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Migrant tents in Paris. AFP photo
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Libya Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)
Haftar Makes Surprise Visit to Cairo, Salameh Meets with Saleh in Libya
Cairo – The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, arrived in Cairo on Sunday on a surprise visit, while UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh met with Libyan Speaker Aqila Saleh on the second day of his visit to the country. In a brief statement,...Caption:
Migrants ride in a boat after they were rescued by Libyan coastguard off the coast of Gharaboli, east of Tripoli, Libya July 8, 2017. (Reuters)
Italy May Resort to Emergency Visas for Migrants to Pressure Europe
Suffering from what it sees as lack of actual action to support it in its migrant burden, Italy has proposed issuing emergency visas to Europe to ease the strain. Dubbed the “nuclear option.” It calls for emergency visas for migrants rescued at sea....Caption:
Libya coastguards, and local fishermen, help rescue illegal immigrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Guarabouli, 60 kilometers east of the capital, on July 8, 2017. (AFP)
35 Migrants Lost off Libya Coast
Tripoli – The Libyan coastguard announced that 35 migrants were lost at sea after their inflatable boat capsized off the coast of the North African country. Seven children were among the missing, said eye witnesses. Eighty-five migrants, including 18 women, were...Caption:
Migrants seen during a rescue operation by the Italian navy off the coast of the south of the Italian island of Sicily in 2013. (Reuters)