Over 2,600 Mediterranean migrants saved in 22 rescue missions yesterday: Italian Coast Guard
Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

Over 2,600 Mediterranean migrants saved in 22 rescue missions yesterday: Italian Coast Guard

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 September 2016:Over 2,600 migrants in 22 rescue missions were saved while attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya ye...

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UN's Humanitarian Aid report on Libya paints grim picture and underfunding
Sep 2 Sami Zaptia

UN's Humanitarian Aid report on Libya paints grim picture and underfunding

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 September 2016:The UN’s latest Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid report says that despite the conflict in Libya...

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Migrants recall their harrowing inhumane treatment while in Libya
Aug 22 Sami Zaptia

Migrants recall their harrowing inhumane treatment while in Libya

By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 August 2016:The IOM reportss that over the past five years it has facilitated the voluntary return of thousands of migrants...

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Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 264,513, deaths at sea reach 3,151
Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 264,513, deaths at sea reach 3,151

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 August 2016:IOM’s Missing Migrants Project reports migrant and refugee fatalities in the Mediterranean have already surpasse...

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Migration flows through Libya remain unchanged two years on: IOM
Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

Migration flows through Libya remain unchanged two years on: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 July 2016:Migration flows through Africa and into Libya remain unchanged after two years, despite progress in monitoring and...

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Maltese-based MOAS saves 2000 people in two weeks off Libyan coast
Jun 22 Sami Zaptia

Maltese-based MOAS saves 2000 people in two weeks off Libyan coast

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 June 2016:Since the Maltese-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) launched its 2016 Mediterranean mission on June 6th, o...

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Majority of nearly 3,000 Mediterranean 2016 migrant deaths departed from Libya: IOM
Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

Majority of nearly 3,000 Mediterranean 2016 migrant deaths departed from Libya: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 June 2016:The latest IOM report reveals that Libya is still the main Mediterranean departure point for migrants and says ther...

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Aug 26 Newsdesk2

Despite deteriorating conditions, most migrant workers choosing to remain in Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Cairo, 26 August 2014:Since armed clashes began in Libya’s capital in mid-July, foreign governments have been scrambling to evac...

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Jun 16 Michel Cousins

Libya returnees from Bangladesh get compensation

By Rahman Jahangir.Dhaka, June 16:A total of 393 Bengaldeshis have been paid compensation by their government after having to return home last year du...

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