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The United Nations wants Libya's internationally-backed government to agree to shut down 30 detention centers holding 15,000 migrants, most of whom will be sent back to their countries, the head of the IOM said Tuesday.At a Security…

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that African migrants trapped in Libya must be evacuated.Before his appearance at the EU-Africa summit, Macron told Burkina Faso students that migrant trafficking was a crime against…

Russia will take effort to promote national dialogue in Libya to help that country get out of the protracted crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday after a meeting between Russia president’s special envoy for the Middle…

American Singer, Christopher Maurice Brown, AKA Chris Brown, has lamented the slave trade currently going on in Libya. Libya has recently been brought to the fore, mostly on social media, following claims of slave trade boom, alleged…

The New Arab has revealed that a number of Egyptian military officers had arrived in Derna's Lemlodeh military base along with the officers of the forces led by Khalifa Haftar - the commander of the self-styled army in east Libya - in…

Canada has condemned the alleged migrant slave trade taking place in Libya, in a statement issued Monday by the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.The Canadian PM said that targeting of desperate migrants from Africa – vulnerable…

UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, met with the head of the Presidential Council (PC) Faiz Al-Sarraj, in Tripoli on Monday, to discuss his briefing to the Security Council, the implementation of the plan of action and preparations for…

A meeting, held on Sunday at Tamamhant International Airport, discussed a security plan for reopening the airport.The meeting included several security and military agencies, the airport's administration, Al-Bawanis municipal…

Around 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate areas near Bali's Mount Agung.The highest level of alert was raised by authorities in indonesia, as well as enlarge the exclusion zone around the volcano as thousands of tourists were…

Libya's football team manager, Adil Al-Khumsi, has revealed that players from the national team were not allowed on the grounds of the Sport City stadium (Alryadia) in Tripoli to train.In televised remarks, Al-Kuhmsi said…