BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese army has said that it had rescued 99 migrants, 98 Syrians and one Lebanese national, after two boats sank off its northern coast near Tripoli. In a statement, the army’s Directorate of Guidance said a naval patrol successfully carried out the rescue operation on Friday near the Ramkeen Island. Noting [&he...
Tripoli, Libya – – AFP Libyan authorities began sending more than 320 irregular migrants to their home country Nigeria, an immigration official reported to the media. War-torn Libya has become as a key departure point on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants, mainly from other parts of Africa, risking dangerous sea ...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya on Saturday resumed commercial flights to Italy after a decade. A flight operated by the Libyan carrier Medsky Airways departed Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli for the Italian capital, Rome, the Tripoli-based Libyan government said in a statement. According to the Libyan Embassy in Italy, two Libyan flights ...