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Tragic Libya Boat Overturn Leaves 61 Sudanese Migrants Dead

(MENAFN) A vessel carrying 74 migrants overturned near Libya’s northeastern coast, resulting in the deaths of 61 individuals, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed on Wednesday. The tragedy occurred on September 13 off the shore...

Italian Coast Guard Rescues 91 Migrants Near Lampedusa

(MENAFN) The Italian Coast Guard successfully saved 91 irregular migrants and retrieved the remains of two others from a distressed vessel drifting near Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean Sea, officials reported on Sunday. According to a...

Italy saves ninety-one migrants in Mediterranean Sea

(MENAFN) Italian authorities reported on Sunday that the Coast Guard successfully rescued 91 irregular migrants and recovered the bodies of two men from a distressed vessel drifting near Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean Sea. According to a...

ITALY: Another NGO ship detained in Sicily ― 60-day detention for NGO ship impounded in August ― Supreme Court questions constitutionality of detention without validation ― Senior official under investigation in Libyan warlord affair ― Local…

Another NGO search and rescue (SAR) ship has been detained by authorities in Sicily. The SAR ship that was impounded in late August has been issued with a 60-day detention order. The Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that asylum applicants must...

Libya Prevents Missile Strike Near UN Headquarters

(MENAFN) Libya's Interior Ministry announced early Friday that it successfully intercepted a missile assault targeting the UN mission’s main offices in Tripoli. “An attempt to target the headquarters of the UN mission with an SPG (self-propelled...

Libya’s interior Ministry blocks missle assault in Tripoli Foiled

(MENAFN) Libya’s Interior Ministry announced early Friday that it had prevented a missile attack targeting the UN mission headquarters in Tripoli. “An attempt to target the headquarters of the UN mission with an SPG (self-propelled gun) missile...

Libya’s Eastern parliament passes law to manage public debt

(MENAFN) Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives has passed a law aimed at managing public debt, according to parliamentary spokesperson Abdullah Blehig. The decision was made during a plenary session in Benghazi after thorough debates and...

Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves Public Debt Regulation

(MENAFN) Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives took decisive action on Tuesday by approving a public debt law during a plenary session held in Benghazi, parliamentary spokesperson Abdullah Blehig announced on Facebook. The law’s passage...

Ninety-one migrants get rescued by Italy in Mediterranean

(MENAFN) The Italian Coast Guard rescued 91 irregular migrants and recovered the bodies of two others from a distressed vessel drifting near Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean Sea, authorities reported Sunday. According to a Coast Guard...

Education Above All Foundation Marks International Day to Protect Education from Attack

DOHA, QATAR, September 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global education and development organisation, joins the international community in marking the United Nations International Day to Protect...

Libya Kicks Off Second Stage of Municipal Elections

(MENAFN) Libya commenced the second stage of its municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations nationwide operating from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, according to the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC). This round of...

Libya’s HNEC states voting for municipal elections is done

(MENAFN) Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) reported that voting for the second phase of municipal council elections in 26 municipalities concluded late Saturday, with ballot counting now underway. In an official statement, the...

Libya Completes Second Phase of Local Elections

(MENAFN) Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced that voting wrapped up late Saturday, and ballot counting has commenced as part of the second phase of local council elections across 26 municipalities. In an official...

Libya states thousands of people are still missing from 2023 floods

(MENAFN) Libya’s General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced on Wednesday that 3,297 people remain missing from the devastating 2023 floods in Derna, marking the first official tally since the disaster. Kamal...

Neglect needs, manufacture crisis, rinse, repeat: The new Greek asylum ban and a textbook breach of international law

By Minos Mouzourakis The Greek government flouts basic asylum rules – again – by banning people irregularly arriving by boat from North Africa from claiming asylum. An amendment voted on 11 July has imposed a three-month ban on such people from...

British Delegation Arrives in Libya for Talks

(MENAFN) A British delegation, headed by Admiral Edward Ahlgren, Senior Adviser for Middle East and North Africa Affairs at the UK Ministry of Defence, arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday for crucial talks aimed at bolstering military cooperation...

Seven Migrants Go Missing During Journey from Libya

(MENAFN) Seven migrants are feared lost after falling into the Mediterranean Sea during a perilous journey from Libya, media reported on Wednesday. Survivors rescued by the Aurora Sar, an NGO-run ship, revealed that seven individuals went...

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Migration commissioner discusses co-operation with Guinean minister ― EU to provide €500 million to Jordan ― Increased violence against Syrians in Lebanon ― Libyan Coast Guard attacks NGO rescue vessel ― More deaths of people on t…

European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has discussed strengthening co-operation on migration with Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, African Integration and Guineans Abroad Morissanda...

U.S. Diplomat Stresses Need for Revitalizing Political Progress in Libya

(MENAFN) Libya’s Presidency Council head, Mohamed al-Menfi, met Tuesday in Tripoli with US chargé d’affaires Jeremy Berndt to explore ways to accelerate the country’s political transition and lay the groundwork for upcoming national elections. A...

Strong Blast Rattles Libya’s Misrata Industrial Zone

(MENAFN) A powerful explosion rattled the Skeerat district near the industrial zone of Misrata, approximately 200 kilometers east of Libya’s capital Tripoli, on Sunday, according to Al-Masar TV. Authorities have not yet released an official cause...