Three Azeri crewmen freed after 18 months in IS and then Bunyan Marsous detention
Sep 2 Nigel Ash

Three Azeri crewmen freed after 18 months in IS and then Bunyan Marsous detention

By Gabriel Harrison.Tunis, 2 September 2017:Three Azerbaijani nationals first captured by terrorists after they scuttled their small coastal tanker of...

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Another tanker detained by Libyan coastguard, plus a trawler
Aug 31 Michel Cousins

Another tanker detained by Libyan coastguard, plus a trawler

By Gabriel Harrison.Tunis, 31 August 2017:Two more foreign vessels were arrested by the coastguard yesterday off the west coast of Libya. A tanker, na...

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Coastguard arrests Greek tanker, claims it was smuggling oil
Aug 28 Michel Cousins

Coastguard arrests Greek tanker, claims it was smuggling oil

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 28 August 2017:The Libyan coastguard has arrested an oil tanker and taken it to Tripoli on suspicion of trying to smug...

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Aug 26 Michel Cousins

Italy gives first-aid kits for returned migrants

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 27 August 2017:Ten thousand hygiene and first-aid kits for the needs of returned migrants have been given to the coast...

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Italian parliament backs naval mission in Libyan waters as HoR condemns it
Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Italian parliament backs naval mission in Libyan waters as HoR condemns it

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 2 August 2017:Italy’s parliament has voted to allow its navy into Libya’s waters to help the Libyan coastguard. It agreed to t...

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Serraj denies inviting Italian warships into Libyan waters
Jul 27 Nigel Ash

Serraj denies inviting Italian warships into Libyan waters

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 27 July 2017:Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez Serraj has denied that he has invited Italian warships to enter Lib...

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Jul 17 Nigel Ash

EU to crack down on sale of rubber dinghies to Libya

By Jamie Prentis. A semi-inflated raft from which the migrants had disappeared (File photo)Tunis, 17 July 2017:The EU is pressing member states to lim...

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Belgian minister says Operation Sophia is "lunacy"
Jul 16 Nigel Ash

Belgian minister says Operation Sophia is "lunacy"

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 16 July 2017:The EU naval operation to save migrants and disrupt human-trafficking networks is “lunacy” and brings “s...

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Jul 9 Nigel Ash

Turkish vessel searched in Tobruk port

By Libya Herald reporters.Tobruk port (Photo: MarineTraffic.com)Benghazi, 9 July 2017:A row has broken after armed military police this morning entere...

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Jun 1 Nigel Ash

Coastguard wants more help from Italy to fight powerful smugglers

By Jamie Prentis. Libya coastguard vessels need spares and maintenance (Photo:Libyan Navy)Tunis, 1 June 2017:Libyan coastguards cannot deal with heavi...

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