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Police in Sabratha have managed to thwart an attempt by a group of migrants to cross the sea.
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Over 1000 immigrants arrived in Italy within the last few hours while hundreds of others, rescued by humanitarian vessels, were waiting for a port to receive them, NGOs and Italian authorities said Sunday.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) “Doctors Without Borders” called Monday on European and North American states, among others, to offer protection to migrants currently trapped in Libya, saying there needs to be an urgent accelerat
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The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 95 migrants of different nationalities who were on their way to European shores, on a wooden boat, according to the General Staff of Naval Forces.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya has confirmed the recovery of six bodies after a small wooden boat carrying around 35 migrants capsized off the coast of Sabratha, on Friday, while 29 others are missin
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SOS Mediterranee, a European maritime humanitarian organization saving lives at sea, has rescued 30 illegal migrants off the coast of Libya, who were on a rubber boat heading to European shores.
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The management of Misrata International Airport announced the deportation of 148 illegal migrants, including women and children to Niger.
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Around 17 bodies of irregular migrants, including a baby, have washed ashore in the Al-Alous area near Khums city east of Tripoli, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday.
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