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The IOM said 47 survivors had been brought back to shore and 31 bodies retrieved from the first shipwreck

Almost 100 dead in two Libya shipwrecks

World • 13 Nov 20

A lifejacket washed up on the Libyan coast (Pic: Hussein Ben Mosa/IOM 2020)

At least 74 dead in shipwreck off Libya

World • 12 Nov 20

UN Special Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame, Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Spokesman of the German government Steffen Seibert at the talks in Berlin

World powers agree new push for Libya peace

World • 19 Jan 20

President Trump warned Mr Erdogan "that foreign interference is complicating the situation in Libya"

Trump warns Turkey against 'interference' in Libya

World • 02 Jan 20

The decision puts the North African country's conflict at the centre of wider regional frictions (File image)

Libya formally requests Turkish military support

World • 26 Dec 19

A debate on migration in the European Parliament divided Irish MEPs

MSF calls on EU to prioritise rescue of Libyan migrants

Europe • 25 Oct 19

The Libyan navy said a wooden boat carrying around 250 people sank (file pic)

More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast - IOM

World • 25 Jul 19

Libya is a key departure point for thousands of migrants who attempt to reach Europe every year

Ireland agrees to migrant resettlement plan across EU

Europe • 23 Jul 19

Hashem Abedi appeared before court in London this morning

Brother of Manchester Arena bomber appears in UK court

World • 18 Jul 19

Libya's UN-backed government and rebel militias have blamed each other for the attack

UNSC fails to condemn attack on Libya migrant centre

World • 04 Jul 19

Emergency workers recover bodies after an airstrike at the Tajoura Detention Center, east of Tripoli

Air strike kills at least 44 at Libyan migrant centre

World • 03 Jul 19

Survivors of a boat carrying migrants that sunk in the Mediterranean gather at a shelter in the Tunisian coastal town of Zarzis

60 migrants drown in the Mediterranean - Red Crescent

World • 11 May 19

Strongman Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army launched an offensive against Tripoli on 4 April

Death toll rises following Haftar's raids on Tripoli

World • 28 Apr 19

Pope Francis was delivering his traditional Easter Sunday address to the faithful at the Vatican

Pope urges leaders to bring peace to Libya and Syria

World • 21 Apr 19

Brent and WTI futures have risen by 40% and 30% respectively since the start of the year

Oil slips from 5-month high as Russia eyes output boost

Business • 09 Apr 19

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government guard Tajura, a coastal suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli

32 dead, over 2,000 flee fighting near Tripoli

World • 08 Apr 19

The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people

Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce call

World • 07 Apr 19

Vehicles and militants, reportedly from the Misrata militia, gather to join forces in Tripoli

UN to hold Libya conference as planned despite fighting

World • 06 Apr 19

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar patrol in the southern Libyan city of Sebha (file image)

Libyan commander orders forces to 'advance' on Tripoli

World • 04 Apr 19

Maltese special forces guard the migrants after the ship docked in Valetta

Malta takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants

World • 28 Mar 19

There was a delay in responding to a sighting of the stricken dinghy

Prosecutors investigate coast guard over shipwreck

World • 01 Feb 19

Some of the wreaths and floral tributes left during the commemoration service

Wreaths laid on 30th anniversary of Lockerbie bombing

World • 21 Dec 18

The centre is managed by the Libyan interior ministry, UNHCR, and UNHCR's partner LibAid

Facility offers alternative to dangerous sea crossings

News Lens • 07 Dec 18

A Libyan Airlines flight bound for Tripoli from Alexandria, Egypt, was diverted to Misrata

Flights diverted after rocket fire near Libyan airport

Libya • 12 Sep 18

Migrants inside a shelter in Tripoli

Aid group calls for migrant evacuations from Tripoli

Libya • 07 Sep 18

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