Libya
Clashes force Libya’s Bashagha from Tripoli after brief attempt to enter
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Clashes rocked Libya's capital early on Tuesday as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take over...
Read moreClashes break out in Libyan capital
TUNIS (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in Libya's capital early on Tuesday after the parliament-backed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, entered...
Read moreTunisian coast guard retrieves bodies of three migrants, rescues 250 others
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian coast guards retrieved the bodies of three migrants whose boat sank off Tunisia and rescued about...
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Libyan parliament says Bashagha govt should start work in Sirte
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's parliament wants the government it has appointed under Fathi Bashagha to be based for now...
Read moreTunisia finds 24 more bodies of migrants after boats sank in April
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's coastguard has retrieved 24 more bodies of migrants who had been among about 120 people on...
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More than 3,000 people lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021 -UN
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while...
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Tunisia detains crew of ship that sank off its coast this month
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian judge detained seven crew members of a commercial ship that sank off the coast of...
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Libya’s Parliament-backed PM says he discussed efforts to hold elections with U.S. officials
(Reuters) - Libya's Parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, discussed with U.S. senior officials efforts to hold timely and transparent elections...
Read moreDeath toll from migrant shipwrecks off Tunisia rises to 17
TUNIS (Reuters) - The death toll from several migrant shipwrecks off the Tunisian coast has risen to 17 people, a...
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Libya’s Bashagha to hold cabinet meeting in Sebha
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, will hold a first meeting of his cabinet in the southern...
Read moreSix bodies retrieved, 29 migrants presumed dead in boat shipwreck off Libya -IOM
CAIRO (Reuters) - A small wooden boat carrying about 35 migrants capsized off the Libyan coast and six bodies have...
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Libya’s rival lawmakers start U.N.-backed talks in Egypt
(This April 13 story corrects headline and first paragraph to make clear delegates are from parliamentary chambers, not governments) TRIPOLI...
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Eastern Libyan military commanders urge closure of road to west
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Military commanders in eastern Libya said on Saturday they had suspended participation in a U.N.-backed joint...
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Libya’s Bashagha says he will enter Tripoli peacefully within days
By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed prime minister by the eastern-based parliament this month,...
Read moreU.N. investigates reports of migrant mass graves in Libya
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. investigators are seeking to verify reports of mass graves thought to contain the corpses...
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Turkey urges Libya to avoid steps that could renew clashes
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey urged Libya to refrain from any steps that would lead to renewed conflict and called on...
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Libyan domestic flights to resume after political crisis closed skies
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Global Air scheduled a Tripoli-Benghazi flight for Tuesday afternoon, signalling resumption of domestic air travel after...
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U.N. to start Libya election rules meeting without eastern parliament
TUNIS (Reuters) - The U.N. Libya mission said consultative meetings with legislators about election rules would start on Tuesday even...
Read moreDeath toll from migrant shipwreck off Tunisia rises to 25, fears of 35 others drowned
TUNIS (Reuters) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday the death toll from a migrant shipwreck off...
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U.N. warns of risks from Libya crisis
(Reuters) -The crisis over control of executive power in Libya could lead to instability and parallel governments, the U.N. political...
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