Tag: Libya
More than 1,200 migrants reach Italian island on boats
ROME — More than 1,200 migrants in several decrepit, overcrowded fishing boats on Sunday reached a tiny Italian island in a span of 12...
More than 1,200 migrants reach Italian island on boats
ROME — More than 1,200 migrants in several decrepit, overcrowded fishing boats on Sunday reached a tiny Italian island in a span of 12...
Morocco recalls its ambassador to Germany as tensions rise
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s ambassador to Germany has been recalled to Rabat for “consultations," the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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Italian Navy rescues fisherman reportedly shot off Libya
MILAN — An Italian Navy ship has rescued a crew member of an Italian fishing boat reportedly injured by warning shots fired by the...
Egyptian, Turkish officials end talks with no clear progress
CAIRO — With no clear progress, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded Thursday two days of talks in Cairo aimed at resetting ties between the...
Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy
CAIRO — As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed...
UN says 11 Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya
CAIRO — At least 11 people drowned Sunday when a rubber dinghy carrying two dozen Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya, the U.N. migration agency...
Charity, military vessels bring 800-plus migrants to Italy
ROME — A charity group’s ship sailed toward a Sicilian port Saturday with 236 migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean from human traffickers'...
UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries...
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
CAIRO — A total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations...
