Tag: Libya
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
CAIRO: Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were travelling in...
UN calls for Libya ceasefire as death toll climbs to 1,000
LIBYA: The UN Security Council called on Friday for a ceasefire in Libya as the death toll from a three-month offensive on Tripoli reached...
Airstrike hits Libyan detention center, killing 44 migrants
BENGHAZI: An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants near the Libyan capital early Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than...
In battle for Libya’s oil, water becomes a casualty
TRIPOLI: While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is...
Pakistanis in Libya urged to stay away from conflict zone
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani community in Libya has been urged to stay away from conflict areas as fighting continues in Tripoli, the country's capital.
In a statement...
Govt counsels to postpone traveling plans for Libya
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said that they were closely following the evolving situation in Libya.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in constant contact...
Over 120 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO
TRIPOLI: Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the...
US pulls troops from Libya amid a surge in violence
TRIPOLI: The United States military pulled a contingent of its troops from Libya on Sunday amid a surge in violence in the capital city...
Egypt’s president wants Libya to hand over captured militant
CAIRO: Egypt's president says he wants a prominent militant captured in Libya this week extradited so that he can be "held accountable."
Thursday's comments by...
Libyan forces capture fugitive Egyptian militant
BENGHAZI: The self-styled Libyan National Army says its troops have captured a prominent militant wanted in neighboring Egypt.
In a statement posted on its Facebook...
Libya deports 36 Pakistanis
The Libyan authorities have deported 36 Pakistanis, who illegally entered Libya, media reports said on Wednesday.
According to Libya’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, the deported Pakistanis...
Libya seeks UN ‘security’ support
UNITED NATIONS: After a month of militia clashes that left more than 100 people dead, Libya's UN-backed foreign minister on Friday called for the...
UN says ‘criminals’ impersonating its staff in Libya to target migrants
GENEVA: The UN decried Saturday "reliable reports" that smugglers and traffickers were impersonating its staff in Libya to target desperate migrants and refugees, and...
400 prisoners escape prison in Tripoli chaos
TRIPOLI: Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya’s capital on Sunday while fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby, a judiciary official...
Libya, UN relocate migrants trapped by Tripoli clashes
TRIPOLI: Hundreds of migrants have been relocated in Libya's capital from government-run detention centers after getting trapped by clashes between rival groups, UN and...
Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011
BENGHAZI: A Libyan court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad over killings during the 2011 uprising that evolved into civil war.
The...
UN experts: Armed groups threaten Libya political transition
UNITED NATIONS: UN experts say "predatory behaviour" by armed groups in Libya is posing a direct threat to forming a national government and ending...
