Tag: Libya
Libya set to release detained officials of Gaddafi
Libya has set plans in motion for the release of detained officials of the former regime led by Muammar Gaddafi…
Libya: UN calls for credible elections
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for credible and inclusive elections in Libya and welcomed the outcome of an…
Libya: Traffickers kill 12 fleeing captivity
Human traffickers in Libya killed 12 people and wounded many others after some 200 Eritrean, Ethiopians, and Somalis — held…
186 more Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) have evacuated 186 more Nigerians from Libya.
Libya holds Iftar feast for illegal immigrants
The Libyan immigration department on Wednesday held a Ramadan Iftar feast for nearly 1,300 illegal immigrants inside a reception centre…
Libyan factions agree to Dec. 10 elections at Paris talks
Rival Libyan factions have agreed to a Dec. 10 election date that would create a political framework to end the…
140 East African migrants escape from captors in Libya – UN
The UN said 140 East African migrants escaped from smugglers holding them captive near the Libyan town of Bani Walid.
Russia delays UN sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders
Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to blacklist six accused leaders of human trafficking…
100 Edo secondary students trafficked to Libya in 4 months
No fewer than 100 students of Idogbo Secondary School, Benin, have been trafficked to Libya in the last four months.
Libya: IOM facilitates repatriation of 706 Ghanaians
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it has facilitated the safe return of 706 Ghanaians from detention camps in…
Libya unveals plan to confront illegal immigration
The Libya Government is to implement an integrated plan involving all security services to confront illegal migration through sea and…
UN resumes evacuations of migrants from Libya to Niger
The UN on Wednesday resumed evacuations of migrants from Libya with a flight of 132 mostly Eritrean refugees and asylum…
Video, Photos: 17 Nigerian migrants sue Italy for returning them to Libya
Seventeen Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their…
Bodies of 11 migrants recovered from sea
Libyan coastguards recovered the bodies of 11 migrants who died off Libya’s western shore during an attempted crossing to Italy…
Russia sees no signs of positive developments in Libya
The situation in Libya is complicated and Moscow sees no tendencies toward positive developments in the conflict-torn country, Russian Foreign…
Niger debunks reports of presence of opposition fighters in Libya
Niger’s Ambassador to Libya, Hussein Melloul, on Tuesday denied presence of any Nigerien opposition fighters on Libyan territory. The ambassador…
More Nigerians arrive from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 149 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Libya.
Human Rights Watch warns Libya to resist rushing into elections
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday warned Libya to resist rushing into elections this year because the country is too…
UN warns against continuous violence in southern Libya
The UN has warned against the ongoing violence in Libya’s southern city of Sabha, calling on all parties to exercise…
50 Nigerian migrants picked up between Libya and Italy
Libya’s coastguard and an international charity ship picked up several hundred migrants on Saturday as smugglers trying to take advantage…
Libya launches first DNA lab to help identify bodies in mass graves
The Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Thursday launched its first DNA analysis laboratory to help identify bodies recovered from mass…
Migration: AU, EU, UN pledge to enhance cooperation with Libyan authorities
The African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), and the UN have pledged to further enhance cooperation with Libyan authorities…
Libya removed from terror-financing watch list
The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) lifted Libya from the list of countries unable to fight money laundering and…
Libya, UN to continue to work on political agreement
Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives (parliament) and the Tripoli-based Higher Council of State agreed to continue consultations to amend the…
PM Fayez Serraj calls on EU to assist Libya overcome current crisis
UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj urged the European Union (EU) mission to assist Libya overcome its current crisis, which includes…
461 stranded Nigerians in Libya return in Port Harcourt
The fourth batch of 461 stranded Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Libya landed in a Max Air Cargo Plane at the…
Libya’s election commission extends voter registration until Feb. 15
Libya’s Higher Commission of Elections on Thursday extended the voter registration for the upcoming elections to until Feb. 15.
United Nations seek $313m assistance for almost 1m people in Libya
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and its partners on Thursday launched a 313 million dollars…
81 migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia arrested in Libya
Authorities in eastern Libya said they have arrested 81 migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia who had escaped from smugglers…
Libya commended on destruction of chemical weapons stockpile
The White House congratulated Libya for destroying its remaining chemical weapons stockpile, and also called on Syria to fully eliminate…