59 containers loaded with boats seized in Misrata suspected of being intended for use in illegal immigration operations
Nov 17 Sami Zaptia

59 containers loaded with boats seized in Misrata suspected of being intended for use in illegal immigration operations

The Special Tasks Department of the General Directorate of Security Operations reported yesterday that it seized 59 containers in several locations wi...

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Sep 17 Nigel Ash

Sabratha fighting leaves at least three dead

By Libya Herald reporters. Sabratha mayor Hassen Dhawadi (File photo)Tunis, 17 September 2017:At least three men have been killed and several injured,...

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Southern border reported blockaded as Qatrun leader confirms "big" drop in migrants coming from Niger
Sep 7 Michel Cousins

Southern border reported blockaded as Qatrun leader confirms "big" drop in migrants coming from Niger

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 7 September 2017:Reports that the border with Niger and Chad has been closed today by an independent force from Qatrun...

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Oct 27 Nigel Ash

Libyan coastguard to begin EU training to fight people-smuggling

By Libya Herald reporters. A dangerously overcrowded migrant boat (File photo)Tripoli, 27 October 2016:The three-month training of 78 members of the L...

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Last seven days of May were deadliest for migrant deaths at sea from Libya
Jun 2 Sami Zaptia

Last seven days of May were deadliest for migrant deaths at sea from Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 June 2016:The last seven days of May marked the deadliest week for migrant deaths at sea in the Mediterranean in 2016, IOM’s...

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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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Hundreds believed drowned in new migrant boat tragedy
Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Hundreds believed drowned in new migrant boat tragedy

By Libya Herald Reporter. A baby rescued from the sinking vessel (Photo: Medecins sans Frontieres)Tunis, 5 August 2015:Once more, hundreds of migrants...

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Jul 24 Nigel Ash

"I'm just like an airline carrying passengers" says people-smuggler

By Adam Ali and Esam Sager. Not all the people-smuggler's passengers make it safely across (File photo)Benghazi 24 July 2015:A former fisherman, who h...

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Jun 3 Michel Cousins

Dabbashi warns EU against dealing with Tripoli regime

By Libya Herald staff. Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi  (file photo)Tunis, 3 June, 2015:Libya’s UN ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi has warned the EU that it m...

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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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