Tag: Libya
Ighalo hits brace as Nigeria beat Libya 3-2 in Nations Cup qualifiers
Odion Ighalo scored a brace as Nigeria's Super Eagles beat Libya 3-2 away from home to go top of the…
10,000 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, said no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians, have voluntarily returned from Libya between…
Super Eagles will not underrate Libya – Rohr
Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, says his team will play to win and will not underrate the Mediterranean Knights in…
Mass grave found in Libya
A mass grave containing 75 bodies was found West of the Libyan coastal city of Sirte on Tuesday, a military…
Fighting forces Libya to close Tripoli airport again
Libya has closed the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli again after rockets were fired in its direction, officials…
Libya warns against closure of oilfield airport by blackmailing guards
Libya’s state oil firm National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Thursday warned blocking entry to the airport of Al-Wafa oilfield might…
France pushes year-end vote for Libya
France stuck to its position pushing for elections in Libya by the end of the year on Thursday, a day…
Libyan PM Sarraj blames ‘foreign powers’ for instability
Foreign powers are actively working against the stabilisation of Libya, the country’s UN-backed prime minister Fayez Serraj said Wednesday.
Gunmen attack Libya’s oil corporation headquarters
Several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and several…
France pledges to assist Libya to conduct peaceful elections
France reiterated its support to international efforts assisting elections in Libya by year-end, the French Foreign Ministry said in a…
Libya to actively implement MoU to develop its economy
Libya will actively implement the memorandum of understanding and restore and develop its economy with the help of the Belt…
Libya evacuates migrants trapped by Tripoli clashes
Hundreds of migrants have been relocated from government-run detention centres in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, after getting trapped by clashes between…
U.S air strike kills Islamic State militant in Libya
A U.S. air strike killed a suspected Islamic State militant in Libya, the U.S. Africa Command said.
1 killed, 3 injured in rival militia groups clash
Police on Monday said that one person was killed and three injured in clashes between rival militias in the Libyan…
4 killed by gunmen at checkpoint in Libya
A Local Official on Thursday said that four people were killed in a gun attack by suspected militants on a…
Italy threaten not to return 177 migrants to Libya
Italy threaten not to return to Libya 177 migrants at the centre of a diplomatic stand-off if the European Union…
Libya to coordinate with UN to secure elections
Libyan Interior Minister AbdulSalam Ashour said on Monday that preparations in coordination with the UN are underway to secure the…
Libya: 643 Nigerians voluntarily return in 5 weeks – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said no fewer than 643 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in the…
EU says 11,100 Nigerians return home from Libya
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday said no fewer than 11,100 Nigerians, who were among irregular migrants in Libya, had…
Italy shares sea migrant problem with Libya – Minister
Italian Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta on Tuesday said both Italy and Libya share the problem of migrants seeking to reach…
Libya stops Nigerians, other migrants from crossing to Europe
Libyan coastguard has intercepted 156 migrants, including Nigerians, in two separate incidents as they tried to reach Europe by sea,…
Libya rejects EU’s plans to establish migrant centres
Libya has rejects an European Union’s plan to establish migrant centres there to stop asylum seekers arriving in western Europe…
156 migrants intercepted in Libya
Libya’s Navy said on Thursday that the North African Nation’s Coastguard intercepted 156 migrants on a rubber boat.
8 migrants found dead in lorry container
Authorities on Monday say eight migrants including six children were found dead, after suffocating from petrol fumes while packed into…
104 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
The Libyan Coastguard says it recovered 104 people from a rubber boat off the country’s coast, in the latest such…
Libya: NEMA receives 160 Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received a batch of 160 assisted voluntary returnees from Libya who…
Libya to resume oil exports within hours – NOC
Libya would resume oil exports from the country’s Eastern Ports, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday, after fighting…
Italy calls for end to UN embargo on Libya
Italy wants a UN arms embargo on Libya to be lifted to help the North African state battle people smugglers…
Libya’s coast guards recover 5 bodies
Libyan coastguards have recovered the bodies of five migrants and picked 191 survivors off the coast west of the capital…
Libya: EU sanctions 6 people for human trafficking
The European Union imposed sanctions on six people involved in human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Libya, the Council of…