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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French call for action on Libya unlikely to have military results say Italians
Sep 9 Michel Cousins

French call for action on Libya unlikely to have military results say Italians

By Libya Herald staff.Paris, 9 September 2014:A French call for joint action with other European states to bring about peace in Libya and stamp out te...

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Aug 29 Newsdesk2

Migrant workers in Libya highly vulnerable, says IOM

By Libya Herald staff.Cairo, 29 August 2014:The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is worried about the vulnerability of migrant workers c...

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Aug 20 Newsdesk1

160 illegal immigrants depart via Kufra

By Jamal Adel.Kufra, 20 August 2014Though Kufra is traditionally known as an entrance point for illegal immigrants, about 160 Africans actually left t...

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Aug 12 Newsdesk1

Expat community in Libya still shrinking

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 12 August 2014:As clashes continue and Benghazi and Tripoli,  foreigners are continuing to leave Libya.Some 13,000 Egyp...

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Aug 8 Newsdesk2

UNHCR concerned for safety of refugees and asylums seekers in Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 8 August 2014:United Nations High Committee for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Ariane Rummery has expressed the agency’s...

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Libya and Malta discuss fuel smuggling and security
Jul 4 Michel Cousins

Libya and Malta discuss fuel smuggling and security

By Libya herald staff.Tripoli, 4 July 2014:Acting Interior Minister Saleh Mazegh met yesterday with his Maltese counterpart Manuel Mallia in Valletta...

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Jun 25 Newsdesk1

HRW reports overcrowding and abuse at detention centres, calls on EU and Italy to stop funding until situation improves

By Libya Herald staff. Overcrowding at a migrant detention centre (Photo: Ministry of Interior)Tripoli 25 June 2014:Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashe...

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Dec 17 thomwestcott

Libyan coastguard catches 195 migrants

Tripoli, 17 December 2013:The Libyan coastguard picked up two boats of migrants bound for Europe yesterday, one of which was discovered during a routi...

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Dec 10 thomwestcott

Two migrant boats caught off Tripoli coast

Tripoli, 10 December 2013:The Libyan Coastguard last night seized two boats carrying a total of 175 migrants heading to Europe carrying.One boat had 9...

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