Tag: libya
Suspect tells court he’s not key figure in Eritrea-Libya trafficking ring
The Hague, Nov. 3, 2025 (Reuters/NAN) An Eritrean man accused of being a trafficker told Dutch Judges on Monday that the prosecution had got...
Libya boat blaze kills 50 Sudanese – UN
Geneva, Sept. 17, 2025 (dpa/NAN) At least 50 Sudanese migrants have died after a boat caught fire off the coast of Libya, the International...
Poverty eradication: ActionAid canvasses comprehensive social protection programme
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has urged the Federal Government to urgently implement a comprehensive social protection programme to provide a safety net for the most...
FG, IOM evacuate 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya...
Turkey stresses support for political resolution in Libya
Turkey’s Ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz on Tuesday stressed his country’s support for a political resolution to the conflict in Libya.
According to a statement...
Egypt, Libya launch electronic system to organize Egyptian labours
The Egyptian and Libyan Ministries of Manpower announced on Monday the launch of an electronic link system to organize the entry of Egyptian workers...
Over 700 migrants arrested off Libya coast
Libyan coast guards has arrested more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and sent them back to Libya.
The coast guards also announced that...
Port in Tripoli to perform functions of Beirut port destroyed by...
The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council decided at a meeting on Wednesday that a port in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli will take over...
Libya cease-fire not in interest of Accord Govt, Turkey insists
Turkey dismissed prospects of any imminent ceasefire in Libya on Monday, saying any deal incorporating the conflict’s existing frontlines would not benefit the Ankara-backed...
NATO: Tension between France, Turkey rise
For France, it was the final straw. For Turkey, it was a misunderstanding. For NATO, it could be a turning point.
The incident unfolded quickly...
France accuses Turkey of fuelling Libya crisis with arms’ supplies
France has pulled out of NATO-led anti-smuggling patrols in the Mediterranean, accusing Turkey, a fellow member of the Western military alliance, of taking arms...
Libya: Russia, France call for cease-fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called on Friday for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to dialogue, the Kremlin...
Algeria offers mediating role in Libya
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said his country's position on the situation in Libya is to reject military action and to keep a distance...
Libya: Red Cross to allocate $60m aid, due to conflict escalation...
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to allocate at least $60 million of its budget for humanitarian aid in Libya in 2020,...
Helicopters bomb Islamists’ ammunitions sites in Libya’s Benghazi
Government forces and helicopters belonging to a Libyan renegade general bombed ammunition sites of suspected Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, a...
Unidentified warplanes bomb militia in Libyan capital
Unidentified warplanes bombed militia positions in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, the government said, in what could mark a sharp escalation of fighting...
Libyan militia says ceasefire reached to end airport battle
A Libyan militia battling a rival armed group over control of the country's biggest airport is ready for a peaceful solution after five days...
