Coastguard Search and Rescue skills boosted by training
Mar 5 thomwestcott

Coastguard Search and Rescue skills boosted by training

Tripoli, 5 March 2014:The Libyan Naval Coastguard’s Search and Rescue (SAR) skills have been boosted by training on modern computerised methods to fin...

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Feb 28 thomwestcott

Coastguard rescues over a hundred migrants

Tripoli, 28 February 2014:The Libyan Coastguard rescued 107 migrants, including 20 women and a baby, some 20 miles off the coast of Tripoli last night...

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New Customs recruits to boost border security
Feb 23 thomwestcott

New Customs recruits to boost border security

Tripoli, 23 February 2014:The country’s border security is to be boosted by 1,072 young recruits who have just completed their basic military training...

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Safety at sea training boosts Coastguard skills
Nov 21 thomwestcott

Safety at sea training boosts Coastguard skills

By Tom Westcott. Members of the Libyan Coastguard practise a ‘man overboard’ rescue (Photo: Tom Westcott, Libya Herald)Tripoli, 21 November 2013:The L...

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European diplomats show support for border security with Ghadames visit
Nov 10 thomwestcott

European diplomats show support for border security with Ghadames visit

Head of the EU Delegation to Libya, Natalya Apostolova, and Head of EUBAM Libya, Antti Hartikainen visiting the Triangle (Photo: Francesca Marretta,...

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Nov 1 thomwestcott

EU border assistance mission praises coastguard for rescuing 150 migrants

Tripoli, 1 November 2013:The EU's border assistance mission to Libya (EUBAM Libya) has praised the Libyan Naval Coastguard after it rescued 150 migran...

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Securing the future of Ghadames
Sep 13 thomwestcott

Securing the future of Ghadames

By Francesca Marretta. Once a thriving tourist destination, the Old Town of Ghadames now attracts few visitors  (Photo: Francesca Marretta)Tripoli, 13...

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Sep 11 thomwestcott

Government co-chairs international meeting on border security

Tripoli, 11 September 2013:The Libyan Government yesterday co-chaired a meeting with the EU Integrated Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya...

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Airports to beef up security
Jul 8 thomwestcott

Airports to beef up security

Tripoli, 8 July 2013:Security at the country’s airports is to be beefed up, with Libyan officials meeting EU specialists yesterday to discuss finding...

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