The Libyan Navy has intercepted 338 migrants of various African nationalities, who were attempting to make their way to European shores on a rubber dinghy.
Two vessels belonging to the Libyan Coast Guard conducted two separate rescue operations on Thursday, June 10, saving 439 immigrants of African and Asian nationalities,
The Libyan Coast Guard on Sunday received equipment and supplies from the security attaché at the Italian Embassy in Libya as part of previous agreements to support the apparatus
Libyan Navy personnel rescued Saturday 261 illegal immigrants from different African countries off the coast as they were making the perilous journey to European shores
The Libyan coastguards rescued 291 illegal immigrants of different nationalities as they were making a perilous journey to Europe on a dinghy off Al-Zawiya shores after
The mayor of Mazara del Vallo, Salvatore Quinci, urged the Italian government to find solutions to fishing activities in the Mediterranean with the Libyan government af
The Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio said that the Libyan Coast Guard firing warning shots at shoulder level is totally unacceptable, regardless of whether Italian fishing
The Maltese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Evarist Bartolo, has warned that Libya, independently, is incapable of dealing with the vast number of migrant shipwrecks, foll
The spokesman for the Libyan Navy, Masoud Abdelsamad, denied that the coastguards stood idly by or did less than its best to rescue the Italy-bound immigrants who drown
The commander of the European Union’s (EU) Operation IRINI, Fabio Agostini, has confirmed to Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, that Libyan coastguards who were tr
The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued a boat carrying 49 migrants of varying nationalities, including 13 women, two infants and the deceased bodies of two men.
The Libyan Naval Forces Chief of Staff announced the rescue of 257 illegal immigrants during six separate rescue operations, offloading those rescued in Tripoli where they were p
The Maltese ambassador to Libya, Charles Saliba, has conducted a visit to the Tripoli Naval Base, during which he met with the Acting Chief of Staff of the Libyan Navy in the pre
The Libyan Coast Guard rescued 79 migrants of varying nationalities approximately 12 miles out in the open sea north of Zawiya, according to an announcement by the Defense Minist
The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 36 illegal migrants of varying nationalities during their attempt to cross the Mediterranean on a boat northwest of the coast of the
The German ambassador to Libya, Oliver Owcza has discussed with the commander of the Libyan Coast Guard technical support for the coastguards, including high-capability
A spokesman for the Libyan Navy announced that 126 migrants were rescued from possible drowning at sea, in the Libyan search and rescue area, northwest of Tripoli.
The Libyan coast guard has received two of its vessels after being repaired in Bizerte port in Tunisia with Italy and the European Union funding the maintenance work as part of t
The International Organizations for Migration (IOM) announced the rescue of approximately 517 illegal immigrants off the Libyan coast during nine separate operations.
The Libyan Coast Guard intercepted and returned around 6,989 migrants to Libya since the start of this year, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission in Li
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya announced the rescue of 6,588 refugees and migrants from the Mediterranean by Libyan Coast Guards, up until Aug
Libya's Coast Guard has managed to rescue 20 illegal immigrants, off the coast of Mellita district, near Zuwara city, west of Libya, said the Libyan Interior Ministry o
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement Tuesday that immigrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya were rescued after US military personnel heard th
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that the Libyan Coast Guard rescued 2168 migrants at sea attempting to make their way to Europe.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Libya has confirmed that as of February 28, about 1,940 refugees and migrants have been rescued by t
The Libyan Coast Guard personnel rescued 248 illegal immigrants in four operations off Libya's western coast, then the immigrants were transferred to Tripoli port.
The European Union (EU) confirmed on Tuesday that it will continue training Libyan Coast Guard forces to improve their efficiency and ability to manage search and rescu
Libyan Navy Spokesman, Brigadier General Ayoub Qasim, has confirmed that the Libyan Coast Guard rescued 6,835 illegal immigrants and recovered more than 10 bodies
The Libyan Navy has denied threatening any vessels belonging to European organizations, concerned with rescue operations in the Mediterranean, refuting the statements m
The Director of Libya's Coastal Security, Brigadier General Mohamed Nouisiri, discussed on Sunday, with an official from the Italian Interior Ministry, the problems hin
The spokesman for Libyan Navy Ayoub Qassim has denied accusations made against Libyan coastguards saying they have been selling immigrants to human traffickers.