Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll estimated at 11,300
At least 40,000 people have been displaced across northeastern Libya By AFP – Sep 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES An aerial photo shows a view of the damage in the aftermath of a […]
Libya and Morocco: two very different responses to catastrophe
Natural disasters Analysis Rupert Neate with Peter Beaumont The aftermath of an earthquake in Morocco and flooding in Libya has shown up the state of the two nationsFri 15 Sep 2023 Not […]
Libya floods: Level of destruction “nerver seen before”, death toll reaches 11,300
Taher El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of the State of Libya to the United Nations, in New York on Sep. 14, 2023. – https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/15/libya-floods-level-of-destruction-nerver-seen-before-death-toll-reaches-11300/?jwsource=cl Copyright © africanews Cleared / USUNTV via EBU By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Last updated: 6 minutes ago LIBYA The current extent of the devastation caused by floods in eastern […]
Nearly 7,000 migrants arrive on Italy’s southern island of Lampedusa within 24hours
Migrants gather outside the operational centre called “Hotspot” on the Italian island of Lampedusa on September 14, 2023. – Copyright © africanews ALESSANDRO SERRANO/AFP or licensors By Rédaction Africanews Last updated: 22 […]
‘An unimaginable scene’: Survivors describe Libya floods
By Joel Gunter BBC News The first sign that something was wrong was the sound of the dogs barking. It was 2.30am and dark outside. When Husam Abdelgawi, a 31-year-old […]
Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor
Thousands remain missing as rescuers struggle to get to Derna, the city hardest hit by floods unleashed on Sunday by Storm Daniel. Video Duration 01 minutes 57 seconds01:57 Published On 13 […]
Middle East countries respond to Morocco earthquake, Libya flooding with aid and solidarity
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 5 Flash floods overturned vehicles and destroyed infrastructure in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna, eastern Libya, on Sept. 10, 2023 (left) two days after a powerful […]
‘It’s like doomsday’: More than 5,000 dead after Libyan floods
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Death toll in Libya floods nearly 3,000 after Storm Daniel
Up to 10,000 people are missing and about twice as many have been displaced. Video Duration 01 minutes 34 seconds01:34 Published On 12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023 Up to 3,000 people […]
Libya-Israel fiasco highlights Washington’s misguided approach
HAFED AL-GHWELL September 09, 2023 A clandestine meeting between the foreign ministers of Libya and Israel, Najla Al-Mangoush and Eli Cohen, respectively, opened a Pandora’s box, revealing yet again the […]
As stated twenty years ago. ‘US plans to attack seven Muslim states’.
News US ‘plans to attack seven Muslim states’ Presidential hopeful General Wesley Clark says the White House devised a five-year plan after the 9/11 strikes to attack seven majority-Muslim countries. Published […]
Leaked email by H.Clinton reveales NATO’s aim to destroy Libya, says it was to prevent Gaddafi from unifying Africa
16 July 2023 NATO’s goal in destroying Libya was to prevent Gaddafi from unifying Africa and introducing the African gold dinar. Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails revealed that NATO’s goal in […]
Sanctions: a headache for humanitarian action
International Geneva As the use of sanctions has exploded over the past few years, concerns are growing about the human suffering they cause. A recent resolution by the UN Security […]
Syria to Libya to the EU: How people-smugglers operate
By AFP – Aug 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES An interforce officer carries a child as migrants, picked up at sea attempting to cross the English Channel from France, are helped ashore from […]
USA. Congratulations for a job well done. Libya destroyed and destabalized …
Global community faces an impossible choice in Libya HAFED AL-GHWELL August 12, 2023 After more than a decade of political morass, Libya’s future hangs precariously in the balance between two […]
Lost in the Tunisia-Libya desert: one migrant’s story
The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato’s life completely who had decided to go […]
Why Pakistanis are taking the dangerous Libya route to Europe
bbc.com By Caroline Davies BBC News Thousands of Pakistanis are taking the Libya route to seek work in Europe. It involves a boat journey, the perils of which were highlighted […]
New Accusations against Greek Coast Guard “We Thought They Knew What They Were Doing”
Hundreds of refugees died when their ship sank off the coast of Greece. Sixteen survivors accuse the Greek Coast Guard of having caused the disaster – and inconsistencies in the […]
‘Europe or death’ – the teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med
bbc,com Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter […]
EU must prioritize safety in Mediterranean amid refugee deaths: UN
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA JUL 03, 2023 – 9:51 AM GMT+3 A Sea-Watch 3 crew member on a lifeboat approaches an inflatable boat with 120 people on board in the central […]