Libyan Embassy in Bangladesh fights renewed allegations of visa fraud
Nov 15 George Grant

Libyan Embassy in Bangladesh fights renewed allegations of visa fraud

By Rahman Jahangir. Charge d'affairs Kamel Al-Mahjoub has been fighting allegations of visa fraud at his embassy for several months. (Photo: Rahman Ja...

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Italian coastguards rescue migrants off Libya
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

Italian coastguards rescue migrants off Libya

Tripoli, 24 October:Italian coastguard vessels from Lampedusa rescued 261 illegal migrants early on Tuesday night who were in two overloaded rubber di...

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Aug 25 Michel Cousins

Egyptians refused entry on hepatitis fears

Tripoli, 25 August:Twenty four Egyptian workers were refused entry to Libya on Thursday, suspected of being infected with hepatitis C. They arrived ba...

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Aug 21 Al Russell

Somali Olympian drowned off Libyan coast

Tripoli, 21 August:A Somali Olympic athlete drowned during an attempted crossing from Libya to Italy last month, according to an official at the Somal...

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More Nigerians repatriated
Jul 17 Nigel Ash

More Nigerians repatriated

Tripoli, 17 July:Nigerian evacuees arriving home from LibyaOver 300 Nigerians stranded in Libya have just been repatriated. The 326 Nigerians, includi...

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More migrants from Libya rescued at sea
May 31 Michel Cousins

More migrants from Libya rescued at sea

By Karl Stagno-Navarra.Malta, 31 May:Another group of Eritrean and Somali refugees who had set sail from Libya were this morning brought in to Malta a...

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May 29 Michel Cousins

Groups visa blues for yet more Egyptian workers

Cairo, 29 May:One hundred and twenty-six Egyptian workers who had been refused entry to Libya and been flown back to Egypt initially refused to get of...

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Seven more asylum-seekers die in quest for better life
May 9 Nigel Ash

Seven more asylum-seekers die in quest for better life

Malta, 9 May: Seven Somali asylum-seekers have died whilst attempting to reach Malta from Libya by boat, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said.After...

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Detained migrants face harsh conditions, legal limbo
May 4 Michel Cousins

Detained migrants face harsh conditions, legal limbo

Benghazi, 3 May (IRIN):  In one of the many rooms where detainees are held at Ganfouda detention centre in Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi, Sule...

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Mar 21 Michel Cousins

Syrians allowed into Libya

Tripoli, March 21: Three hundred and fifty Syrian refugees, fleeing the chaos in their country, have been finally allowed to enter Libya after the int...

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