The Latest: Libyan coast guard intercepts 40 migrants at sea
By The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Jul 22, 2018, The Associated PressParamedics carry a person rescued from a boat that capsized off Cyprus’ northern coastline, as he is brought […]
International corruption is to blame for rising inequality, mass movements of people and war – we must end this system of oppression
Illegal migration has become an existential question for Europe’s institutions. The marathon European Council summit on 28 June was evidence of this; European leaders struggled to summon domestic and […]
Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
How Libya holds the key to solving Europe’s migration crisis
7 July 2018 The European Union wants to set up migrant “reception centres” in North Africa to process the thousands of Africans trying to reach Europe. This has been rejected […]
Three babies dead, 100 missing in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Source: Dawn The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing. Around 120 migrants were aboard the inflatable craft when it ran into trouble, according to survivors taken to Al-Hmidiya, east […]
2 migrant rescue vessels suspend operations after Italian intervention
Source: CNN By Jay Croft, Valentina DiDonato and Nadine Schmidt Amid the ongoing controversy over immigration, the owners of two rescue boats say Italy has forced them to stop operating. […]
End the wars to halt the refugee crisis
Home » Opinion » Ramzy Baroud Jun 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Europe is facing the most significant refugee crisis since World War II. All attempts at resolving the issue have […]
How One Migrant Ship Became a Symptom of a Sick Europe
Source: Time By Aryn Baker A 253-feet long, 2,000-ton boat makes for an ungainly political football, especially when it is carrying some 629 desperate migrants and is staffed by a […]
What will Italy’s new government mean for migrants?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 21 May 2018 A woman aboard a rescue boat arrives in Messina, Sicily. Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP An anti-establishment, far-right government in Italy heralds even more controversy over […]
Traffickers kill 12 migrants trying to flee Libya camp — UN
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — More than 12 migrants were shot dead by human traffickers last week while trying to escape a camp in Libya, […]
Over 100 migrants escape from Libya trafficking camp
Migrants returning from Niger after fleeing Libya. (File photo: AFP) (AFP) May 26, 2018 14:06 The migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia were being held hostage and tortured TRIPOLI: More than […]
Donald Trump has shown himself to be the American version of Gaddafi in his behaviour towards Iran and the nuclear deal
Having withdrawn America from the Iran nuclear deal with such capriciousness, the US president has demonstrated that – like the late Libyan leader – he is totally divorced from reality Robert Fisk @indyvoices ‘How Donald […]
ISIS suicide bombers attack Libyan electoral commission, killing at least 12
Source: The Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan CAIRO — Islamic State suicide bombers targeted the offices of Libya’s electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people in one of the most brazen assaults on the Libyan capital in years. The attackers, strapped with explosive belts, entered the building and […]
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 […]