Libya News News Libya » People: Mediterranean tragedy: 51 migrants dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya coast
A migrant vessel carrying dozens of people capsized in the Mediterranean off Libya, with rescue teams recovering bodies as thousands continue risking the dangerous route to Europe.
News Libya » People: UN says most Libya flood deaths could have been avoided, as reports emerge of how 7-meter wave ‘wiped out’ buildings
People carry some of their belongings as they walk along a muddy street on September 14. An overhead view of the flood damage in Derna on Wednesday, September 13. Hassan El Salheen weeps in the ...
News Libya » People: More than 60 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya, UN says
Around 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic shipwreck” off the coast of Libya, said the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). Citing survivor ...
News Libya » People: Libya people-trafficking kingpin assassinated, says local media
Major Abd al-Rahman Milad, also known as Al-Bidja, was killed Sunday 1 September in the town of Sayyad, 25 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli, near the Janzour Naval Academy that he commanded, ...
News Libya » People: Libya: The IRC launches emergency response as almost 100,000 Sudanese refugees arrive in Libya
Tripoli, Libya, August 12, 2024 — Since the conflict in Sudan started in April last year, over 96,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Libya. An average of 2,500 to 3,000 refugees from Sudan are ...
News Libya » People: Libya’s Leaders Say They Haven’t Agreed to Accept Deported Migrants From the U.S.
Speaking in the Oval Office, President Trump elaborated on the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to pay $1,000 to migrants to self-deport. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Shutterstock Libya’s two rival ...
News Libya » People: More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says
CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. The ...
News Libya » People: Libya in 2025: Standing alongside communities affected by conflict and violence
Throughout the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Libya worked alongside the Libyan Red Crescent Society (LRCs), authorities, and local partners to respond to humanitarian ...
News Libya » People: UNHCR urges evacuation of people trying to leave Libya
GENEVA, February 28 (UNHCR) - As UNHCR emergency teams worked with the Tunisian and Egyptian authorities on Monday to help more than 110,000 people who have fled Libya, High Commissioner for Refugees ...
News Libya » People: Libya floods: why cash is the best way to help get humanitarian aid to people affected by disasters
The heavy rainfall that hit Libya during Storm Daniel caused two dams and four bridges to collapse in the coastal city of Derna, submerging most of the city in floodwater and claiming thousands of ...
News Libya » People: Libya People-trafficking Kingpin Assassinated: Media
A former head of Libya's coastguard, who was known as a key trafficker of people and fuel, has been shot dead by unknown assailants, local media reported Monday.