Italy

A Spanish humanitarian group says it has rescued three migrant brothers who set out from Libya in a rubber dinghy to seek leukemia treatment for one of them.Riccardo Gatti of the aid group Proactiva Open Arms told Italy’s RAI state…

 21 illegal migrants were missing and probably drowned after a rubber dinghy and a wooden boat set off from Libya for Italy and had to be rescued, the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.…

Two anti-establishment leaders made early plays to govern Italy on Monday, sending ripples across the euro zone after voters relegated mainstream parties to the sidelines in delivering a hung parliament, Reuters reported.…

Italy announced Tuesday an additional 80 million euros (98 million U.S. dollars) in its investment to fight illegal migration from Africa.Italy is allocating a further 80 million euros to its 200-million-euro Africa Fund, Foreign…

The Italian parliament on Wednesday approved the increase of Italian troops in Libya, Niger and other countries.Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said earlier that Italy will transfer part of its military units from Iraq and…

The number of immigrants arriving in Italy from Libyan shores has dropped by a third in 2017 compared to 2016, Italy’s Interior Ministry said Sunday.The Italian Ministry said that the drop of the arrivals’ number is a result of the…

About 10000 people stranded in refugee camps and detention centres in Libya could be relocated to Europe in 2018, the Italian government said on Sunday.This initiative is going to be part of an attempt by EU countries to address the…

Operation Dignity commander, Khalifa Haftar, arrived on Monday to Rome.Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano is scheduled to meet with his Libyan military guest later on Monday, according to the Italian news agency Aki.This…

The ambassadors of western countries to Libya issued a joint statement on Sunday to voice their deep concern about the human rights violations in Libya.The ambassadors said they remain concerned by reported abuses of human rights…

The Italian Minister of Interior Marco Minniti revealed on Saturday that European countries will provide Libya with 35 million euros next week to support southern borders' security. The vast southern borders…

An Italian appeals court in Palermo acquitted a Libyan university researcher accused of inciting people to commit terror crimes, on Thursday.Kadija Al-Shabbi,a researcher of economic in the University of Benghazi, was arrested two…

The Italian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday, it has allocated a contribution of 600 thousand Euros for the Libyan national dialogue, under the umbrella of the United Nations.The Italian Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano noted…

Italian foreign minister Angelino Alfano said he sees prospects for a democratic elections in Libya.According to the Italian news agency Aki, Alfano attended a two-day meeting in Brussels of NATO foreign ministers, where he said, "I…

Italian Interior Minister,Marco Minetti said, control of Libya's southern border is "critical" to fight illegal immigration and counter-terrorism. According to the Italian news agency Aki, Mennetti said he…

The Foreign Minister of Italy, Angelino Alfano said Russia engaged in an encouraging role in rallying armed forces in eastern Libya to an agreement.The Italian foreign minister said that his country and other countries, including…

 The Italian Premier has met with Tunisian leaders during a two-day working visit to discuss terrorism, migration and the impact of the chaotic situation in Libya, subjects that deeply touch both countries.…

Smugglers have been stealing fuel in Libya and selling it on across Europe, according to Italian police.Italian police said on Wednesday that they had broken up a network selling low-quality Libyan diesel fuel worth…

Libya’s eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar said Friday force must remain an option for imposing order in Libya, though he added that a political solution would be preferable.“It’s obvious that we prefer the political…

Italian officials urged Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Tuesday to “contribute effectively” to the U.N. effort to stabilize Libya, and ruled out any military solution to end Libya’s chaos.Haftar met Tuesday with Defence…

Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted 1,074 migrants during an intensive day of operations west of the capital Tripoli on Saturday, a spokesman said.There has been a sharp drop in migrant crossings between Libya and Italy since July,…