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18 migrants die in shipwreck off eastern Libya, 50 missing

July 29, 2025 10:11 pm

A Libyan Coast Guard official said the bodies of migrants were found in Alaghila Beach, some 25 kilometers east of Tobruk.

Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza

June 14, 2025 2:55 pm

Demonstrators from 80 countries planned to march to Egypt’s Gaza border to highlight the worsening humanitarian crisis, as Israel’s aid blockade since March continues despite a slight easing last month that experts say remains inadequate.

Why tourists are flocking to one of the world’s riskiest countries

April 24, 2025 10:24 pm

The US, UK, and Australia all advise citizens to avoid travel, citing terrorism, armed conflict, and kidnapping. But these warnings haven’t deterred a growing tribe of “danger tourists.”

2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya

February 10, 2025 7:22 am

The first mass grave with 19 bodies was found Friday in a farm in the southeastern city of Kufra, the security directorate said in a statement

Libya has been facing a deteriorating security situation, since the civil war began in 2014.

18 Indians stranded in Libya's Benghazi rescued

February 06, 2025 3:13 am

The stranded Indians were allegedly lured to the Libyan city of Benghazi by fake recruitment agents.

Libya’s rival factions agree to appoint central bank governor to ease crisis

September 04, 2024 2:27 am

The crisis began when western factions, backed by international recognition, attempted to remove the longstanding central bank Governor Sadiq al-Kabir and install a new board.

UN-sanctioned Libyan human trafficker killed in Tripoli

September 03, 2024 12:33 am

In June 2018, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on Milad and five other leaders of criminal networks involved in human trafficking and smuggling operations out of Libya.

Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

August 11, 2024 1:29 am

UN mission in Libya on Saturday deplored the clashes, the use of heavy weapons in densely populated areas and the military build-up in and around the capital.

65 migrants' bodies found in Libya mass grave, says IOM

March 22, 2024 10:51 pm

IOM said in a statement the circumstances of the migrants' death and nationalities was unknown "but it is believed that they died in the process of being smuggled through the desert."

Sixty migrants feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya

March 14, 2024 9:18 pm

SOS Mediterranee said it rescued 25 people in a "very weak" condition in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard on Wednesday and that two unconscious people were flown to Sicily by helicopter.