for the Islamic Republic's upcoming presidential election in Tehran on June 3, 2024 (AP)
Politics

UNSCR 2231 termination marks major win for Iran’s diplomacy: Qalibaf

ap
Politics

'Israel' killed 40 Palestinian children in West Bank since January: UN

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS