Recent News Headlines : Bani Walid - Libya

BIGGEST LIBYA OIL FIELD IS SAID TO STOP PUMPING ON PIPELINE HALT


Libya's Sharara oil field stopped pumping crude oil several days after output plunged at another of the OPEC member's biggest deposits... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 172

STRANDED IN LIBYA: ISIL'S TUNISIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN


The Tunisian diplomat further attributed the slowness of the process to Libyan red tape and lengthy judicial proceedings... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 176

HOW REALISTIC ARE LIBYA'S ELECTION PLANS?


Is it possible to hold elections in lawless Libya?... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 267

KHALIFA HAFTAR, THE GENERAL WHO WANTS TO RULE LIBYA


After a protracted military campaign in Libya's second city, Benghazi, he has promised to liberate the capital Tripoli, split from the east since 2014... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 54

'TORTURED AND HELD FOR RANSOM,' A CHILD MIGRANT'S STORY


Migrant repatriations The UN and European Union say they have been taking steps to help migrants... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 400

MORE THAN 300 MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED IN BOATS OFF LIBYA


The Libyan coastguard said 324 migrants were picked up on Monday trying to leave the North African country on board two rubber boats... READ MORE

19th February, 2018 72

DEADLY MOSQUE BLAST HITS LIBYA'S BENGHAZI


Mutaz al-Mu'tri, Benghazi's security directorate spokesperson, said two bomb bags had been used in the attack, according to Libya's 218 tv news channel... READ MORE

9th February, 2018 3007

WILL MOROCCO ROAR OR NIGERIA WILL SOAR?


Road to CHAN 2018 final Will Morocco roar or Nigeria will soar?... READ MORE

7th February, 2018 26

83 CHILDREN KILLED IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA


At least 83 children were killed in conflict zones throughout the Middle East and North Africa last month, according to the United Nations children's agency... READ MORE

5th February, 2018 2428

AT LEAST FIVE KILLED IN CLASHES NEAR LIBYAN OILFIELD


Libyan forces killed three suspected Islamic State fighters near an oilfield in the southeast of the country, a local official said on Saturday... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 58

SCORES OF MIGRANTS, MOSTLY PAKISTANIS, FEARED DEAD IN SHIPWRECK OFF LIBYA


Zuwara, located near Libya's border with Tunisia, is a favoured site for migrant boat departures ... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 9

NINETY MIGRANTS FEARED DEAD AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF LIBYA


Zuwara, located near Libya's border with Tunisia, is a favored site for migrant boat departures... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 16

AT LEAST 90 MIGRANTS FEARED DROWNED OFF THE LIBYAN COAST SAYS UN


At least 90 migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Friday. The United Nations' migration agency, the International... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 20

NINETY MIGRANTS FEARED DROWNED OFF LIBYA COAST AS BODIES WASH UP ON COAST


Zurawa, located near Libya's border with Tunisia, is a favoured site for migrant boat departures... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 159

90 MIGRANTS FEARED DEAD AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF LIBYA


Zurawa, near Libya's border with Tunisia, is a favoured site for migrant boat departures... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 122

NINETY MIGRANTS FEARED DROWNED OFF LIBYA


Libyans rarely attempt the dangerous and illegal boat journey from their country to southern Europe... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 2251

CONTINUED ABUSE OF AFRICAN REFUGEES IN LIBYA FEARED


More than 100,000 migrants reached Italy last year from Libya, but at least 3,000 people died after their boats sank in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 2297

DOUBLE CAR BOMBING KILLS 33 IN BENGHAZI


Tuesday's first bomb went off outside Salmani neighbourhood's Bait Radwan mosque, frequented by the fighters of Brigade 210 from east Libyan security forces, the Libya Observer reported... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 156

CHAN 2018:NIGERIA HELD TO A GOALLESS DRAW AS LIBYA WINS COMFORTABLY


CHAN 2018 Nigeria held to a goalless draw as Libya wins comfortably... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 8

DEADLY CLASHES IN LIBYAN CAPITAL FORCE AIRPORT TO CLOSE


Tripoli has been controlled by a patchwork of armed groups since the 2011 Arab spring uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi and led to the splintering of the country... READ MORE

15th January, 2018 94

TRUMP MAKES 'SHITHOLE' REFERENCE TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND HAITI


Trump's Africa policy also remains unclear according to political watchers... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 89

MALI MOURNS FOR 48 WHO DROWNED IN SINGLE DAY TRYING TO REACH EUROPE


Forty-eight of our compatriots lost their lives in the Mediterranean on Sunday, January 7, said a foreign ministry statement issued late Wednesday... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 4

UP TO 100 REFUGEES FEARED DROWNED OFF LIBYAN COAST


Libya's navy says up to 100 refugees are missing as it rescues 300 from three boats in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 193

SURVIVORS SAY SOME 50 MIGRANTS MAY HAVE DROWNED OFF LIBYA AFTER 300 ARE RESCUED


Libya's Italian-backed coast guard has also stepped up interceptions, returning migrants to Libya where they are detained and often reenter smuggling networks... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 7

