Nearly 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday morning. Altogether, 14 disembarkations were recorded. The boats arrived in port unassisted or the people were rescued at sea off the island. By Wednesday, more than 1,200 people had arrived, bringing the total number of migrants who have reached Lampedusa since Wednesday to almost 2,000. Ten of the 14 boats left from the Tunisian coastal town of Sfax, ANSA reported. Another boat left from Kerkenna, also in Tunisia, while…
Month: June 2023
Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi starts shooting new film ‘Hearts of Salt’ by Director Rosa Russo
Along with Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi, the cast includes English actor Alexander Vlahos, Eleonora De Luca and Paride Benassai… Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi is taking part in the shooting of the new film ‘Hearts of Salt’ (‘Cuori di sale’) by documentary director Rosa Russo which started on June 19. The new film also features Agrigento actor Gaetano Aronica in the cast. It is the story of a British ornithologist who arrives in Sicily to investigate the effects of climate change on migrations: he will witness a series of dramatic events…