Libya, Migrants and Boat Sinks
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Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said ...
Denied citizenship, civic rights and access to services, Libyan Tuareg face a growing marginalisation that has become a factor of regional instability
The majority of people in need are in highly populated urban areas in the western and eastern regions of Libya. However, people with the most critical and severe needs are in the coastal area of Sirt and in the southern parts of the country (Murzuq, Sebha and Alkufra) where access is difficult due to violence and instability.
On Wednesday morning, President Barack Obama condemned the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, firmly stating there’s “no justification” for such violence. While he reaffirmed the U.S.-Libya relationship, the president promised to bring ...
FILE - Overturned cars lay among other debris caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on Sept. 11, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images) The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also ...
RAS JEDIR, Tunisia - A convoy from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) loaded with food and humanitarian supplies arrived Saturday in western Libya to help thousands of families displaced from the recent fighting ...
The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News. The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration ...
The United States doesn’t get oil from Libya; we get oil from Saudi Arabia and other parts of Africa. It’s not like, “There’s oil, so let’s go on in.” As a matter of fact, the actions may have come too late. Had there been a swifter response to the pleas of the Libyan people, I think that the opposition people would be in a much better position.
With fighting among rival armed groups intensifying in a number of areas of Libya, we are seeing growing displacement - now estimated at 287,000 people in 29 cities and towns countrywide. The need for healthcare, food, and other basic commodities - plus ...
26 years old and weary of the world, Oiza sits across from his brother-in-law in his expansive compound in the heart of Benin City, giving him updates on the trafficker who is supposed to help him cross into Libya. The topic of this discussion is aforeign ...
Speaking in the Oval Office, President Trump elaborated on the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to pay $1,000 to migrants to self-deport. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Shutterstock Libya’s two rival governments on Wednesday said they had not agreed to ...