Jul 31 Michel Cousins

Tunis threatens to close border with Libya as queues at Ras Jadir lengthen

By Moutaz Ali and Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 30 July 2014The Tunisian government has said that in the present economic situation it is not prepared to acc...

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Jul 30 Nigel Ash

Major refugee tragedy off coast

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli 30 July 2014:Coastguards have recovered some 150 bodies off the coast from Khoms and found pieces of wreckage thought to...

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Apr 24 Callum Paton

Government approves LD 50 million in aid for exiles in Tunisia and Egypt

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 24 April 2014:The government yesterday approved LD 50 million in humanitarian aid to help Libyans in exile in Egypt and Tunis...

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Minority groups and foreign workers still face discrimination
Mar 23 thomwestcott

Minority groups and foreign workers still face discrimination

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 23 March 2014:The country’s tribal and ethnic minorities still face discrimination, according to the latest report from the Ama...

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Mar 20 thomwestcott

Coastguard rescues 348 migrants

By Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 20 March 2014:In two separate operations, Tripoli’s Naval Coastguard yesterday rescued 348 migrants trying to reach the shor...

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Fire adds to Tawerghans’ misery
Jan 2 Michel Cousins

Fire adds to Tawerghans’ misery

By Jamel Adel.Tripoli, 2 January 2014:A New Year’s day fire at the camp on Tripoli’s Airport Road housing Tawerghan refugees has added to their misery...

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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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UNHCR says conditions for refugees unimproved
Dec 7 Nigel Ash

UNHCR says conditions for refugees unimproved

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 7 December 2013:UNHCR has said it has seen no improvement in conditions for refugees who have fled to Libya. It described the...

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Nov 10 Nigel Ash

Italian navy arrests suspected people smugglers at sea

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 10 November 2013:The Italian navy believes that it has caught 16 human traffickers responsible for some of the floo...

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EU to work with Libya to stem illegal migrant tide
Sep 22 Nigel Ash

EU to work with Libya to stem illegal migrant tide

Tripoli, 22 September 2013:As yet another boatload of illegal migrants to Europe was detained yesterday by the Libyan coastguard, the European Union i...

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