Apr 13 Michel Cousins

One hundred feared dead in latest migrant boat sinking

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 13 April 2017:There are fears that some 97 people have drowned off Tripoli in the latest Mediterranean migrant trage...

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Migrants continued to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous sea conditions: IOM
Nov 29 Sami Zaptia

Migrants continued to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous sea conditions: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 November 2016: Migrants continue to cross the Mediterranean from Libya in record numbers despite dangerous sea conditions an...

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Over 6,250 migrants rescued but dozens suffocate and drown
Oct 4 Nigel Ash

Over 6,250 migrants rescued but dozens suffocate and drown

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 4 October 2016:International rescuers today found the bodies of more than a score of migrants who had suffocated in...

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Apr 5 Nigel Ash

Italians rescue 1,500 migrants in less than 24 hours

By Libya Herald reporters. A typical rickety over-crowded migrant boat (File photo)Tripoli, 5 April 2015:Italian coastguards have said that in the cou...

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Feb 9 Nigel Ash

More migrants perish in icy seas

By Libya Herald reporters. An inflatable dinghy from which migrants were rescued last year (Photo: Italian Coastguard)Tripoli, 9 February 2015:Rescue ...

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Migrants rescued after five days adrift
Nov 22 Nigel Ash

Migrants rescued after five days adrift

By Jamal Adel.Kufra, 22 November 2014:More than a hundred illegal migrants who had spent five days drifting helplessly off the Libyan coast were rescu...

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Abu Anas kidnap ship rescues Somali migrants
Oct 17 Nigel Ash

Abu Anas kidnap ship rescues Somali migrants

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 17 October 2013:The American warship to which Abu Anas was taken for interrogation after his kidnap in Tripoli on 5 October,...

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Italian coastguards rescue migrants off Libya
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

Italian coastguards rescue migrants off Libya

Tripoli, 24 October:Italian coastguard vessels from Lampedusa rescued 261 illegal migrants early on Tuesday night who were in two overloaded rubber di...

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