by Angela Giuffrida in Rome on (#6RF8K)
Men from countries deemed safe are transferred to Albania to have asylum claims processedThe first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with Albania are on their way to the Balkan nation to have their asylum claims processed.As part of the pact signed off by Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, a navy ship set off on Monday and is due to arrive at the port of Schengjin on Wednesday morning. The interior ministry confirmed on Monday night that 16 men - - 10 Bangladeshis and six Egyptians - who it said had arrived from Libya and were rescued on Sunday in international waters by the Italian coastguard were on board. Continue reading...