• Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people

    Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater riskAn NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey across the sea to Europe.In a statement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its ship had come to the rescue of two boats in international waters on Saturday: a small fibreglass boat carrying 28 people and a double-deck...

  • Togo vs Libya LIVE Score Updates in International Friendly Match

    Follow game Togo vs Libya live stream and score online, information, prediction, TV channel, lineups preview, start date and result updates at the International Friendly Match on 26th. March 2024. Kick-off start time: 6pm ET

  • Libya to investigate claims oil smuggling is fuelling Sudan civil war

    Authorities to launch inquiry into allegations of mismanagement at country’s national oil corporationLibyan authorities have said they will investigate allegations of wholesale mismanagement in the country’s National Oil Corporation, with officials telling the Guardian rampant smuggling is helping to fuel the civil war in Sudan.Mohamed al-Menfi, the chair of the presidential council, will launch an inquiry this week, t he scope of which is likely to also cover the widespread practice of fuel...

  • Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya

    The U.N.’s migration agency expressed alarm Friday over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya. Earlier this week, Libya’s criminal investigations authority reported the grave had been found in the Shuayrif region, 350 kilometers (220 miles) south

  • At least 65 migrant bodies found in Libya mass grave, says UN

    Those who died were believed to be being smuggled through the desert to reach the Mediterranean coast.

  • Mass grave of at least 65 people found in Libya, UN migration agency says

    International Organization for Migration believes those discovered ‘died in process of being smuggled through the desert’A mass grave containing at least 65 bodies has been discovered in south-west Libya this week, the UN migration agency said on Friday.A spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the mass grave was uncovered by Libyan security forces. Continue reading