Iran's president Rouhani backs new Libyan government
Jan 26 Nigel Ash

Iran's president Rouhani backs new Libyan government

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli. 26 January 2016:Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Italy has said that without a government, Libya will...

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Renzi says Libya is Italy's Mediterranean "keystone"
Dec 16 Nigel Ash

Renzi says Libya is Italy's Mediterranean "keystone"

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 16 December 2015:Ahead of tomorrow’s two-day EU summit in Brussels, which is expected to be dominated by terrorism...

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Better weather sends more migrants to sea
Dec 6 Nigel Ash

Better weather sends more migrants to sea

By Libya Herald reportersTripoli, 6 December 2015:The recent break in the weather has encouraged a fresh wave of migrant boat launched from the Libyan...

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Libya pressed at Malta summit to stem migrants
Nov 12 Michel Cousins

Libya pressed at Malta summit to stem migrants

 By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 12 November 2015:The role of Libya in  the Mediterranean illegal mitigation crisis was highlighted at a two-day summi...

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Sep 25 Michel Cousins

Major Zuwara "human trafficker" shot dead in Tripoli: report

By Ajdnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 25 September 2015:A Zuwara militia leader alleged to be a key operator in smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean is ...

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Suspected people-smugglers nabbed in Zuwara
Aug 29 Nigel Ash

Suspected people-smugglers nabbed in Zuwara

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 29 August 2015:Three suspected people-smugglers have been arrested in Zuwara and paraded before the cameras holding up picture...

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Jun 23 Nigel Ash

Air force threatens airstrikes as EU anti-migrant smuggler mission begins

By Libya Herald reporters. Migrants being picked up recently by a British warship (Photo:Royal Navy)Tripoli, 23 June 2015:As the EU began the intellig...

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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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People smuggling “haram” says Dar Al-Ifta
May 13 Michel Cousins

People smuggling “haram” says Dar Al-Ifta

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 May 2015:People smuggling is contrary to Islam, the Tripoli-based Dar Al-Ifta (Fatwa House) has pronounced.It was re...

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Apr 24 Nigel Ash

Migrant deaths are down to traffickers: David Cameron

By Libya Herald reporters.British Prime Minister David Cameron in Benghazi, September 2011Tripoli, 24 April 2015:British Prime Minister David Cameron...

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