Prisoner or free man? Mystery surrounds Kadhafi’s son Seif
By AFP – Apr 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Zintan, Libya – Nearly a year after a Libyan militia announced it had set free the son and heir apparent of slain […]
Africa: Senegalese Returnees From Libya, Niger Face Uncertain Future
Photo: Lucas Chandellier/IOM New arrivals receive assistance in Senegal. By Issa Sikiti DA Silva Dakar — Bouba Diop looks in delight at his uncle’s newly refurbished food canteen in […]
Italy seizes rescue ship that stopped migrants’ return to Libya
Reuters International This content was published on March 19, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Migrants wait to disembark from Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo, Italy, March […]
Coming to Switzerland : First group of vulnerable refugees from Libya to arrive in April
By Julia Crawford This content was published on March 21, 2018 The first group of vulnerable refugees to arrive in Switzerland from Libya are mostly single women (Keystone) […]
Human Rights Solidarity documents Libya criminal, political violence cases in 2017
March 18, 2018 – Written by: AbdulkaderAssad Libyan Human Rights Solidarity (HRS) issued a report Saturday documenting kidnap and murder cases of political and criminal backgrounds during 2017, based on official and media reports. The HRS said the statistics doesn’t include casualties of armed clashes. 744 violence victims across Libya; […]
UAE and Saudi money ‘kills Libyans and Yemenis,’ says Mufti
March 14, 2018 Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces patrol through the streets of Libya [zdig1/Twitter] March 14, 2018 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are accused of supporting […]
Human smugglers in Libya have links to security services — UN report
By Reuters – Feb 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country’s east strongman Khalifa Haftar, patrol the roads leading into the eastern […]
‘10,000 refugees’ to be relocated from Libya to EU in 2018
About 400,000 migrants are in Libya, including roughly 36,000 children — UN By AFP – Dec 24,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Evacuated migrants taken out of detention centres by the UNHCR from […]
EU leaders complicit in torture of refugees and migrants, Amnesty says
Rights group claims EU is financing Libyan system that routinely acts in collusion with militia groups and people traffickers A migrant stands in a packed room at the Tariq al-Matar […]
People for sale
Source: CNN Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — “Eight hundred,” says the auctioneer. “900 … 1,000 … 1,100 …” Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars — the equivalent of $800. Not a used car, a piece of land, or an item of furniture. Not “merchandise” at all, but two human beings. One of […]
Women find some respite in Libya’s ‘families only’ cafes
By Reuters – Oct 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Women sit at a cafe on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, on Saturday (Reuters photo) TRIPOLI — Fashionable cafes springing up in Libya’s capital are shutting out single men and catering for women looking for a break from the tensions — political […]
Italian effort to stop migrants fuels bloody battle in Libya
By maggie michael, associated press CAIRO — Oct 5, 2017, 8:20 AM ET The Associated Press WATCH Migrant Crisis: The Harrowing Plight of Refugee Families http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italian-effort-stop-migrants-fuels-bloody-battle-libya-50298950 It began when a Libyan militia paid by Italy to stop migrants heading to Europe intercepted a group of human traffickers offshore. That confrontation […]
British captain honoured for rescuing 907 refugees in Mediterranean
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Independent Captain Jamie Wilson’s crew found two […]
‘Arabs should not miss Iraq, Syria rebuild opportunity’
By JT – Sep 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Industry, Trade and Supply Minister Yarub Qudah on Saturday called on Arab stakeholders to take the initiative and compete for the largest possible share in project worth $2 trillion, designed for Iraq and Syria rebuild schemes, the Jordan News Agency, […]
How France Is Making Libya Worse
Macron Is Strengthening Haftar By Jalel Harchaoui On July 25, at peace talks in Paris convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, the leaders of Libya’s two main factions—Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the self-styled Libyan […]
‘Rescued migrants lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown’
By Reuters – Sep 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants on a rubber boat are rescued by the SOS Mediterranee organisation during a search and rescue operation, as the Libyan Coast […]
Stemming the Flow Why Europe’s Migrant Strategy Is an Illusion
Europe hopes that the fates of African migrants will soon be decided at facilities in Chad or Niger. It is a wonderful idea, but also a misleading illusion. In truth, Europe’s primary focus is on shutting down the Mediterranean route. By Mirco Keilberth, Peter Müller and Maximilian Popp […]
Where Dreams Come to Die Migrant Path in Europe Ends at Brenner Pass
Migrants who make it across the Mediterranean to Italy dream of continuing on to northern Europe. Most, though, are unable to make it past the Brenner Pass. A visit to Europe’s waiting room. By Fiona Ehlers Photos Gianmarco Maraviglia / DER SPIEGEL September 07, 2017 The train station […]
Malta-based charity group suspends Mediterranean migrant rescues
Reuters International This content was published on September 4, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Migrants disembark from the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship Phoenix after it arrived with migrants and a corpse on board, in Catania on the island of Sicily, Italy, May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/ File […]
It has been two years since Alan Kurdi’s death – and things have only got worse for Syrian refugees
The UK Government, like others in Europe, is once again dealing with Libya to try to block migration. But there is no Libyan regime now. Rather there are disparate parties, tribes and militias vying for power, legitimacy and money Steve Valdez-Symonds It has been two years since Alan Kurdi’s death […]
