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

More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast - IOM

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

Hashem Abedi appeared before court in London this morning

Brother of Manchester Arena bomber appears in UK court

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

UNSC fails to condemn attack on Libya migrant centre

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

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

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

Death toll rises following Haftar's raids on Tripoli

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

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

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

The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people

Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce call

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

UN to hold Libya conference as planned despite fighting

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

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

Malta takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants

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

Prosecutors investigate coast guard over shipwreck

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

Salman Abedi was evacuated from Libya in 2014 by the British Royal Navy

Manchester Arena bomber had been rescued by Royal Navy

Hundreds of workers on Norwegian offshore oil and gas rigs went on strike today

Oil rises above $79 a barrel on Norway strike

Business / 10 Jul 18

Thousands of people make the journey across the Mediterranean each week (file pic)

Three babies dead, 100 missing as ship sinks off Libya

Migration / 29 Jun 18

People on a rubber boat off the coast of Libya await rescue

Political storm gathering for rescue ship Aquarius

News Lens / 12 Jun 18

More than 100 were injured in the crash

19 killed as truck crashes in Libya

Libya / 15 Feb 18

The incident off Libya is believed to be the first migrant shipwreck of 2018 (file pic)

At least 25 migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libya

World / 06 Jan 18

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