Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey
Largest known deportation of people back to Niger to date comes as EU is accused of outsourcing cruelty to reduce Mediterranean crossings More than 600...
Category : Libya
Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast
Small vessel tilted after taking in water, according to seven survivors who reached Italian island of Lampedusa Twenty people are missing after falling into the...
UAE becomes Africa’s biggest investor amid rights concerns
Activists alarmed at emirati companies’ poor record on labour rights and fear projects may fail to address environmental concerns The United Arab Emirates has become...
Libya central bank deal could resolve ‘all political issues’, says head of state
Mohamed al-Menfi defends dismissal of previous governor and says deal will bring back international accountability A deal backed by leaders on both sides of Libya’s...
Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya
Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a...
US and UN call for talks in Libyan dispute over control of central bank
UN-backed institutions in west of Libya show no sign of backing down over dismissal of bank’s governor of 20 years A crisis in the Libyan...
Libya’s central bank ‘suspends operations’ after official abducted
Head of IT was kidnapped in Tripoli and other executives threatened a week after siege at bank The Central Bank of Libya said on Sunday...
Oilfield slowdown exposes political volatility in Libya and beyond
Apparent shutdown attempt shows potential for some leaders to use such threats to enforce personal agenda The political complexities of Libya’s oil industry were highlighted...
Armed men jump onboard small boat during rescue near Libya
Group of masked men approached wooden vessel in dinghies, prompting panic during rescue by charity ship A group of masked and armed men have threatened...
Mediterranean migrant boat disaster: men on trial are ‘scapegoats’, say lawyers
Survivors of shipwreck that killed 600 people not ‘real smugglers’, say defenders, with inquiry into coastguard’s role also incomplete Nine men accused of causing one...
