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• Migrants and relatives might have hard time entering Germany as asylum rules tighten

  Deputy Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel just detailed the reporters that Germany might give refugees another Asylum Package which includes blocking of family relatives for 2 years.

• Germany limits migration from North Africa and repatriates refugees from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

  After being the brunt of the biggest immigration wave since World War II, Germany cuts down on receiving refugees from North America by repatriating those coming from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, declaring them 'safe havens.'

• Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize

  Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011, the Nobel Committee said.

• In rich Gulf Arab states, some feel shamed by refugee response

  When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years, and the homeless from Syria's nearby war have found scant refuge in the Arab world's richest states.

• Tunisia says almost wipes out al Qaeda group after attacks

  Tunisia's interior minister said security forces had almost wiped out an Islamist militant group linked to al Qaeda during a crackdown launched after two deadly attacks on tourists.

• Armed Tunisian police swarm streets of tourist towns

  Hundreds of armed police patrolled the streets of Tunisia's beach resorts on Sunday and the government said it will deploy hundreds more inside hotels after the Islamist militant attack in Sousse that killed 39 foreigners, mostly Britons.

• Libyan group detains 170 Tunisians over commander's arrest: Tunis

  An armed group allied to the Libya Dawn forces controlling Tripoli has detained 170 Tunisians in the Libyan capital since Saturday after Tunis arrested one of its commanders, Tunisian officials said on Monday.

• Italy wants North African countries to rescue migrants at sea

  Italy wants Egypt and Tunisia to play a role in rescuing stricken migrant vessels in the Mediterranean, a government planning paper showed, so that survivors could be taken back to African instead of European ports.

• Tunisia arrests 32 militant Islamists planning 'spectacular' attacks

  Tunisia arrested 32 militant Islamists, some of them returning from fighting in Syria, who planned "spectacular" attacks, officials said on Saturday.

• Tunisia new government faces resistance before ratification vote

  Tunisia's Islamist party Ennahda, which holds the second largest number of seats in parliament, said on Sunday it would reject a government proposed last week by Prime Minister-designate Habib Essid, complicating his cabinet's ratification.

• Tunisia forces kill six after standoff with militants outside Tunis

  Tunisian security forces on Friday killed six people, including five women, after a standoff with an Islamist militant group on the outskirts of Tunis two days before a parliamentary election, authorities said.

• U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters

  A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France to blacklist more than a dozen foreign extremist fighters, fundraisers and recruiters linked to Islamist militant groups in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Yemen.