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Italy is aiming to improve conditions in Libyan migrant detention camps working with NGOs, Deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro told ANSA Friday.Italy's aid department will launch a six-million-euro tender "very soon, before the end…

Italy sent 11 tonnes of humanitarian aid to a clinic in the Libyan town of Sabratha, 80 km west of Tripoli on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said, according to ANSA.He said this was "further proof of the Italian…

The Ministry of Economy of the Libyan eastern Interim Government of Abdullah Al-Thinni, has issued a statement banning contracting Italian firms in Libya.The statement that was issued on Monday also bans any extension of work for…

Italy has endorsed Libya’s decision to chase NGOs out of coastal waters in what one charity called “an unacceptable assault on people’s lives and dignity”.Angelino Alfano, Italy’s foreign minister, told La Stampa, an Italian…

A humanitarian group operating in the Mediterranean is accusing the Libyan coast guard of issuing grave threats and firing warning shots towards its boat.Proactiva Open Arms, a Catalan NGO which describes its focus as “saving lives…

Libyan coastguards rescued Monday 155 people, including 18 women and 10 children, near the capital city of Tripoli.The migrants came from several countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Sudan as well as sub-Saharan Africa and…

Several Libyans took to the streets in Algeria Square in Tripoli and in Martyrs Square as well to protest and condemn the Italian naval mission that arrived in the Libyan waters.The protesters called on the Government…

The son of the late Libyan dictator, Muamar Gaddaif, Saif Al-Islam, has stated that the Italian policy toward Libya is based on the colonisation and fascist strategy of the past.Saif Gaddafi, according to a report by Libya 24 TV on…

The deputy head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Al-Mijibri, has criticised the conflicting statements of the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj, and his Foreign Minister,…

Two Italian fishing boats from the Sicilian port town of Mazara del Vallo - the ''Aliseo'' and ''Anna Madre'' - were reportedly attacked by a boat off Zarzis, at the border between Libya and Tunisia, in international waters.An…

The Libyan eastern commander of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, has ordered his air force and navy force troops to destroy any ships that are not commercial inside the Libyan waters. This order comes as the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that Italy's naval mission to prevent refugees and asylum seekers from setting sail from violent-hit Libya for Europe could see Rome commit human rights abuses.Judith Sunderland, associate Europe…

Italy on Friday approved sending Italian naval ships to help the Libyan coast guard combat migrant trafficking following a request by the North African nation, The Associated Press reported.The measure is part of efforts to stanch the…

Libya's UN-backed unity government chief has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian vessels in Libyan waters to combat human trafficking.Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj "denies having asked Italy to send…

Libya on Thursday asked Italy to arm the patrol boats it uses in the fight against illegal immigration across the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe, the Local It reported.Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti this week…

The Tripoli Court of Appeals has ruled to suspend the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Libya's Government of National Accord and Italian government to help fight the waves of immigrants that cross Libyan…

The Italian Embassy said on Twitter on Monday that it will start issuing visas for Libyan nationals from its Tripoli building starting from April 02.The Italian Embassy did not give any further details, saying more to come on the…