Search Site

Trends banner

ADNOC Gas signs LNG deal

Will supply 0.5mmtpa of LNG to India's HPCL.

Alpha Dhabi H1 profit $1.79bn

Adjusted EBITDA rises to $2.36bn.

Borouge Q2 net profit $193m

The H1 revenue stood at $2.72 billion.

ADNOC Drilling H1 revenue $2.37bn

The company posted a net profit of $692m.

Eni profit falls due to dip in oil prices

Q2 net profit fell by 18% to $637 million.

15 Tunisian migrants missing after Europe bound boat capsizes

Moroccan authorities said they halted 26,000 irregular migration attempts in the first five months of 2023. (AFP)
  • The boat carrying 19 Tunisians sank Monday night, said a statement by Tunisia's National Guard, which oversees the coastguard.
  • Four migrants were rescued by a fisherman after the boat sank, while the search for the remaining 15 continued Wednesday morning.

Tunis, Tunisia – Fifteen Tunisian migrants are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean during an attempt to reach Europe, authorities said Wednesday.

The boat carrying 19 Tunisians sank Monday night, said a statement by Tunisia’s National Guard, which oversees the coastguard.

Four migrants were rescued by a fisherman after the boat sank, while the search for the remaining 15 continued Wednesday morning, the statement added.

Tunisia, whose coastline is less than 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the Italian island of Lampedusa, has long been a favored stepping stone for migrants attempting the perilous sea journey.

Last week, 32 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drowned while attempting the crossing.

The number of departures of African migrants has intensified after President Kais Saied made a fiery speech on February 21 claiming that illegal immigration was a demographic threat to Tunisia.

The North African country is in the grip of a long, worsening economic crisis that has pushed many of its citizens to take desperate measures in search of better lives abroad.