Libya emphasises it is not destination for irregular migration, cannot become migrant resettlement zone: Rome Quadripartite Cooperation Committee
May 20 Sami Zaptia

Libya emphasises it is not destination for irregular migration, cannot become migrant resettlement zone: Rome Quadripartite Cooperation Committee

Libya emphasized that it is not a destination for irregular migration and cannot become a resettlement zone for migrants. The declaration was...

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EU concludes Rome consultations with Libyan institutions on new migration and border management programme
Dec 4 Sami Zaptia

EU concludes Rome consultations with Libyan institutions on new migration and border management programme

Nicola Orlando, the EU Ambassador to Libya, reported on 28 November that the EU concluded its meetings in Rome with in-depth consultations with repres...

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Libya's National Programme for the Deportation of Illegal Immigrants: thousands repatriated with aim to repatriate 60,000 per month
Dec 3 Sami Zaptia

Libya's National Programme for the Deportation of Illegal Immigrants: thousands repatriated with aim to repatriate 60,000 per month

Tripoli based Minister of the Interior, Major General Emad Al-Trabelsi, announced at a press conference at the Ministry's Tripoli headquarters yesterd...

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59 containers loaded with boats seized in Misrata suspected of being intended for use in illegal immigration operations
Nov 17 Sami Zaptia

59 containers loaded with boats seized in Misrata suspected of being intended for use in illegal immigration operations

The Special Tasks Department of the General Directorate of Security Operations reported yesterday that it seized 59 containers in several locations wi...

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Regulating migrant workers and promoting voluntary deportation programmes for illegal immigrants ‎discussed by Labour and Interior Ministers
Jul 31 Sami Zaptia

Regulating migrant workers and promoting voluntary deportation programmes for illegal immigrants ‎discussed by Labour and Interior Ministers

‎The Tripoli based Libyan Interior Ministry reported yesterday that its Acting Minister, Emad Trabelsi, held a meeting on the same day with the Minist...

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Tripoli Defence Ministry warns of unspecified precision air strikes against human smugglers and drug traffickers
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Defence Ministry warns of unspecified precision air strikes against human smugglers and drug traffickers

‎The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Defence warned today ‘‘against being near the hideouts of outlaw groups, announcing the implementation of precis...

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Four gang members detained, pending investigation, for torturing 10 kidnapped migrants to death – 164 others also tortured
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

Four gang members detained, pending investigation, for torturing 10 kidnapped migrants to death – 164 others also tortured

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that four defendants belonging to a network engaged in smuggling migrants and human trafficking in t...

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Libya will not bear burdens of illegal immigration alone or be settlement area: Interior Minister Trabelsi
Mar 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya will not bear burdens of illegal immigration alone or be settlement area: Interior Minister Trabelsi

‎The Tripoli based Libyan Acting Minister of Interior, Imad Trabelsi, chaired yesterday an expanded meeting that included a number of ambassadors and...

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Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants – we are not Europe’s security guard: Aldabaiba
Mar 14 Sami Zaptia

Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants – we are not Europe’s security guard: Aldabaiba

‎Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants, and it is not Europe’s security guard. The statement was made by Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister,...

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West Coast Military Region launches military operations in Zuwara against organised crime
Feb 12 Sami Zaptia

West Coast Military Region launches military operations in Zuwara against organised crime

‎The West Coast Military Region announced yesterday that it had launched military operations, on the same day, in the city of Zuwara. The military op...

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