A YEAR AFTER ISIS LEFT A BATTERED LIBYAN CITY STRUGGLES TO RESURRECT ITSELF


Mahmoud Ameesh in the ruins of his house in the Giza neighborhood of Sirte, Libya... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 434

SIXTY-FOUR DEAD AFTER DINGHY SINKS IN MEDITERRANEAN


Sixty-four people have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy launched from Libya sank in the Mediterranean, the International Organisation for Migration IOM has said... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 2959

LIBYAN COASTGUARD RECOVERS BODIES OF TWO MIGRANTS, OTHERS MISSING


One of the boats sank and the other was badly overcrowded, coastguard officials said... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 248

MEDITERRANEAN MIGRANT ARRIVALS HALVED IN EUROPE IN 2017


In 2016, some 173,614 migrants arrived by sea in Greece, according to IOM figures... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 12

THIS AFRICAN MIGRANT DREAMED OF REACHING EUROPE. A PHONE CALL CHANGED EVERYTHING.


Sudarsan Raghavan The Washington Post AGADEZ, Niger -- Aziz Dicko knew the risks -- or he thought he did... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 234

LIBYA ACCORD PRAISED AS MIGRANT ARRIVALS TO ITALY BY SEA FELL BY A THIRD IN 2017


More than 600,000 migrants have reached Italy by boat over the past four years, making immigration a hot-button political issue... READ MORE

31st December, 2017 3

Trending News Headlines : Bani Walid

26 TEENAGE GIRLS FOUND DEAD AT SEA


Libya is a well-known jumping-off point for migrants seeking refuge on European shores... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 39452

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

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 13819

26 TEENAGE WOMEN WERE FOUND DEAD AT SEA. ITALIAN OFFICIALS WONDER IF THEY WERE KILLED.


The bodies of 26 migrant teenage women were discovered in the Mediterranean Sea Sunday... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 10530

UN CONSIDERS SANCTIONS TO FIGHT LIBYA SLAVE TRADE


Slavery and human trafficking have been present in Libya for years... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 8115

RWANDA OFFERS REFUGE TO LIBYA 'SLAVES'


Rwanda has offered to give refuge to around 30,000 African migrants stuck in Libya often in enslaved conditions... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 6652

3 U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDOS KILLED


The White House said President Donald Trump was notified about the attack Wednesday night as he flew aboard Air Force One from Las Vegas to Washington... READ MORE

5th October, 2017 6418

'THEY SELL AFRICANS OVER THERE': LIBYA'S SLAVE TRADE


Libya is the main transit hub for refugees and migrants attempting to reach southern Europe by sea... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 5607

LIBYA SLAVE AUCTIONS MAY BE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY


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

22nd November, 2017 5078

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

'MILLIONS OF AFRICANS' WILL FLOOD EUROPE UNLESS IT ACTS NOW, WARNS EUROPEAN CHIEF, AS PARIS EVACUATES HUGE MIGRANT CAMP


The only solution is massive investment in Africa to dissuade people from leaving in the first place, he said... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 3973

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 3320

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 3286

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 2979

'LIBYA WAS HELL'


Investigation Protests meanwhile took place outside the Libyan embassies in several other African capital cities including Bamako, Mali and Conakry, Guinea over the weekend... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 2795

THIS CITY IS A TINDERBOX, AND THE US IS BUILDING A DRONE BASE NEXT DOOR


The sprawling desert north of Agadez, in the west African nation of Niger, is the size of France... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 2649

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

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

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AFTER ABANDONED IN NIGER DESERT


Agadez is a remote town in Niger on the edge of the Sahara desert that has become a major people-smuggling point... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 1710

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

EU GOVERNMENTS 'COMPLICIT' IN LIBYA ABUSE


In an effort to stem migration, the EU is actively supporting a system of abuse and exploitation on Libyan shores, the group said in a report... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 1603

EU, AFRICAN LEADERS BACK NEW PLAN OVER MIGRANT CRISIS


Merkel also said Europe also needs to urgently rethink its asylum system, which requires migrants to seek refugee status in the first country they reach... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 1583

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

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

GERMAN NGO HALTS REFUGEE RESCUE OPERATIONS OFF LIBYA


Libyan authorities have accused charities of aiding human smugglers with their rescues at sea, hampering efforts to crack down on the migration route... READ MORE

13th August, 2017 1449

GADDAFI'S SON SAIF AL-ISLAM TO RUN FOR LIBYA PRESIDENT IN 2018


A spokesperson for the Gadaffi family has said that Saif al-Islam Gadaffi, the son of the former Libyan leader will contest in the upcoming presidential elections... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 1436

'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 1374

EU GOVERNMENTS COMPLICIT IN LIBYA MIGRANT ABUSE, AMNESTY SAYS


The Triq Al-Sika Detention Center in Tripoli, where some migrants are held by Libyan authorities before they are repatriated... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 1338

LIBYA TO ALLOW EMERGENCY REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES


The African Union, European Union and UN announced the creation of a task force to deal with the migration crisis, notably in Libya... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1279

EMMANUEL MACRON: HOT SPOTS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN LIBYA


Emmanuel Macron says France will set up processing centres this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

27th July, 2017 1268


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