662 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN agency
Up to 662 illegal migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week, the International Organisation for Migration said.
Up to 662 illegal migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week, the International Organisation for Migration said.
The United Nations has amended the earlier death toll from Libya floods, remarking that at least 3,958 people have died…
The Foreign Ministers of Israel and Libya have met in Rome, marking the first-ever meeting between officials of the two…
According to CNN, the clash began on Monday after the commander of the 444 Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, was detained as he attempted to travel through Tripoli’s main Mitiga airport.
The Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Iqbal Singh Lalpura on Sunday said that Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated by the NCM with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in Tunisia.
It would be naïve for the region and the wider world, however, to ascribe any other motive than the purely utilitarian to this change in tack by President Erdogan.
On closer reflection, Libya has plunged into chaos ever since a Nato-backed uprising toppled and killed the longtime dictator, Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
India on Monday (local time) raised concern over the resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Clashes erupted in different parts of Libya's capital Tripoli after the parliament-approved government, headed by Fathi Bashagha, entered the city, forcing the new Prime Minister to leave the capital just hours after the arrival.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.