Migrants continued to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous sea conditions: IOM
By Sami Zaptia. Migrants continue to cross the Mediterranean despite dangerous conditions says the IOM (Photo: MOAS/Italian Red Cross). London,...
Tripoli’s FX black market traders cry foul as Rada continues to close them down
By Sami Zaptia. The dinar could fall to as low as LD 10 to the US dollar one Tripoli dealer...
AFRICOM airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte reach 420 since 1st August
By Sami Zaptia. The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported that it had conducted its 420th airstrike against ISIS in...
Over 600 migrants rescued off Libya: one dead and many missing
By Sami Zaptia. Over 600 migrants rescued Monday-Tuesday off Libya's coast (Photo: MOAS). London, 22 November 2016: Over 600 migrants...
56 percent of migrants in Libya not heading for Europe: IOM
By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 November 2016: Most migrants in Libya want to remain in the country and do not...
Migrant deaths in Mediterranean hit new record in November, over 4600 dead in 2016
By Sami Zaptia. Migrants from the Mediterranean on board the MSF's search and rescue ship the Argos yesterday (Photo: MSF)....
Armed conflict and violence in Libya continue to impede socioeconomic development: UN report
By Sami Zaptia. London, 11 November 2016: The Arab Spring revolutions have cost the MENA region US$ 614 billion of...
Audit Bureau freezes accounts for foreign currency smuggling and forged documents
By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 November 2016: Libya’s Audit Bureau announced yesterday that it has frozen the bank accounts of...
A total of 14,945 rescued off Libyan seas: IOM Libya
By Sami Zaptia. IOM Libya maritime incidents off the Libyan coastline (IOM Libya). London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization...
IOM repatriates 167 Nigerien migrants from southern Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM repatriates 167 Nigeriens from southern Libya (Photo: IOM). London, 5 November 2016: The International Organization...
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