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Migrants in a dinghy await rescue around 20 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, June 2016. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Irish Ship Rescues Hundreds Near Libya as EU Effort to Halt Migrants Founders

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ireland’s Defense Forces said on Monday that an Irish naval ship rescued 712 people including pregnant women and infants off the coast of the Libyan capital as part of an international migrant rescue effort. The LÉ Eithne ship led the rescue of multiple vessels...

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Illegal migrants arrive in a dinghy at a naval base after they were rescued by Libyan Coast Guard in the coastal city of Tripoli, Libya, May 6, 2017. Reuters photo

Coast Guard Intercepts more than 900 Migrants off Libya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 17, 2017 | Middle East

The Libyan coast guard intercepted 906 migrants who were on board several wooden and rubber boats off the western city of Sabratha on Friday, a spokesman said. Coast guard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said that one of the rubber boats was perforated and nearly submerged,...

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This file photo taken on April 01, 2017 shows  migrants from West Africa waiting in a room at a “ghetto” in Agadez, northern Niger, as they wait to go to Libya from where they will attempt to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean sea. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP

Libya: Once an Opportunity, Now Hell for Migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 17, 2017 | Features

Agadez, Niger- Back in the days when Muammar Gaddafi was leader, Libya was billed as a top destination for those looking for jobs and money. But it has turned into the seventh circle of hell for migrants whose experiences range from exploitation verging on slavery to...

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Migrants off the coast of Libya. (AFP)

Libya Rescues 20 Boats Carrying Thousands of Europe-Bound Migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2017 | Middle East

Tripoli – The Libyan Navy announced on Friday that it had rescued at least 20 boats that had been transporting thousands of migrants to Europe. They had departed Libya from the city of Sabratha and were headed to Italy. “Large rescue and interception operations...

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Migrants in a dinghy await rescue around 20 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, June 2016. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

At Least 34 Migrants Die at Sea- Italy Coast Guard

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 24, 2017 | World

At least 34 migrants drowned on Wednesday after their overloaded vessel capsized in the Mediterranean, the Italian coast guard and a humanitarian worker said. The migrants were on a wooden boat carrying between 500 and 700 people and were just 20 nautical miles off...