More Than 7,000 Migrants Detained In Libya
Between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa are being held in Libyan detention centres after entering the country ...
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11 Migrants Dead, 200 Missing In Mediterranean Sinkings
Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies ...
Libya Forces Advance On Last Jihadist Bastions In Benghazi
Forces loyal to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched an offensive to oust jihadist from their last two ...
6,000 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of ...
Italian FM In Libya For Talks On Peace and Migrants
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts for the ...
Britain’s Johnson In East Libya To Back Peace Drive
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson held talks Friday with the head of Libya's parliament, a day after visiting Tripoli to ...
British FM Throws Weight Behind Haftar-Serraj Talks In Libya
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on a visit to Tripoli on Thursday threw his weight behind efforts to establish a ...
Libya PM In Rare Meeting With Rival Strongman
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government on Tuesday held a rare meeting with a military strongman who supports a ...
Libyan Oil Production Now More Than 760,000 Bpd
Libya's oil production, the country's main source of revenue, rose Monday to more than 760,000 barrels per day for the ...
Bike-Sharing Launched In Congested Beirut
Lebanon launched a bike-sharing programme in its capital Beirut on Sunday, hoping to cut down on the congested city's notorious ...
Libya Seizes Oil Tankers and Crew After Shootout At Sea
Libya has seized two foreign-flagged oil tankers and detained their crews for allegedly smuggling fuel after an hours-long gunbattle off ...
Desert Warlord Turned Brutal Tyrant
A desert warfare specialist, Chad's Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of ruthless dictator, with ...
Travel Agent Defrauds Ghanaians, Stranded In Libya Airport
Some Ghanaian immigrants in Libya are stranded at the airport in Tripoli after some self-styled travel agents defrauded them of ...
ICC Unveils Arrest Warrant For Ex-Kadhafi Security Chief
International judges on Monday unsealed an arrest warrant for Libya's former security chief, accusing him of carrying out war crimes ...
Hunger Kills Three Ghanaians In Libya
Three Ghanaians have reportedly died in the past week in Libya with over 500 people more stranded in that country. ...
Hunger Kills Three Ghanaians In Libya; 500 Stranded
Three Ghanaians have reportedly died in the past week in Libya with over 500 people more stranded in that country. ...
Libya Govt Urges ‘intervention’ Over Southern Clashes
Libya's unity government has called for "urgent intervention" by the international community to end military escalation in its south, warning ...
At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said. ...
169 Gambian Migrants Return Home After Harsh Conditions In Libyan Prison
A hundred and sixty-nine Gambian migrants on Tuesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh conditions only to ...
AFP Photographer Freed In Libya, Still Under Detention Threat
AFP's photographer in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdullah Doma, was released Monday after two days of detention, but ...