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February 17, 2019

Libyans, to varying degrees, celebrate 2011 uprising

Libyans on Sunday celebrated the eighth anniversary of their 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow and killing of longtime ...

February 11, 2019

Aid group: Boat carrying 150 people in distress off Libya

An Italian aid group is reporting that a migrant smuggling ship with an estimated 150 people on board is in distress off ...

February 08, 2019

France keeps up pressure on Italy in historic EU dispute

France's pro-EU government and Italy's populist leaders sparred anew Friday, as business giants from both countries appealed ...

February 07, 2019

UN report: IS responsible for most attacks in Iraq and Syria

International terrorist groups carried out more attacks in Iraq and Syria in the last six months of 2018 than in any other ...

February 06, 2019

French army says airstrikes in Chad destroy 20 pickups

The French army says airstrikes have destroyed some 20 pickup trucks in an armed column that had made its way from Libya deep ...

February 04, 2019

France launches airstrikes at armed Libyan group in Chad

France's Defense Ministry says French armed forces have intervened in northern Chad and launched airstrikes at an armed group ...

January 30, 2019

The Latest: Czech, Libyan leaders pledge cooperation

The Latest on migration in Europe (all times local): 1:55 p.m. The Czech Republic's prime minister has pledged his country's ...

Sea Watch 3 anchored a mile from Augusta

January 26, 2019

UN, church officials press Italy to let migrants disembark

Three United Nations agencies appealed Saturday to Italy to allow 47 migrants off a private rescue ship after a week in cold ...

January 21, 2019

Rights group criticizes Italy, EU's Libya migrant policy

Human Rights Watch is urging Italy and the European Union to condition their support to Libya on tangible improvements in ...

January 20, 2019

Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

A private rescue boat carrying dozens of migrants said Sunday that for a second day several nations had not given permission ...

January 20, 2019

Rival militias negotiate truce in Libya's Tripoli

Libyan security officials say a temporary cease-fire has taken hold in the capital of Tripoli, after deadly fighting between ...

January 19, 2019

Survivors: Up to 117 missing from sunken boat off Libya

Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say up to 117 other migrants ...

January 19, 2019

German aid group rescues 47 migrants from Mediterranean Sea

The German aid group Sea-Watch says it has rescued 47 people from a rubber boat off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean ...

January 18, 2019

Lebanon calls for readmitting Syria to Arab League

Lebanon used an Arab economic meeting Friday to urge the Arab League to restore Syria's membership, calling it a "historic ...

January 16, 2019

Fighting flares up in Libyan capital, killing 5, wounding 20

Libyan authorities say fighting between rival armed groups in the capital of Tripoli has flared up again, four months after ...

December 26, 2018

The Latest: Boat which rescued migrants hopes for safe port

The Latest on Europe's migrant crisis (all times local): 3:55 p.m. A private rescue boat with 33 migrants aboard for days in ...

December 25, 2018

Militants attack Libya's Foreign Ministry, 3 killed

A suicide bomber targeted the entrance of Libya's Foreign Ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing three people, including a ...

December 23, 2018

France vows support for fighting extremists in Africa

France's president is confirming his support for anti-extremist forces in Africa, amid growing international concern about ...

December 22, 2018

Aid ship with 311 migrants ignored by Italy, heads to Spain

Spain's Foreign Ministry gave permission Saturday to an aid boat carrying 311 rescued migrants to set course for Spain after ...