Recent News Headlines : Tripoli - Libya

EVEN EUROPE'S MONEY CAN'T STOP CLIMATE CHANGE REFUGEES


Unfortunately, Northern Africa is suffering from severe climate change as well and oil-rich Libya is no longer the anchor of stability it once was... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 68

A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT, THE WAR IN SYRIA RAGES ON AND A VOLCANO AWAKENS


The Toronto Argonauts run on the field before the start of the 105th Grey Cup championship game against the Calgary Stampeders in Ottawa on Sunday... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 141

'IT'S LAUGHABLE': REX TILLERSON DISMISSES REPORTS HE'LL BE DUMPED


Asked on Thursday whether he wanted Tillerson to remain in his job, Trump sidestepped the question, telling reporters at the White House He's here... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 178

BETWEEN 400,000 AND 700,000 AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN LIBYA


The International Organization for Migration says more than 423,000 migrants had been identified in the chaotic North African country as of last month... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

MIGRANTS IN LIBYA 'TO BE EVACUATED'


Footage of migrants being sold as slaves in Libya prompts the European-African initiative... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 563

EU-AFRICA SUMMIT LEADERS BACK MIGRANT EVACUATION FROM LIBYA


Leaders taking part in the fifth Africa-European Union summit in Abidjan have announced there is to be an emergency evacuation operation of migrants who are... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 57

EMMANUEL MACRON ANNOUNCES EU PLAN TO LAUNCH 'CONCRETE MILITARY ACTION' TO RESCUE AFRICAN MIGRANTS ENSLAVED IN LIBYA


The Libyan government on Wednesday night agreed to allow the migrants to be evacuated, Mr Macron said... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1357

VOLUNTARY EVACUATION PLANNED FOR MIGRANTS AS LIBYA BATTLES SLAVERY CLAIMS


A plan for a voluntary evacuation of migrants in Libya government-controlled detention camps has been put at the heart of an emergency migration plan for Africa... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 322

MACRON WANTS EURO-AFRICAN DEAL TO BREAK NETWORKS


Slavery in Libya Macron wants Euro-African deal to break networks... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 237

'I WAS SOLD THREE TIMES BY SLAVE TRADERS'


Harun Ahmed is one of thousands of young Ethiopians who have attempted the journey across the Sahara to Libya... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 841

AFRICAN REFUGEES BOUGHT, SOLD AND MURDERED IN LIBYA


He added that people were being auctioned off in the town, with men and women fetching 1,000 Libyan dinars 735 ... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 13793

A 'SLAVE AUCTION' PUTS THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT BACK ON LIBYA


More than 150,000 migrants and refugees made the crossing to Europe from Libya in each of the past three years... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 3282

MALE RAPE USED SYSTEMATICALLY IN LIBYA AS INSTRUMENT OF WAR


In identifying responsible individuals and entities for trafficking through Libyan territory, Delattre said... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 2967

AT LEAST 31 DEAD AS BOAT SINKS OFF LIBYA


The weather conditions these days are favourable for sending migrants to European shores on boats that are often unseaworthy, Colonel Abu Ajala Abdelbari said... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 394

THIRTY-ONE BODIES RECOVERED AFTER MIGRANT BOAT SINKS OFF LIBYA


Libya is the main departure point for mostly African migrants trying to cross to Europe... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 49

MEDITERRANEAN "BY FAR WORLD'S DEADLIEST BORDER" FOR MIGRANTS


Footage broadcast by CNN appearing to show African migrants being traded in Libya sparked an international outcry and protests in Europe and Africa... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 230

FRANCE CALLS FOR UN SESSION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF MIGRANTS


France's foreign minister expresses skepticism libya alone can investigate reports of trafficking... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 410

UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEEKS INVESTIGATION INTO LIBYA SLAVE TRADE


Guterres, former head of the UN agency on refugees, added, slavery and other such egregious abuses of human rights have no place in the 21st century... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 887

LIBYA SLAVE AUCTIONS MAY BE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY


UN chief Libya slave auctions may be crimes against humanity... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 5078

LIBYA AUCTIONS OF MIGRANTS SOLD AS SLAVES MAY BE CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY


High commission for human rights, his envoy in Libya Ghassan Salame, the U.N... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 16

SALE OF MIGRANTS AS SLAVES IN LIBYA CAUSES OUTRAGE IN AFRICA AND PARIS


CNN footage of migrants being auctioned off in the Libyan capital prompted a protest in Paris, condemnation by the African Union and an official inquiry... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 23730

LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER SAAD HARIRI SAID HE WILL RETURN TO HIS COUNTRY.


