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Category: Libya
Libya: Charities Put Rescue Operations at Sea on Hold
Several NGOs rescuing migrants off Libya’s coasts have suspended operations because of security threats from Libyan coastguard whom they accuse of firing at their ships. ... Read More
Report Denounces Awful Conditions of Refugees in Libya, Lambasts European Policies
Rape, torture and slave labor are among the horrendous daily realities for people stuck in Libya in their desperate attempt to escape war, persecution and ... Read More
Libya Remains Top Priority for UN Migration Agency
Head of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, who visited Libya this week, said this North African country remains a top priority for ... Read More
‘Italy is trying to recolonize Libya,’ Saif al-Islam
Son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi Thursday indicated that Italy, by deploying warships into Libyan territorial waters, is looking to re-colonize Libya by, repeating ... Read More
Libya: Cairo Pushes to Blow up Hedge between Factions
Egypt has convened Libyan factions involved in the political process in the oil-rich North African country, asking them to establish modern democratic state and end ... Read More
Libya: Italian Navy Deployment Approved, LNA Ordered to Fire at Trespassing Boats
Shortly after the Italian parliament approved the deployment of the country’s naval forces to the Libyan shores to help combat the flow of illegal migration ... Read More
Libya: Italy Suspects ISIS-Mafia Oil Smuggling Deal
Libya’s increasing oil exportations are beginning to raise eyebrows in Italy as authorities believe that the mafia is linking up with extremist groups loyal to ... Read More
Libya: Serraj Promises Cash to HoR-aligned Tobruk Municipality
Libyan Prime Minister Faez Serraj has promised to attend financially to Tobruk municipality, which is housing the Libyan internationally recognized parliament, the House of Representatives ... Read More
France to scan asylum seekers in Libya to curb deadly crossings of Mediterranean
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will start processing asylum seekers’ applications in Libya as of this summer, in a move to curb ... Read More
Italy Plans Sending Navy Units off Libyan Coasts to Curb Illegal Migration
Italy is planning to send ships in Libyan waters by the end of August to combat human trafficking and stem a huge influx of immigrants, ... Read More