BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency has a duty to inform Libyan authorities about migrant boats in trouble in the country’s waters and will keep doing so, the head of Frontex insisted Tuesday, after a charity accused Libya’s coast guard of threatening its crew during a rescue. German charity SOS Humanity … Read more
CAIRO — A German charity has accused the Libyan coast guard of threatening its crew members who were rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, causing at least one migrant to drown. The German charity SOS Humanity, which operates the rescue ship Humanity 1, said the Libyan coast guard used violence and fired live bullets into … Read more
CAIRO — The United Nations’ top official in divided Libya on Monday called for a unified mechanism to lead the reconstruction of a coastal city that was wrecked by devastating floods last month. U.N. Special Envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily said in a statement that such a mechanism is required amid “unilateral and competing initiatives” … Read more
CAIRO — A Libyan coast guard boat rammed into a dingy carrying some 50 migrants just off Libya’s coast on Friday, partially sinking the vessel. Many of those onboard were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and had to swim to another Libyan ship nearby for safety, a rescue group said. It appeared to be the … Read more
DERNA, Libya — The United Nations Help Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of ailments within the nation’s northeast, the place floods have killed over 11,000 folks, might create “a second devastating disaster,” with Libyan authorities reporting the unfold of diarrhea amongst over 100 individuals who drank contaminated water. In an announcement, the … Read more
LONDON — A storm that has killed 1000’s of individuals and left 1000’s extra lacking in Libya is the most recent blow to a rustic that has been gutted by years of chaos and division. The floods are probably the most deadly environmental catastrophe within the nation’s fashionable historical past. Years of battle and lack … Read more
LONDON — A storm that has killed hundreds of individuals and left hundreds extra lacking in Libya is the newest blow to a rustic that has been gutted by years of chaos and division. The floods are probably the most deadly environmental catastrophe within the nation’s trendy historical past. Years of conflict and lack of … Read more