Hundreds dead in latest migrant tragedies
Aug 28 Nigel Ash

Hundreds dead in latest migrant tragedies

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 28 August 2015:Those taking part in an angry Zuwara demonstration against people smugglers today did not know at th...

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Hundreds believed drowned in new migrant boat tragedy
Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Hundreds believed drowned in new migrant boat tragedy

By Libya Herald Reporter. A baby rescued from the sinking vessel (Photo: Medecins sans Frontieres)Tunis, 5 August 2015:Once more, hundreds of migrants...

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Some 4,200 migrants picked up but 17 die in unexplained circumstances
May 30 Nigel Ash

Some 4,200 migrants picked up but 17 die in unexplained circumstances

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 30 May 2015:In the last 48 hours, 4,260 migrants are known to have set off from the Libyan coast and seventeen of them...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Coast guards arrest 580 illegal migrants about to leave Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Refugee boat Tripoli, 6 May 2015:Libyan coast guards were today reported to have detained 580 migrants about to board a boat to...

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Feb 17 Newsdesk2

Over 1600 migrants rescued from the cold waters of the Mediterranean in 3 days

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 17 February 2015:Over 1600 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean over the weekend after setting out from Libya i...

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Feb 11 Newsdesk2

Tragedy at sea: 300 migrants missing and feared dead

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 11 February 2015:Just two days after 29 migrants died of hypothermia after being rescued by the Italian coast guard in...

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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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Dec 13 Newsdesk2

Libya looks to cut illegal Mediterranean migration, seeks European help

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 December 2014:Foreign Minister Mohamed Al-Dairi was in Brussels this week to participate in meetings called by the U...

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EU response to migrant crisis "shameful": Amnesty International
Sep 15 Newsdesk1

EU response to migrant crisis "shameful": Amnesty International

By Libya Herald.A grim harvest last year when 50 migrants drowned in a single capsizing (Photo: UNHCR)Tripoli, 15 September 2014:In response to the la...

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Aug 31 Newsdesk2

Tunisian Coastguard finds 42 bodies from Libyan wreck

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 31 August 2014:The Tunisian Coastguard has recovered 42 bodies from the shoreline and the waters near Ben Guerdane over...

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