Two humanitarian groups suspend migrant rescues due to threats from Libya
Germany-based Sea-Eye said it made the decision to halt its water rescues “with a heavy heart,” but for the sake of its crew’s safety.
View ArticleBodies of hundreds of Islamic State fighters kept in refrigerated containers...
The corpses have been stored there for the past year awaiting a final decision on their fate.
View ArticleUN probe video of apparent slave auction in Libya
A video showing the apparent trade surfaced last week.
View ArticleFormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over campaign...
Sarkozy is being questioned over suspected Libyan financing of his election campaign in 2007.
View Article'It's a job like no other': Irish experts who help respond to humanitarian...
Irish people have responded to emergencies in Iraq, Libya and Africa, to name a few.
View ArticleIrish nurse helps deliver baby boy on board rescue ship
The mother had been kidnapped in Libya and was subjected to regular beatings before she escaped.
View ArticleSuicide bomber who killed 22 in Manchester Arena was rescued by British navy...
British bomber Salman Abedi had been visiting Libya during a year off before university.
View ArticleQuestions remain over Lockerbie bombing as memorials are held to mark 30th...
270 people were killed in the attack 30 years ago today.
View ArticleThree dead as gunfire and explosions rock Libya's foreign ministry building
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
View ArticleIreland considered sanctions on Gaddafi's Libya over IRA support but was...
Ireland had built up a valuable beef export partnership with Libya.
View ArticleNearly 40 people killed after airstrike hits migrant centre in Libya
At least 70 were wounded in the raid on the Tajoura suburb, an emergency services spokesperson said.
View ArticleUN Security Council fails to condemn fatal attack on Libya migrant centre
Meanwhile, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has condemned the attack.
View ArticleOver 80 people feared dead after migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia
The tragedy comes after 44 migrants were killed in an air strike on their detention centre in Libya.
View ArticleMigrants jump off rescue boat in bid to reach Italian island
Some of the people on board have spent months or years in Libyan detention camps, suffering torture and sexual abuse.
View ArticleDepartment twice failed to act on UN letter asking how former naval vessel...
The LÉ Aisling was sold by the Department of Defence in 2017 for €110,000 to a Dutch company.
View ArticleUK government pressed over victims of IRA attacks linked to Libyan explosives
A report on compensation to UK victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism was delivered to government last year.
View ArticleRescuers pick up hundreds of migrants near Libyan coast
More than 350 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in two days.
View ArticleCelebrations in Tripoli as Libyans mark 10th anniversary of uprising that led...
The oil-rich country has for years been split between rival administrations.
View ArticleUnited Nations report finds Trump ally violated Libya arms embargo
A private security contractor supplied mercenaries and weapons to a Libyan commander who fought to overthrow the government.
View ArticleLibya's interior minister survives attempted assassination
The minister’s motorcade was attacked in the country’s capital.
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