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Libya coast guard rescues more than 100 migrants from Africa

Libya’s coast guard said it intercepted a dinghy carrying more than 100 African migrants on Monday (May 16). Matza Samwe, a migrant from Nigeria

Austria

World powers ready to arm Libya's UN-backed government

Meeting in Vienna, more than a dozen foreign ministers say they will back a Libyan request for an exemption from the UN arms embargo.

Italy

Dozens of migrants missing as Italy responds to shipwreck off Libya

Twenty-six migrants have been rescued by an Italian cargo ship off the coast of Libya, but dozens more are said to be missing. Video footage released

Italy

More evidence points to 500 deaths off Libyan coast

More light has been thrown on a still-unconfirmed migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, but survivors picked up by a merchant ship just landed in

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Libya

Libya's eastern army gains ground in Benghazi

Libya’s eastern army gained more ground in Benghazi on Tuesday (April 19) after a major offensive against rebels. Dozens of Islamist militants were

Europe News

EU mulls expanded naval mission in Libya

The EU is considering an expanded naval mission off the coast of Libya to stem any new flow of migrants towards Europe. It follows concerns that were

Libya

Hundreds of migrants rounded up in Tripoli

Experts warn of a potential increase in numbers on the Central Mediterranean route

World News

Italy's foreign minister makes flying visit to Tripoli

Paolo Gentiloni suggested the 2011 UN arms embargo could be lifted

Libya

ISIL has doubled its numbers in Libya says US

Western governments fear the group is trying to exploit Libya's ongoing political chaos.

Libya

Libya's unity government arrives in Tripoli despite blockade

UN-backed government defies attempts to keep it out

Italy

The remains of two Italian hostages are flown back to Rome

The bodies of two Italian hostages held in Libya by ISIL militants since last July have been flown back to Rome. The pair

Libya

Two Italian hostages reportedly killed in Libya attack

Two Italian construction workers who’d been kidnapped in Libya have reportedly been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State

Libya

Local ISIL chief captured in Libyan city of Sabratha

A local ISIL (Islamic State) chief has been captured in the Libyan city of Sabratha according the Tripoli-based government which is not

Libya

UN has 'only 4 percent' of humanitarian relief funds needed in Libya

The United Nations has been issuing some dire warnings this week about the worsening humanitarian situation in Libya. The UN’s humanitarian

World News

Libya: Islamist fighters are pushed back in Benghazi

Relieved residents have been celebrating in Benghazi after Islamist militants were forced out of parts of the eastern Libyan city by forces loyal to

Serbia

Bodies of killed Serbian hostages returned home from Libya

The bodies of two Serbian embassy workers, believed to have been killed in US airstrikes in western Libya, have been flown back home. The remains of

Libya

Would a UN-backed government save Libya's oilfields?

Oilfields in Libya are likely to come under further attack unless a United Nations-backed government is approved. The comments come from the head of

Libya

US says senior ISIL commander probably killed in Libya airstrike

US officials say it’s likely that a senior ISIL commander – linked to major attacks in Tunisia last year – was killed in air strikes on Libyan soil

Libya

US air raid strikes at ISIL targets in Libya

American fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in Libya, targeting the self-styled Islamic State group. The US military says it targeted a senior

Italy

Despite cold weather migrants still risking everything to get to Europe by sea

Scores of migrants have been picked up off the coast of Libya in ten rescue operations over four days coordinated by the Italian coastguard. In one

Libya