Mar 1 Michel Cousins

Dayri attacks call by EU parliament president for new migrant camps in Libya

By Libya Herald reporter. Interim government foreign minister Mohamed Dayri (File photo)Tunis, 1 March 2017:The foreign minister in the Beida-based in...

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Feb 27 Nigel Ash

Italian intelligence doing "a great job" in Libya says PM Gentiloni

By Libya Herald reporters.  Italian premier Paolo Gentiloni (file photo)Tripoli, 27 February 2017:Italy is gathering good information on Libyan people...

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Feb 14 Nigel Ash

Send migrants home within a week says navy spokesman

By Alessandra Bocchi. Navy spokesman Ayoub Omar Qassem wants migrants sent straight home (Photo: Navy)Tunis, 14 February 2017:Italy should deport newl...

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Feb 10 Michel Cousins

EU and Italy migration deal with Libya draws sharp criticism from Libyan NGOs

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 10 February 2017:Twelve Libyan non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have issued a joint statement criticising the EU’s la...

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Libya needs more EU money to stem migrant flow says Serraj
Feb 2 Nigel Ash

Libya needs more EU money to stem migrant flow says Serraj

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 2 February 2017:The EU needs to give Libya more money if it wants to stop the flow of migrants trying to reach Europe by cross...

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Feb 1 Nigel Ash

Migrants must not be sent back to Libya, HRW warns EU leaders

By Jamie Prentis. Migrants who make it to Europe from Libya should not be sent back says HRW (Photo: EPA)Tunis, 2 February 2017:The EU must put the sa...

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Second batch of Libyan coastguards to begin EU training
Jan 31 Nigel Ash

Second batch of Libyan coastguards to begin EU training

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 31 January 2017:As a large group of Libyan coastguards completes its training aboard EU naval vessels a smaller conti...

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Merkel says no EU migrant deal for Libya without political stability
Jan 28 Nigel Ash

Merkel says no EU migrant deal for Libya without political stability

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 28 January 2017:Any deal with Libya to control migration similar to that reached with Turkey cannot be signed until a semblanc...

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Italian 48-hour diplomatic drive ends with embassy reopening
Jan 10 Nigel Ash

Italian 48-hour diplomatic drive ends with embassy reopening

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis and Tripoli, 10 January 2017:Italy’s new ambassador to Libya presented his credentials today to Presidency Council cha...

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Kobler calls for protection for migrants, decriminalisation of illegal migration
Sep 28 Michel Cousins

Kobler calls for protection for migrants, decriminalisation of illegal migration

By Michel CousinsParis, 28 September 2016:UN Special Envoy Martin Kobler has called for end to illegal migrants being arbitrarily detained, abused and...

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