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Spanish rescue boat “Open Arms” arrived in the southern port of Algeciras on Thursday with 87 migrants the crew said they had rescued off the coast of Libya.The charity Proactiva Open Arms operates in the sea between Libya and…

The spokesman for the Libyan eastern self-styled army led by Khalifa Haftar told Sputnik on Wednesday that Russia is needed for intervention in the Libyan crisis as it is a tough ally. Ahmed Al-Mismari said that Libya and Russia…

The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, said on Wednesday that it is not vital for Libya to vote this year, signaling doubts about a French-led push to hold elections on December 15 this year to stabilise and unify the country. …

The number of people drowning in the Central Mediterranean or being taken back to squalid detention centres in Libya has surged as a result of European policies aimed at closing the central Mediterranean route, Amnesty International…

The Global Peace Index 2108 has ranked Libya 157 out of 163 countries included in the new version that takes factors of crimes' rates, violence, civil wars and economic effects on the countries as the main criteria of  assessment. …

Libyan anti-illegal immigration department announced Tuesday the voluntary deportation of 145 illegal Sudanese immigrants from Libya.As part of the voluntary repatriation program of the International Organization for Migration…

The Italian parliament approved a plan last night to donate a further 12 patrol vessels to the Libyan coastguard to help push back migrants setting sail for Europe. They will join four Italian boats already given to Libya and will…

Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment with Canada and expelled the Canadian ambassador, in a stern gesture of retaliation after Ottawa urged it to free arrested civil society activists.The sudden sharp response to criticism…

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, launched a media campaign of reconciliation and peace in Libya on Monday.According to the UNSMIL, Williams has launched a…