Italy to help Libya prevent illegal migration, no repatriation says new ambassador Giuseppe Perrone
Jan 10 Sami Zaptia

Italy to help Libya prevent illegal migration, no repatriation says new ambassador Giuseppe Perrone

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 January 2017: Today Libya Herald was the first Libyan publication to exclusively interview the new Italian ambassador to Lib...

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Italian interior minister due in Tripoli for illegal migration talks
Jan 5 Michel Cousins

Italian interior minister due in Tripoli for illegal migration talks

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 5 January:Italy’s new interior minister, Marco Minniti, is expected in Tripoli next week for talks on terrorism and cu...

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Man electrocuted on Sebha pylon
Jul 9 Nigel Ash

Man electrocuted on Sebha pylon

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 9 July 2016:A man, thought to be trying to steel copper power cabling, was electrocuted yesterday in Sebha.His badly-charr...

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Every day thirteen illegal migrants from Libya die at sea: IOM
Jul 7 Sami Zaptia

Every day thirteen illegal migrants from Libya die at sea: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 July 2016:The IOM reports that an estimated 227,316 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 up to 3 July. These r...

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Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

EU illegal migration policy sunk by Libya’s refusal to play ball

By Sami Zaptia.Faiez Serraj has refused to take illegal migrants back to Libya (File photo)London, 7 June 2016:Libya’s Government of National Accord P...

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Over 100 migrant bodies washed up on Zuwara beaches
Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Over 100 migrant bodies washed up on Zuwara beaches

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 June 2016:The Libyan Red Crescent has reported that 117 bodies have been washed up across 25 km of beaches of the western Lib...

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Illegal migration crises through Libya set to rise with weak central authorities
May 30 Sami Zaptia

Illegal migration crises through Libya set to rise with weak central authorities

By Sami Zaptia.MOAS rescue points in 2015 (Source MOAS).Malta, 30 May 2016:Illegal migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from the Libyan coast are e...

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May 28 Michel Cousins

Tunisian fishermen’s arrest results in Ras Jedir border crossing blocked again

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 28 May 2016:Tunisians protesting against the arrest of a number of fishermen by the Libyan Coast Guard have blocked the ro...

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May 25 Michel Cousins

Zawia Red Crescent suspends migrant rescue operations as UN runs workshop on saving lives; Italian navy saves 5,000 in two days

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli 25 May 2016:The Red Crescent office in Zawia, west of Tripoli, says that it is freezing all activities relating to illegal...

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May 14 Michel Cousins

Kufra mayor discuss illegal migration with Chad consul

By Ajnadin Mustafa.15 May 2016:Illegal migration, security and potential trade links were the main subjects under discussion at a meeting today in Ben...

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