Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

Hungarian PM's call for Libyan refugee city is violation of Libyan sovereignty: Women activists

By Sami Zaptia.Hungarian premier Viktor Orban has called for a city of refugees to be set up in Libya (Photo: Hungarian government)Tunis, 27 September...

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UN's Humanitarian Aid report on Libya paints grim picture and underfunding
Sep 2 Sami Zaptia

UN's Humanitarian Aid report on Libya paints grim picture and underfunding

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 September 2016:The UN’s latest Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid report says that despite the conflict in Libya...

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Nearly 11,000 migrants repatriated from Libya and 3,165 Mediterranean fatalities: IOM
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

Nearly 11,000 migrants repatriated from Libya and 3,165 Mediterranean fatalities: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 August 2016:Nearly 11,000 migrants were repatriated from Libya and there were 3,165 migrant fatalities recorded in the Medit...

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Bani Walid refuses medical aid from Qatar
Aug 15 Michel Cousins

Bani Walid refuses medical aid from Qatar

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 16 August 2016:Bani Walid has refused to accept a consignment of medical aid sent by Qatar, according a municipal council...

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Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 264,513, deaths at sea reach 3,151
Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 264,513, deaths at sea reach 3,151

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 August 2016:IOM’s Missing Migrants Project reports migrant and refugee fatalities in the Mediterranean have already surpasse...

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Tawerghans demonstrate in Tripoli and Benghazi on 5th anniversary of exile
Aug 11 Michel Cousins

Tawerghans demonstrate in Tripoli and Benghazi on 5th anniversary of exile

By Ajnadin Mustafa. A 70-year Tawerghan protests about his continued exile (Photo: Social media)Tripoli, 11 August 2016:To mark the fifth anniversary...

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Jul 7 Sami Zaptia

HRW condemns EU’s plan to stem Libyan migration as dangerous

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 July 2016:The EU’s efforts to stem migration from Libya risk condemning migrants and asylum seekers to violent abuse at the h...

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Serraj invited to Zintan in rapprochement move by Mukhtar Al-Akhdar
Jun 26 Michel Cousins

Serraj invited to Zintan in rapprochement move by Mukhtar Al-Akhdar

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 26 June 2016:Signalling a break in Zintan’s opposition to the Presidency Council and the Government of National Accord (GN...

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UN spends $12 million on humanitarian priority projects in Libya
Apr 21 Michel Cousins

UN spends $12 million on humanitarian priority projects in Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 21 April 2016:The United Nations says it has spent $12 million helping finance a number of priority projects that are par...

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Feb 14 Nigel Ash

Italy gives $1.5 million for UNHCR’s Libyan refugee work

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 14 February 2016:Italy has responded to the call by the refugee agency, the UNHCR,  for emergency humanitarian aid...

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