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The Libyan coastguards on Sunday denied reports about more than 50 illegal immigrants drowning off the country's coast."The news that more than 50 immigrants have drowned off the Libyan coast is untrue. All the immigrants on the boat…

France and Italy have chaired a ministerial meeting on Libya in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with attendance of delegates from the US, UK, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, China, Germany, Russia, and Arab League as well as the…

The UN refugee agency says Libya's coast guard has rescued about 70 Europe-bound migrants after days in distress in the Mediterranean Sea.UNHCR says Sunday the people have disembarked back in Libya. The previous day, it said a boat…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched Saturday the Accelerator Lab in Libya, a new programme aimed at helping Libya to face its recovery and development challenges in an innovative way.70 volunteers gathered…

The first group of what is expected to be hundreds of evacuees have been moved to Rwanda from Libya, under a new programme involving the African Union and United Nations refugee agency.The 66 refugees, who were Sudanese, Somali or…

The Sudanese transitional government ordered the immediate closure of the nation's borders with Libya and Central African Republic on Thursday, citing unspecified security and economic "dangers".A statement by the Sovereign Transitional…

A U.S. airstrike Thursday in Libya has killed 17 Islamic State fighters, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).It is the third U.S. strike this month against the terror group in the southwestern Libyan town of Murzuq.An…

Three years ago, with the referendum of June 23, 2016, the British people decided with a percentage of almost 52% and with 71.8% participation the exit of Great Britain from the European Union. This great result was undoubtedly the first…

Libya is experiencing “a serious crisis because of negative foreign interference,” Fayez Al-Sirraj told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday evening.With “external financial and military support,” the Head of the…

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sirraj has met with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York.Erdogan and Al-Sirraj discussed different…