Tag: Libya
Europe’s search and rescue bodies suspend contacts with Libyan counterpart
More than a dozen European search and rescue organisations have announced the formation of a new alliance and…
Libyan delegation in Beirut seeks release of the son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
BEIRUT (AP) — A Libyan delegation in Lebanon made progress in talks Monday with judicial officials over the…
MSF ordered to leave Libya with ‘no reason’ given, medical group says
The medical organisation Doctors Without Borders (known by its French acronym, MSF) has said it was ordered to…
Ex-French President Sarkozy says ‘not afraid’ ahead of jail term
PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, set to start a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being…
Lebanon court orders son of late Libyan leader Gaddafi freed on $11m bail
A judge in Lebanon has ordered the release on bail and imposed a travel ban on Hannibal Gaddafi,…
What happened to the Kadhafi family after Libyan leader’s death
After nearly a decade of pre-trial detention in Lebanon, Hannibal Kadhafi, one of longtime Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi's…
Bodies of five migrants recovered in Libyan desert, says local aid groups
CAIRO (AP) — The decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants have been recovered in eastern Libya, local aid…
Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy: What we know
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Thursday of criminal conspiracy following a trial in which…
A boat carrying migrants sinks off the Libyan coast with at least 19 people dead and 42 missing
CAIRO (AP) — The bodies of 19 people were recovered after the rubber migrant boat they were in…
Only 13 survivors from capsized boat carrying 74 refugees off Libya: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Libya said that only 13 people survived after a vessel…
UNHCR in Libya says 13 people survived after vessel carrying 74 people capsized off Tobruk
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Libya said on Wednesday that only 13 people…
At least 50 dead after vessel carrying Sudanese refugees catches fire
At least 50 people have died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire near the Libyan…