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Sport

Goals replace guns and grenades in Libyan football tournament for peace

‘‘On the pitch for peace’‘ is a slogan given to a charity-organised football tournament aimed at giving Libyans a break from the relentless conflict

24/06/2015

World News

Record 59.5 million people displaced by conflict worldwide in 2014

17/06/2015

Libya

Libyans claim Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US airstrike

One of the most feared Islamic militant leaders, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has reportedly been killed by a US airstrike in Libya, according to the local

15/06/2015

Libya

Al Qaeda militant is 'killed in US air strike' inside Libya

The al Qaeda militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar and seven others have been reported killed in a US air strike inside Libya. Belmokhtar’ is thought to have

15/06/2015

Libya

Abducted Tunisian consulate staff in Libya are well

Ten kidnapped staff from the Tunisian embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli are said to be in a good condition. The Interior Minister of Libya’s

14/06/2015

Libya

Tunisian embassy staff kidnapped in Tripoli

In the Libyan capital Tripoli 10 staff of the Tunisian embassy have been kidnapped after an armed group stormed the building according to the

12/06/2015

Libya

ISIL militants step up attacks on Libyan city of Misrata

Five people die after a suicide car bomber rams his vehicle laden with explosives into a Misrata checkpoint

31/05/2015

Egypt

Egypt seeks allies among Libya's tribal leaders at a conference in Cairo

Egypt invites Libyan tribal leaders to talks in Cairo because they are seen as the "backbone" of society and the main guarantor of Libyan stability and security

26/05/2015

USA

US: Hillary Clinton emails published online

Messages from Hillary Clinton’s private email account have been released by the US State Department. Many of them relate to the 2012 attack on

22/05/2015

Libya

Migrant held in Libya 'beaten' and 'insulted'

A migrant being held at a detention centre in Libya claims to have been “beaten” and “insulted.” The North African country has become a major hub for

20/05/2015

Europe News

EU set to OK plan to destroy smugglers' boats

EU foreign and defence ministers met in Brussels on Monday to approve a mission aimed at destroying boats used by people smugglers in Libya. It forms

18/05/2015

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Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libyan coast

15/05/2015

Libya

Anger in Ankara over bombing of Turkish ship off coast of Libya

Ankara has slammed the bombing of a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Libya as a “contemptible” attack. One crew member was killed and another

11/05/2015

Libya

Migrants face 'torture and gang rape in lawless Libya'

11/05/2015

Italy

French and Italian ships rescue thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean

A French ship has docked at the Italian port of Crotone bringing over 200 migrants it had rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday. They were

03/05/2015

Libya

Mogherini, Renzi and Ban Ki-moon visit migrant rescue operation

Leaders from Italy, the EU and UN boarded an Italian naval vessel off the coast of Sicily to see at first hand the Mediterranean operation to deal

27/04/2015

Italy

Court appearance over Mediterranean tragedy as more migrants come ashore

Dozens more migrants arrived at the Sicilian port of Catania on Friday. A total of 84 people were brought to shore by an Italian coastguard vessel

24/04/2015

Libya

Libya detains 600 migrants as Europe struggles with tragedies

Libya says it has stopped several boats packed with migrants since this weekend's shipwreck disaster, and that it is detaining more than 600 Africans who were hoping to reach Europe.

22/04/2015

Libya

Migrant ship captain accused of multiple homicide over shipwreck

The captain of the migrant ship involved in Sunday’s disaster off Libya has been detained in Sicily, alongside a crew member – both suspected of

21/04/2015

World News

Refugee NGOs take apart EU's 10-point plan on migrants crisis

21/04/2015