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Asim Munir meets Libya’s Field Marshal: Why different Pakistani regimes have wooed African country over the years

December 23, 2025 1:03 pm

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir recently visited Tripoli. Despite the Muslim nations’ geographical distance, Pakistan and Libya once sought to develop close ties, with some common strategic goals.

At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya's coast, Red Crescent says

November 16, 2025 1:44 am

The first boat was carrying 26 migrants from Bangladesh, four of whom died, the Red Crescent said in a statement on Facebook.

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At least 42 migrants missing, presumed dead, after boat capsizes off Libya, IOM says

November 12, 2025 10:33 pm

Libyan authorities rescued seven survivors who had drifted at sea for six days after the vessel, carrying 49 people, sank near the Al Buri oilfield.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for his appeal trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, at Paris courthouse, France, December 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo)

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison

September 25, 2025 5:15 pm

The court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal association in a plot from 2005 to 2007 to fund his campaign with Libyan money in exchange for diplomatic favours.

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.