Tag: Libya

  • Libya coastguard rescues migrants

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    Coast Guard rescues migrants from unsafe boats. Libya coastguard rescues 346 migrants TRIPOLI (AFP) – The Libyan coastguard said it rescued 346 migrants on Tuesday, almost 100 of them women and […]

  • Tunisia’s Naval Forces

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    Tunisia was the first country in the Arab world to develop a shipbuilding industry of its own. Tuning into Tunisia: An Assessment of Tunisia’s Naval Forces While much international attention […]

  • EU to arrest people traffickers

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    EUNAVFOR Med gets the green light. EU to arrest people traffickers on high seas An EU operation against migrant traffickers in the Mediterranean which will allow for arrests in international […]

  • Merchants rescue Med refugees

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    Commercial vessels are saving migrants as they try to cross the Mediterranean. One story shows how risky that is. In Mediterranean, commercial ships scoop up desperate human cargo By Jonathan […]

  • Shipping braced for migrant cost

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    International conventions require vessels to help distressed migrant boats. Shipping industry braces for costs from migrant crisis By SARA SJOLIN The shipping industry faces a hit to profits from the […]

  • Libya plans tanker sale

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    Morning Glory to be sold. Libya plans to sell tanker used in attempt to export oil, bypassing state company BY AHMAD ELHAMY Libya plans to sell a tanker that a […]

  • 200 migrants feared drowned

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    Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead BY AHMED ELUMAMI A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast […]

  • Italy rescues 4,400 migrants

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    Italian Navy, CG, border police, Norwegian and Irish navies assist migrants. Italian navy rescues a record 4,400 migrants off Libya Italy’s coast guard says it coordinated the rescue of some […]

  • UNHCR, partners to help save lives at sea

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    Information sharing and coordination to improve rescues. UNHCR and partners to help Libyans save lives at sea and improve corpse collection This is a summary of what was said by […]

  • Eight Smugglers Held for Murder

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    Migrants kicked in head and forced back into hold. Eight Smugglers Held for Murder of 49 Who Suffocated in Boat’s Hold Desperate migrants who tried to escape suffocation in the hold […]

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