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Death toll rises in Libya as clashes at Tripoli continue

Egypt released photos showing the commander of the LNA Khalifa Haftar with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi after they met in Cairo on Sunday, but no other details were given about their meeting.

Libya

Battle for Tripoli: Clashes continue across Libya’s capital

Thousands of residents have fled homes in Tripoli as fighters battle on outskirts of the city.

Europe Decoded

Conditions in Libyan detention camp 'indescribable', says detainee

As political tensions continue to rise outside the Libyan capital, The Cube hears the story of one migrant in a detention centre.

World

Raw Politics in full: Salvini flop and violence in Libya

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Libya

EU Foreign Ministers seek unity on Libya crisis

France under pressure to condemn Haftar's assault on Tripoli as EU seeks unity on Libya crisis.

Libya

Fierce clashes with rebels around Libyan capital

The UN-backed Libyan government says at least 21 have died in clashes between government forces and the rebel Libyan National Army

Libya

Battle for power in Libya reaches the capital Tripoli

Fighting has been reported near the former international airport, which the Libyan National Army claims now to control.

Libya

Rumbles in Libya: From Gaddafi to Haftar, how did they get here?

Libyan military strongman orders march on Tripoli; UN and other countries call for restraint

Libya

Tensions flare in Libya as commander orders forces to move on Tripoli

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops to march on the capital Tripoli as the UN tries to push for a peace deal.

Libya

Eastern Libya forces clash with rivals south of Tripoli

The advance took diplomats and analysts by surprise, exploiting their focus on neighbouring Algeria where President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned on Tuesday after protests

World

Libyan coastguards being made to do EU “dirty work”, aid agency claims

The arrest of five migrants who hijacked a boat that rescued them highlights the failure of the European Union to take responsibility for migrant safety, the aid agency Médecins sans Frontières has said.

Libya

Euroviews. The EU must unite to save lives in the Mediterranean and stabilise Libya ǀ View

The EU must look at Libya beyond the lens of curbing migration. This approach has exacerbated conflict in the country and fuelled violence and human rights abuses.

World News

Malta's armed forces intercept tanker hijacked by migrants

The tanker, El Hiblu 1, had rescued them off the coast of Libya on Wednesday. After it was hijacked it was re-routed towards Europe.

Libya

Male migrants routinely raped too, study finds

Some of the abuse is filmed to use as ransom to the victims' families.

Italy

'The ports remain closed,' Italy's Salvini warns migrant rescue NGO

Matteo Salvini has reiterated Italy's ports are closed to migrant rescue boats after an NGO ship asked to dock.

World News

Euroviews. The EU’s policies in the central Mediterranean are all at sea | View

Keen to block migration, European governments invented a work-around to circumvent their legal obligations: they gave the Libyan Coast Guard support to intercept people at sea and return them to Libya.

Spain

Hundreds of rescued migrants spend Christmas at sea

Rescued migrants en route to Spain have been keeping their Christmas spirits up amid likely difficult conditions at sea.

World

Italy hosts international conference on Libyan stabilisation

Italy hosts international conference on Libyan stabilisation.

Niger

EU policy failure & people trafficking in Niger

Europe's attempts to buy off smugglers to prevent migrants crossing the Sahara isn't working, as Niger cracks down on the business of human smuggling reports euronews' Valerie Gauriat.

World

Niger a hub for migrants travelling to and from Europe

Niger is a migration hub for those trying to reach Europe through Libya, as well as a laboratory for Europe’s remote control migration policy. As efforts to keep people from travelling to Europe step up, the effects are seen on the ground in Agadez, Niger.

Libya