Tripoli-based Coast Guard and Port Security managed in two separate operations to rescue 168 migrants of several nationalities, who were on their way to European shores, according to the Army’s Chief of Staff in Tripoli.
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Four migrants drown, three missing off Libya
Four migrants were found dead and three were missing after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast, the North African country’s coast guard said Tuesday.
Read More »Libyan Coast Guard intercepts 84 migrants off Zawiya coast
A total of 84 migrants of different nationalities have been intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard off the coast of the city of Zawiya on Sunday, according to a statement by the coastal authorities.
Read More »12 migrants feared dead, 94 rescued off Libya
A humanitarian organisation: a non-governmental organisation called “Save the Med”, confirmed the disappearance of 12 illegal immigrants off the Libyan coast.
Read More »Ocean Viking rescues 94 migrants off Libya coast
94 migrants were rescued on Monday by Ocean Viking, a rescue-ship, off the coast of Libya, reported SOS Méditerranée, a European maritime-humanitarian organization.
Read More »Italy hands over two new boats to Libyan coast security
The Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity received on Monday, two out of six naval boats equipped with the latest technology from Italy.
Read More »IOM says boat capsizes off Libya, 35 presumed dead or missing
At least 35 people are presumed dead after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast, the United Nations migration agency said on Saturday.
Read More »Migrant sea crossings to Italy doubled in 2021: report
Migrant sea crossings to Italy nearly doubled in 2021, according to a report released this week by an Italian migration assistance network.
Read More »WHO Libya publishes 2021 Annual Report
On 4 April, World Health Organization (WHO) Libya Country Office published its 2021 Annual Report. The report covers Libya’s response to Covid-19, migrants in need of humanitarian health assistance, and the status of health care services and Libya’s workforce.
Read More »Libya: Four dead, 14 missing as migrant boat capsizes
The United Nations migration agency on Monday announced that a wooden boat carrying 20 migrants had capsized near Libya, with four confirmed dead and over a dozen more missing.
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