Seventeen Migrants Die Off Libya Coast as Boat Drifts for Days
BENGHAZI– At least 17 migrants died and nine others were reported missing after their boat broke down and drifted for
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Libya Court Sentences Four Human Traffickers to Up to 22 Years
Tripoli– A criminal court in Tripoli on Tuesday sentenced four members of what Libyan authorities described as a human trafficking
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Mediterranean Tragedy Deepens as 71 Migrants Reported Missing off Italy
Rome— Two merchant vessels operating near Italy rescued 32 migrants and recovered two bodies from a capsized boat over the
Read MoreSixty-one migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya – IOM
Cairo (Reuters) – Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration
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Libyan Authorities Release Hamas Members Arrested for Arms Trafficking
Tripoli – Libyan authorities have released four members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, who were arrested in 2016 on
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258 migrants are saved by NGO rescue ship in two operations off of Libya
Nonprofit rescue ship, Geo Barents, operating off the coast of Libya, conducted two separate operations in the early hours of
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UN envoy calls for a ‘unified mechanism’ to lead reconstruction of Libya’s flood-wrecked city
Cairo (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in divided Libya on Monday called for a unified mechanism to lead
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Reconstruction Conference for Flood-Hit City of Derna in Libya Postponed
Benghazi – The eastern authorities of Libya have announced the postponement of a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of
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Italy and War-Torn Libya Resume Commercial Flights After a Decade
Cairo – Italy and Libya have marked a significant milestone as they resumed commercial flights between the two countries for
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Libya’s coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants. Many onboard get thrown into the sea
Cairo (AP) — A Libyan coast guard boat rammed into a dingy carrying some 50 migrants just off Libya’s coast
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