Aug 28 George Grant

39 migrants feared dead in latest drowning tragedy

Tripoli, 28 August:Thirty-nine emigrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, Libyan and Egyptian officials have...

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Jul 3 George Grant

Emergency aid for African migrants provided by ICRC

Tripoli, 3 July:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the the Libyan Red Crescent have delivered food and other essential items to s...

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Apr 11 Nihal Zaroug

Refugees from Libya head to Lampedusa despite dangers and possible push-backs.

By Nihal ZarougTripoli, April 11The small Italian island of Lampedusa has reportedly received over 35,000 refuges as a result of the Arab Spring in Tu...

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Mar 17 Michel Cousins

Five die heading from Libya to Europe

Italian coastguards report that five illegal immigrants heading to Europe were found dead today on a boat stranded in Libya waters 137 kilomertres sou...

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Jan 31 Michel Cousins

Over 1500 drown in 2011 trying to cross Mediterranean

Over 1,500 migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe from Libya and Tunisia downed or went missing last year according to the UN refugee agency UN...

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