Libya
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World
December 21, 2017
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s Misrata
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s Misrata
Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of Libya’s third-largest city, Misrata, late on Sunday, ambushing his car inside the city, security…
Libyan coast guard rescues more than 250 migrants trying to reach Italy
Middle East
December 17, 2017
Libyan coast guard rescues more than 250 migrants trying to reach Italy
Libya’s coastal guard has rescued more than 250 illegal migrants trying to leave the North African country in small boats…
Amnesty International claims EU ‘complicit’ in Libya migrant abuses
World
December 12, 2017
Amnesty International claims EU ‘complicit’ in Libya migrant abuses
Rights group Amnesty International has accused EU governments of supporting migrant abuse in Libya. Echoing previous reports, it found widespread…
Egypt foils attempt to smuggle 6 tons of cannabis from Syria
Egypt
December 9, 2017
Egypt foils attempt to smuggle 6 tons of cannabis from Syria
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior said Saturday that it foiled a plot of a smuggling gang to bring a large shipment…
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Middle East
December 6, 2017
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to…
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
World
December 1, 2017
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya, often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the…
EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya
World
November 30, 2017
EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya
The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and…
France’s Macron wants migrant smuggling crackdown
Egypt
November 29, 2017
France’s Macron wants migrant smuggling crackdown
African migrants trapped in Libya must be “evacuated,” says French President Emmanuel Macron. Bound for the EU-Africa summit, he told…
Thirty-one bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks off Libya
Middle East
November 27, 2017
Thirty-one bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks off Libya
At least 31 migrants died after their boat sank off Libya’s western coast on Saturday and some 200 others were…