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The Italian Ministry of the Interior revealed statistics showing that Libya ranks second after Tunisia in the number of boats of illegal immigrants sailing to Italy, Italian Nova News Agency has reported.
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A boat carrying over 40 migrants has capsized off the Libyan coast while a cargo ship was trying to save them, Italy's coast guard confirmed on Sunday.
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The Minister of Interior of the Government of National Unity, Emad Trabelsi, has supervised, with his Italian counterpart, Matteo Piantedosi, the “launch of the work of an Italian-Libyan task force on security and migration, whi
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The Libyan Red Crescent has urged the authorities to take action to limit illegal immigration that is sweeping the country.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has stated that in the period of Feb 5 to 11, 400 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya.
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The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has detected more than 13,000 cases of illegal border crossings at the external borders of the European Union in January.
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The Libyan Ambassador to the European Union, Jalal Al-Ashi, has discussed with the Head of Mission at International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in Brussels, Ralph Genetzke, migration policies and the expertis
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani described the agreement to deliver five ships to Libya, funded by the European Union (EU), as the right option to address the immigration problem, according to Nova news agency.
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