October 2, 2023
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 latest reckless
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the country’s northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis”. The floods have also raised concerns about the ancient ruins of Ceyrene with UNESCO saying on Monday the ancient Greco-Roman city lies roughly 37
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Hundreds of Libyans protested on Monday from the devastated eastern city of Derna, demanding the removal of those responsible a week after torrential rains burst two dams and unleashed a catastrophe that killed thousands. Some protesters stood on the muddy, rocky earth that the floods carried through the city center on Sept. 11, washing entire
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Protesters changing “Libya! Libya!” called on authorities to expedite their investigation into the disaster, for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for the urgent reconstruction of the city and for compensation for those affected by the flood. Officials warned Monday that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands,
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Survivors are still being found six days after the Libyan floods, providing a “ray of hope” for the country as 10,000 people remain missing, according to political analyst Abdulkader Assad. Catastrophic floods ravaged eastern Libya after Storm Daniel moving through the Mediterranean. “The numbers are still talking about 10,000 missing persons, but the number of
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Updated: 13/09/2023 – 13:33 Overturned cars litter the seafront in Derna, the eastern Libyan city hardest hit by devastating flooding when two dams burst following heavy rain. Overturned cars litter the seafront in Derna, the eastern Libyan city hardest hit by devastating flooding when two dams burst following heavy rain. The startling death and devastation
READ MOREThe death toll rose Wednesday to 45 people killed in clashes earlier in the week between rival militias in Libya’s capital Tripoli, medical authorities said, in what appears to be the most intense spate of violence to shake the capital this year. The clashes erupted late on Monday between militiamen from the 444 brigade and
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Hundreds of African migrants found themselves in appalling conditions in a desert area in southern Tunisia on Thursday after they were expelled from the port city of Sfax. This week, racial tensions escalated into violence against sub-Saharan African migrants as dozens flee Riots erupted following the funeral of a 41-year-old Tunisian who was stabbed to
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Libyan court on Monday sentenced 23 suspects Islamic State group militants to death for carrying out deadly attacks that killed dozens of people, including Egyptian Coptic Christians. The Court of Appeal in the western city of Misrata also sentenced 14 other militants to life in prison, convicted of the same accusationswhich includes the destruction of
READ MOREA Libyan court on Monday sentenced to death 23 suspected Islamic State militants for deadly attacks that killed dozens of people, including Egyptian Coptic Christians. An appeals court in the western city of Misrata also sentenced 14 other militants convicted on the same charges, including destroying police facilities and government property, to life in prison.
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