Nasrallah said Saudi Arabia was holding Hariri against his will to meddle in Lebanon's affairs... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 29

BOLSTERED LIBYAN COAST GUARD INTERCEPTS PACKED MIGRANT BOAT


Libyan Navy boat with migrants on board arrives at navy base in Tripoli, Libya November 4, 2017... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 536

ARMED GROUP SHUTS DOWN COMIC BOOK CONVENTION


Hundreds of young Libyans attended Tripoli's second Comic Con festival on Friday, some dressed up as characters from American and Japanese comics... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1509

THE DETERRENCE FORCE CRASHES LIBYA'S COMIC CON, SEIZES ORGANIZERS FOR ALLEGED 'ATTACK ON MORALS'


The event has since grown in size and spread around the world, including to ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1045

DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA


Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 777

UK SEEKS ARREST OF MANCHESTER BOMBER'S BROTHER, ASKS LIBYA TO EXTRADITE HIM


Greater Manchester Police Handout via Reuters File Photo Days after the attack Libyan counter-terrorism investigators arrested Hashem Abedi and the brothers' father Ramadan... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 61

UN-BACKED LIBYAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS DERNA AIR STRIKE


Derna has been besieged by armed groups loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, the self-styled chief of the Libyan National Army LNA ... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 157

US FORCES CAPTURE SUSPECT IN 2012 BENGHAZI ATTACK


Based in the capital, Tripoli, he was paying a short visit to Benghazi when the consulate came under attack... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 1185

LIBYAN PATH TO EUROPE TURNS INTO DEAD END FOR DESPERATE MIGRANTS


In general, conditions are really bad in these detention centers, says UNHCR Libya chief Roberto Mignone... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 298

Trending News Headlines : Tripoli

DONALD TRUMP 'BEHAVING LIKE A DICTATOR BY LEAVING UNDERQUALIFIED SOCIALITE DAUGHTER TO FILL IN FOR HIM AT G20'


Why the hell is Ivanka Trump sitting in for daddy at G20 meetings?!... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 38542

SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI FREED FROM PRISON IN ZINTAN


Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been released from prison, according to fighters who control the facility... READ MORE

11th June, 2017 14915

ICC DEMANDS 'IMMEDIATE ARREST' OF SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI


The statement comes a few days after Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was reportedly released from prison in the North African country's western city of Zintan... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 8006

MAN DELIVERS PIZZA IN THE MIDDLE OF G20 RIOTS


Participants run ahead of Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the third bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 7733

BRITISH STOP SHARING CASE DETAILS WITH U.S., REPORTS SAY


Greater Manchester Police are treating the explosion as a terrorist attack and have confirmed 22 deaths and 59 injured... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 7535

GADDAFI'S SON SAIF 'FREED' IN LIBYA


There had been false reports about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's release previously... READ MORE

11th June, 2017 5541

LIBYAN COASTGUARD OPENS FIRE AT MIGRANT BOATS


The aid organisations and refugees said at least two Libyan coastguard officers stole mobile phones and money from passengers... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 5380

ITALY FEARS ISIS FIGHTERS SLIP INTO EUROPE POSING AS INJURED LIBYANS


Italian intelligence document reveals how group has infiltrated Europe using scheme meant to treat wounded Libyan soldiers... READ MORE

28th April, 2017 5255

DONALD TRUMP CRITICISED OVER 'CREEPY' COMMENTS TO FEMALE REPORTER


We have all of this beautiful Irish press, Mr Trump said, pointing at Caitriona Perry, Washington correspondent for Ireland's RTE News... READ MORE

28th June, 2017 4950

JOHN MCCAIN DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER


US Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office has confirmed... READ MORE

20th July, 2017 4541

IRISH NAVAL SHIP 'RESCUES 712 PEOPLE' OFF LIBYAN COAST


Hundreds, including 14 pregnant women and four infants, rescued off of Libya in 'wretched state', says Irish navy... READ MORE

26th June, 2017 4301

THESE LIBYAN EX-MILITIAMEN WERE ONCE LINKED TO AL-QAEDA. NOW THEY WIELD POWER IN A NEW ORDER.


