Libya

At least 25 refugees dead in shipwreck off Libya

Jan 06, 2018 16:38

At least 25 people have drowned off Libya after a dinghy, possibly carrying some 150 refugees, ran into trouble, two rescue organizations say.
French foreign minister visits Libya in new push for national reconciliation

Dec 22, 2017 05:14

Libya's rival factions should stick to a United Nations peace process and prepare for elections in spring 2018, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday, trying to give stalled UN talks a new push.
Mayor of Libya’s Misrata kidnapped, killed

Dec 18, 2017 10:18

The mayor of Misrata, Libya’s third-largest city, has been abducted and killed shortly after returning from a foreign trip.
Libya’s Haftar insists UN-backed government no longer legitimate

Dec 17, 2017 15:19

The commander of Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar has declared that the country’s internationally-recognized government based in Tripoli is no longer legitimate as its mandate has already expired.
Nearly 900 refugees rescued off Libya arrive in Italy

Dec 11, 2017 14:14

Sicily on Monday welcomed nearly 900 refugees rescued in Mediterranean waters off the coast of Libya in the past few days, with many expressing relief at having escaped the "Libyan hell".
African Union urges swift relocation of refugees from overcrowded camps in Libya

Nov 30, 2017 16:06

African Union leaders have called on their European counterparts to help relocate thousands of refugees currently stranded in camps in violence-plagued Libya.
HRW denounces extrajudicial killings in eastern Libya

Nov 29, 2017 16:30

Human Rights Watch has denounced a series of summary executions in eastern Libya, which is under the control of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by military strongman Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
Thousands rally in Europe to decry slavery in Libya

Nov 26, 2017 10:40

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in different European capitals for a second day to express anger at the practice of slavery in Libya.
About 31 refugees drown as boat sinks off Libya's western coast

Nov 25, 2017 15:49

At least 31 refugees have died after their Europe-bound boat capsized off Libya’s western coast, Libyan coastguard officials say.
Refugees sold into slavery in Libya

Nov 22, 2017 14:32

Survivors of slave auctions in Libya have described a "total hell" that they wouldn't wish on their "worst enemy" as global outrage grows over footage showing refugees being sold off in the war-torn country.