Libya

Libya

Wanted Gaddafi son freed by militia captors in Libya

Reports suggest the late Libyan leader's son, who is wanted for crimes against humanity and was said to be Gaddafi's chosen successor, has been freed under amnesty.

11/06/2017

Libya

Libya's only female body-builder prepares for Belorussian international competition

Fathia Al-Amamy is Libya's only female body-builder. She will represent her country in Belarus this summer in an international competition.

25/04/2017

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Rescuers jump into water to rescue migrants

Migrants struggled to stay afloat in the Mediterranean during a rescue operation by the Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station on Friday (April 14), as thousands were plucked from the sea in a singl

16/04/2017

Libya

African slaves 'sold in Libyan car parks for $200'

The United Nations’ migration agency says growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are being sold as slaves by traffickers or militia groups before being held for…

11/04/2017

Libya

16-year-old migrant survives sinking in which 146 are feared drowned

The Italian Coastguard says more than 1,100 migrants have been picked up at sea in the last two days. One body has been recovered.

29/03/2017

Libya

More than 200 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean

More than 200 migrants are feared dead after their capsized boats sank off the coast of Libya.

24/03/2017

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Spanish NGO rescues 250 migrants at sea

More than 200 African migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Saturday by Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO.

05/03/2017

Libya

Bodies of 74 refugees recovered from Libyan beach

23/02/2017

Libya

Bodies of at least 74 migrants found off Libya coast

The bodies of 74 migrants are found by volunteers off the coast of northern Libya

21/02/2017

Libya

Scores of migrants rescued off Libya

It comes after at least 1,131 were intercepted near the western Libyan city of Sabratha over the last week. On Friday, EU leaders offered Libya money and other assistance to try to curb the record mig

05/02/2017

My Europe Series

Libya: a dead-end for migrants

Caught in the Libya's instability and lawlessness, sub-Saharan migrants are exposed to abuse, violence and trafficking.

10/12/2016

My Europe Series

Cries for help from migrants trapped in Libya

Five years after being plunged into instability after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is a major crossroads of irregular immigration and is officially home to nearly 300,000…

09/12/2016

My Europe Series

In conversation with EU defence and security official Pedro Serrano

Is there a way out for irregular migrants in Libya, or are they condemned to die there or perhaps at sea if they attempt the journey to Europe?

09/12/2016

Libya

Libya: what next after ISIL's defeat in Sirte?

This week ISIL lost Sirte, the group’s only foothold in Libya.

09/12/2016

Libya

Libyan forces clear ISIL out of Sirte

Pro-government forces in Libya have celebrated clearing out the last ISIL jihadists from the city of Sirte.

07/12/2016

Libya

'Children among dead' in Benghazi bomb blast

Three children are believed to be among at least seven people killed in a car bomb attack in Benghazi.

21/11/2016

Libya

Many dead and missing in the Mediterranean

Hundreds of people have been rescued but "challenging" weather conditions mean this week's death toll is mounting steadily.

17/11/2016

Libya

At least 239 migrants dead after two shipwrecks off Libyan coast

Two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya have claimed the lives of at least 239 migrants.

03/11/2016

Libya

Libya: Freed ISIL migrant girl relives kidnap ordeal

The horror of life in the clutches of ISIL has been described by a 12-year-old girl, one of a group of Eritrean female captives of the extremists to have been freed by pro-government forces in…

24/10/2016

Libya

Libya: five years on from the death of Gaddafi

Five years ago, the wave of anger that fuelled the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia crashed into Libya.

20/10/2016

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Mediterranean Sea: 6,000 migrants rescued in a day

A major rescue operation took place off the Libyan coast and included the rescue dozens of people travelling on a wooden boat that had departed from Sabratha.

04/10/2016

Libya

Dutch journalist killed in Libyan city of Sirte

A prominent Dutch photo journalist has been killed in Libya while covering clashes in the city of Sirte.

03/10/2016

Libya

From religious teaching to a suicide belt: ISIL fighters' bequeathals to their brides

A set of marriage certificates recovered by the Libyan army from ISIL, reveals some of the surprising gifts offered by Jihadis to their brides.

29/09/2016

Libya

Two Italians 'and a Canadian' are abducted in Libya

Two Italians have been kidnapped in Libya, reportedly alongside a Canadian national.

19/09/2016

Libya

Oil tankers return to Libya as rival governments agree on export resumption

What is really happening in Libya right now?

16/09/2016

Libya

Haftar's oil blitz could fatally undermine Libyan government

The internationally-recognised Libyan government’s loss of key oil facilities to forces loyal to the eastern administration and General Kalifa Haftar is a potentially serious blow that could starve Tr

12/09/2016