Abdulhakim Belhadj and other leaders of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are helping reshape the war-torn North African country... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2626

DONALD TRUMP HELD PRESS CONFERENCE PROMISING MORE DIRT ON CLINTON HOURS AFTER DONALD TRUMP JR'S RUSSIA EMAILS


Hours after Donald Trump Jr received Russia emails his father held a press conference promising more dirt on Clinton... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 2552

MORE THAN 30 DROWN AS HUNDREDS FALL FROM MIGRANT BOAT OFF LIBYA


More than 30 people have drowned after about 200 people fell from an overcrowded migrant boat off the coast of Libya, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 2409

141 PEOPLE KILLED IN BRAK AL-SHAT AIRBASE ATTACK


His comments prompted alarm in Tripoli, with the GNA calling for an immediate ceasefire in the south... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 2387

ITALY PLANS NAVAL MISSION OFF LIBYA TO STOP MIGRANT BOATS


After receiving a request from Libya to operate in its waters, Italy hopes to have a freer hand in stemming a rising tide of migrants... READ MORE

27th July, 2017 2174

HOW MANCHESTER BOMBER SALMAN ABEDI TOOK HIS TWISTED REVENGE OUT OF 'LOVE FOR ISLAM' AFTER BEING RADICALISED BY ISIL PREACHER


Abedi returned for good to the UK in 2014, making the occasional trip back to Tripoli... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 2074

LATEST UPDATES FROM THE INVESTIGATION


? Mr. Abedi's younger brother, Hashem, 20, was arrested in Libya by a powerful Islamist militia that has accused him of being a member of the Islamic State... READ MORE

24th May, 2017 1998

CHINA BANS WINNIE THE POOH ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER COMPARISONS WITH PRESIDENT XI JINPING


It is President Xi Jinping so they can't take any risks, and the Communist Party doesn't do humour... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 1958

LIBYA SEIZES OIL TANKERS AFTER SHOOTOUT AT SEA


Ukrainian and Congolese-flagged vessels caught loading Libyan oil detained after a fierce, hours-long gun battle... READ MORE

30th April, 2017 1947

ITALY OFFERS SWIMMING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES TRAUMATIZED WHILE CROSSING THE MEDITERRANEAN


MESSINA, Italy -- Abdoulie Jallow lives on the Sicilian coast, but until recently, looking at the Mediterranean Sea filled him with dread... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 1621

97 MISSING AFTER ASYLUM SEEKER BOAT SINKS OFF LIBYA


Libya has become a key departure point for people risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 1572

US AIR STRIKES KILL 17 ISIL FIGHTERS IN LIBYA


ISIL camp hit in the first American attack in Libya since President Donald Trump took office in January... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 1554

'I TRY TO STAY OUT OF POLITICS'


Since Mr Trump assumed the presidency in January, few people have appeared to wield more power and influence that Ms Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner... READ MORE

26th June, 2017 1488

MANCHESTER ATTACK PROBE WIDENS WITH ARRESTS IN LIBYA


Cities including Paris, Nice, Brussels, St Petersburg, Berlin and London have suffered attacks in the last two years... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 1487

76 PEOPLE HURT AS GERMAN RIOT POLICE FIRE WATER CANNON AS G20 PROTESTS ERUPT IN HAMBURG


Police said beforehand they were expecting some 100,000 potentially violent activists from across Europe and beyond... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 1441

PUTIN REVEALS WHAT TRUMP ASKED HIM ABOUT HACKING


G20 Hamburg Vladimir Putin says Donald Trump believed his hacking denials... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 1221

GADDAFI SON SAIF AL-ISLAM FREED BY LIBYAN MILITIA


We have decided to liberate Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi... READ MORE

11th June, 2017 1113

KHALIFA HAFTAR ALLY MAHMOUD AL-WERFALLI ARRESTED


A senior Libyan military commander allied with Khalifa Haftar and suspected of involvement in the deaths of 33 people in eastern Benghazi has been arrested... READ MORE

18th August, 2017 1111

FORGIVE ME MANCHESTER BOMBERS TANGLED PATH OF CONFLICT AND REBELLION


Salman Abedi and other family members visited their father in Libya regularly... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 1029


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