Libya

Libya

Woman the sole survivor after migrant trio 'abandoned' at sea

This is the sole survivor after three migrants were abandoned in the sea off Libya, a Spanish charity has claimed.

18/07/2018

Libya

Italy promises billions of euros to Libya if it accepts the return of migrants

Italy and Libya have agreed to reactivate a friendship treaty signed a decade ago that allowed migrants to be returned to Libyan territory.

08/07/2018

Libya

Libya — with EU backing — can now order rescuers to return migrants

NGOs say the 'secretive' change, backed by the European Union, puts lives at risk.

06/07/2018

Libya

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

03/07/2018

Libya

345 migrants rescued near Tripoli, over 100 missing

Libyan coastguard patrol rescued 345 migrants from three boats near Qarabulli on Friday. One hundred others are believed to be drowned after another boat capsized east of the capital.

29/06/2018

Libya

Nearly a thousand migrants returned to Libya by coastguard

Nearly a thousand migrants returned to Libya by coastguard.

25/06/2018

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Baby born on migrant ship

Child born crossing from Libya

27/05/2018

Libya

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly attack in Libya

Suicide bombers stormed the head offices of Libya's electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and setting fire to the building in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.

02/05/2018

Libya

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya

Rescue ships and Libya's coastguard picked up several hundred migrants on Saturday. Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted three migrant boats off Zawiya, just west of the capital, Tripoli.

11/03/2018

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Libya repatriates 250 African migrants

They were the latest to be sent home as part of a voluntary deportation scheme

20/02/2018

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Libya to mark 7 years since revolution

Since the fall of Gaddafi in 2011, which led to the disintegration of the security apparatus, Libya has been torn apart by the struggle for influence

16/02/2018

Libya

Twin car bombs kill at least 33 in Benghazi

The blasts shatter relative calm in Libya's second city

24/01/2018

Libya

Italy's coast guard rescues scores of migrants off Libyan coast

The Italian coast guard saved nearly 100 migrants whose vessel got into trouble off Libyan waters but eight died during the operation

07/01/2018

Libya

Libya sends migrants sent home to Gambia

More migrants stuck in Libyan detention centres are sent home with the help of the UN's migration agency

02/01/2018

Libya

Libyan coast guard picks up more than 250 migrants trying to reach Ita

16/12/2017

Libya

Slavery in Libya: Macron wants Euro-African deal to break networks

The French president wants to suggest an agreement to help Libya's "endangered population" following footage showing migrants being sold

29/11/2017

Libya

Exclusive: Italian doctor laments Libya's 'concentration camps' for migrants

"We've seen signs of torture: gunshots, electric shocks, burns, lashes, skinning - brutal and unacceptable things," says doctor who for decades has cared for migrants arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

16/11/2017

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NGO and Libyan coast guard blame each other for botched migrant rescue

Seawatch said the Libyan coast guard caused panic by "beating and threatening" the migrants. Five of them died.

07/11/2017

Libya

Italy breaks up a Libyan gang smuggling low quality fuel into Europe

Italian police bust a gang smuggling €30 million euros’ worth of low-quality diesel from Libya into Europe and selling it at the standard price

19/10/2017

Libya

Armed faction captures key Libyan port of Sabratha as concern for migrants grows

08/10/2017

Libya

Libya intercepts migrant boats

Nearly 500 migrants are rescued off the Tripoli coast

30/08/2017

Libya

Libyan Army performs unique rendition of God Save the Queen

The Libyan Army’s band performed a rather original rendition of the British National Anthem.

25/08/2017

Libya

Armed group stopping migrants leaving Libya

Reduced flow of migrants from Libya due to armed group stopping them. But is it risking more highly abusive detention?

22/08/2017

Libya

Euroviews. View: Why Save the Children can't support sending refugees back to Libya

"Would we rather stop our search and rescue operations completely, and risk people drowning, than return migrants and refugees back to Libya?"

18/08/2017

Libya

Migrant rescue boat threatened by Libyan coastguard in international waters

Libyan authorities contacted the crew of the Spanish NGO ship to say they would shoot them if they didn't follow orders.

16/08/2017

Libya

NGOs pull out of Mediterranean migrant rescue operations

Increasing hostilities from the Libyan authorities have led three aid groups to cease operations in the region.

15/08/2017