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"In those oil rigs, the hell of Libya begins," said Marc Reig, the captain of Open Arms, as he looked out on the horizon to glimpse four monstrous structures; structures that sit some 80 nautical miles from the coast of Tripoli. The image itself is terrifying: two pairs of metal skeletons protrude from the sea and spit fire into the air, illuminating an apocalyptic scene for anyone around. This is also the place that - guided by the rigs light - some migrants travelling from Libya believe they ...

InfoMigrants By Charif Bibi Published on : 2021/02/26 In recent years terrifying accounts and images of migrants’ suffering in Libya, especially in the country’s detention centres, have spread across the world. The migrants’ journey through Libya is divided up into several stages, with each leg characterized by its own cruel reality. InfoMigrants has spoken with a source in Libya, who is familiar with the mechanisms of the smuggl...

UNHCR Update Libya (26 February 2021) [EN/AR] Format Population movement As of 22 February, 2,515 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 20 February, some 280 individuals arrived at the Tripoli Naval Base. UNHCR medical partner, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), were present at the disembarkation point to provide urgent medical assistance and core relief items (CRIs). UNHCR response UNHCR and WFP’...

HRW: Al-Werfalli is still at large despite committing war crimes in Libya Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf al-Werfalli speaks in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on 26 January 2017 [ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP via Getty Images] February 26, 2021 at 11:54 am Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised retired General Khalifa Haftars failure to hand over the commander of Al-Saiqa Brigade Colonel Mahmoud Al-Werfalli, despite his involvement in war crimes and the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Cour...

Libya cleared to host international soccer games after ban lifted Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Libyas last international soccer match on home soil took place against Congo on June 7, 2013, in Tripoli. | REUTERS Reuters Feb 26, 2021 A decade-long ban on international soccer matches being played in Libya has been lifted, the country’s soccer federation...

Syria’s As-Suwayda: drug trafficking stop on road from Lebanon to Jordan Expressive imagery (Edited by Enab Baladi) trafficking groups coming from Syria.   Drug shipments involving large quantities of hashish and various kinds of narcotics go through a long journey. The shipments depart from Hezbollah’s areas of influence in Lebanon and enter Syria to reach As-Suwayda, southern Syria, near Jordan. These shipments finally arrive at their terminal locations to be delivered to drug dealers i...

UNHCR Libya Factsheet February 2021 Format An estimated 927,000 people in Libya are in need of humanitarian assistance. Displaced populations, refugees and migrants are amongst the most vulnerable. Around 200,000 were displaced when clashes restarted in April 2019 until June 2020. UNHCR’s overall strategic objective in Libya is to enhance the protection environment and provide life-saving assistance to displaced populations, refugees, asylum-seekers, and their host communities. The outbreak o...

Air Commodore Mickey Witherow, expert in desert warfare and the defence of airfields – obituary He crossed the Sahara, fought in Aden and advised the Zambian government on how to avoid missile attacks in Lusaka Mickey Witherow in Aden in the 1950s Air Commodore Mickey Witherow, who has died aged 84, was one of the most influential post-war RAF Regiment officers specialising in desert warfare, airfield defence and diplomacy; he epitomised the ethos and traditions of the Corps, as the RAF regim...

As the international body entrusted with world peace, security and conflict mediation worldwide, the United Nations (UN) has been involved in Libyas internal conflict from the very start. This i...

By . As Libya’s Coronavirus pandemic continues to spiral out of control, the Tripoli government has extended the 10-day curfew, made mask-wearing compulsory in public and introduced fines for infringements (Logo: PC/GNA). London, 24 February 2021: Plans for the administrative decentralisation of Libya were unveiled at a cabinet meeting of the Faiez Serraj government on 22 February. Under proposals drawn up by the Acting Local Government Minister Abdelbari Shinbaro, Libya would be divided int...