ACA calls for reorganization of Tuna fishing licencing in Libya’s territorial waters
By Sami Zaptia. London, 27 March 2019: The Tripoli-based Administrative Control Authority (ACA) has called on the Faiez Serraj government ...
Tag: Mediterranean Sea
First sea rescues of migrants setting off from Libya in 2017: 230 saved
By Sami Zaptia. This was the first rubber boat full of migrants to be saved off Libyan waters at 4 ...
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, ...
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). ...
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 reports 3,134 migrant deaths off Libyan coast in 2016, 79 in October alone
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM reports 3,134 migrant deaths through the Central Mediterranean up to 6 October 2016(Photo: MSF) London, ...
IOM voluntarily repatriates 154 Nigerian illegal migrants from Libya
By Sami Zaptia. Nigerian illegal migrants voluntarily returned home by the IOM from Libya (Nigerian media). London, 11 October 2016: ...
IOM establishes medical clinics at Libyan migration disembarkation points
By Sami Zaptia. IOM reports the establishment of medical clinics at migrant disembarkation points in Libya (IOM). London, 7 October ...
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