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UN report: Libya faces serious threat from foreign fighters, Wagner

A report made by UN experts cites numerous groups, including Russia's Wagner mercenaries, as being behind many international law violations in a country that turned volatile after the death of dictator Moammar Gaddafi.

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Libya's underground homes wait for tourism revival

Gharyan's unique underground houses were hewn into the mountainside centuries ago, and many lie abandoned, but residents of the Libyan town are hoping tourism can help restore their heritage.

Germany

German military to stop training Libyan coastguard over migrant abuses

Individual units of the Libyan coastguard have long been accused of mistreating migrants and NGOs.

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EU report calls for Libya training to continue despite abuse claims

The European Commission and the EU’s External Action Service declined to comment on the report.

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At least 28 migrants' bodies found lined up on Libya's western coast

Libya's Interior Ministry believes the bodies recovered belonged to a group of 60 people supposedly missing at sea.

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A decade since Gaddafi, Libya's election raises fears of new violence

Among the front-runners of over 100 candidates are Gaddafi's son, Seif-al-Islam, and Khalid al-Haftar, a Benghazi-based warlord.

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Gadhafi's son announces candidacy for president of Libya

The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country's presidential election next month, Libya's election agency said.

France

Libyan conference in Paris pledges support for elections in December

It's a vote many world powers hope will pull the oil-rich North African state out of a decade long era of conflict and political instability.

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Ten years on since the death of Gaddafi, how stable is Libya today?

Academic Mustafa Fetouri spoke to Euronews about what has changed in the country after the end of the Gaddafi era.

Italy

Italy ship captain convicted after sending migrants to Libya in 2018

The verdict is the first of its kind in Italy and has been welcomed by the human rights group, Amnesty International.

Destinations

The Roman city lost to the Libyan Civil War

A forgotten historical gem in Libya is the best kept Roman ruin outside of Italy.

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Mayday call over migrant rescue in Mediterranean

Migrants clinging to an overturned boat off the Libyan coast were spotted by air and were rescued last week, NGO SeaWatch Italy said Friday

My Europe Series

Over Mediterranean, volunteer pilots search for migrants in danger

This year alone, the French pilots have accumulated over 500 flight hours over the Mediterranean searching the sea for migrant boats in danger.

Tunisia

At least 50 migrants drown off Tunisian coast, authorities say

More than 50 migrants are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform.

Libya

Five migrants have died after their boat capsized off Libya

Five migrants have drowned when a vessel, carrying at least 45 people and heading for Europe, capsized off Libya.

World News

Italy, Malta & Libya slow to react to deadly shipwreck, analysis finds

An analysis of logs and emails show that Italian, Maltese and Libyan authorities responded slowly, insufficiently, or not at all to migrants' pleas for help at sea in a deadly April shipwreck.

Libya

At least 11 dead after migrant boat capsises of Libya coast

“The continuous loss of life calls for an urgent change in approach to the situation in Libya and the Central Med.,” the IOM said in a Twitter post.

Italy

Rescue groups and Pope decry inaction as 130 migrants die at sea

A rubber dinghy carrying 130 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, with all those onboard thought to have drowned, after pleading for assistance the day before.

Libya

130 people en-route to Europe feared dead in shipwreck off Libya coast

Around 130 people are feared dead after the wreck of a boat carrying them to Europe was found off the Libyan coast.

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EU's Michel visits Libya as nation battles instability and COVID-19

European Council President Charles Michel visited Libya on Sunday as the nation grapples with continuing instability and rising covid cases.

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