Libya

Paris Says Its Missiles Found On Pro-Haftar Base In Libya

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 10, 2019

The French defence ministry said Wednesday that its missiles had been found on a base used by forces loyal to Libya's Khalifa Haftar, but it denied supplying them to the rebels which would be a breach of a UN arms embargo.

80 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Tunisia, 4 Rescued

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 4, 2019

More than 80 migrants have gone missing and only four were rescued after their boat capsized off Tunisia on its way from Libya to Italy, Tunisia's coast guard said Thursday.

40 Killed, 70 Injured In Strike On Libya Migrant Centre: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Nearly 40 migrants were killed and more than 70 wounded in an air strike on their detention centre in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, an emergency services spokesman told AFP.

Sushma Swaraj Asks Over 500 Indians In Libya To "Leave Immediately"

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

As Libya's capital Tripoli continues to be hit by violence, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that over 500 Indians are stuck there and suggested that they leave the city immediately.

CRPF Squad Safely Evacuated As Libya Conflict Worsens, Says Sushma Swaraj

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Sunday April 7, 2019

As the conflict between government forces and those loyal to the opposition leader intensified in Libya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a peacekeeping team of 15 CRPF soldiers had been evacuated on Saturday by the Indian embassy in neighbouring Tunisia.

3 Teen Migrants Charged By Malta For Hijacking Tanker After Sea Rescue

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 30, 2019

Three teenage migrants were charged in a Maltese court on Saturday with hijacking a small commercial tanker that had rescued them and others off the coast of Libya.The three, who have pleaded not guilty, were among 108 Africans rescued by the El Hiblu 1 tanker this week.

Malta Army Takes Control Of Tanker Hijacked By Migrants

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 28, 2019

A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel.

5 Indian Sailors Return After Being Jailed For 13 Months In Greece

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 24, 2019

Five Indian crew members of a cargo vessel arrived in Mumbai on Sunday after spending 13 months in a jail in Greece.

Gunmen Attack Headquarters Of Libya National Oil Firm, Two Dead

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Armed men on Monday stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company in Tripoli killing at least two people, officials said, as witnesses spoke of hearing a blast and gunfire.

Facebook Blocked in Tripoli and Other Libyan Cities as Fighting Rages: Residents

Reuters | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Facebook is the main platform for news in Libya with officials, ministries and armed groups that effectively control the country posting statements there.

Italy Refuses Safe Harbour To Charity Ship Carrying Over A Hundred Migrants

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Italy on Monday said it would not offer safe harbour to the 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship Aquarius off the coast of Libya last week, urging Britain or other European Union allies to take them in.

North Korea Gets Illegal Oil, Enlists Syria Arms Broker: UN Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 4, 2018

North Korea has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade UN sanctions and enlisted a Syrian arms broker to sell weapons to Yemen and Libya, a UN report said Friday.

Manchester Suicide Bomber Was Rescued By British Navy In 2014: Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 31, 2018

A British man who killed 22 people in an attack in Manchester at the end of a show by U.S. singer Ariana Grande was rescued from the civil war in Libya three years before by the British navy, the Daily Mail reported.

Woman, Child Found Dead In Deflated Dinghy Off Libya

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 17, 2018

Rescuers operating off the coast of Libya discovered the bodies of a small child and woman in a deflated dinghy Tuesday, while a second woman was found alive but suffering from hypothermia and shock, an AFP photographer reported.

3 Babies Dead, 100 Missing In Migrant Shipwreck Off Libya

World News | Reuters | Friday June 29, 2018

The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing.