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The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Survivors of rescued Mediterranean ship say dozens died during the voyage

At least 60 people died as the boat spent about a week lost at sea after leaving Libya, survivors tell rescuers.

Al Jazeera

Sixty migrants drown crossing Mediterranean from Libya, say survivors

As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya, the operators of a charity rescue group said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Surge In Migrant Boats From Libya To Greece's Islands

Learn about the surge in migrant boats from Libya to Greece's Crete and Gavdos islands, raising concerns and challenges for authorities and local communities.

Top News

Mike Tyson’s Benghazi Appearance Ignites Boxing Revival In North Africa

Tyson's historic visit marks a milestone for Libyan sports, showcasing the nation's resurgence post-Gaddafi and highlighting its potential amid a boxing comeback.

Zenger

Relief as Italian court says rescued refugees cannot be sent back to Libya

Italy’s highest court has ruled that the country’s vessels cannot return rescued refugees to the North African country.

Al Jazeera

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Crude Posts Moderate Gains on Libyan Export Disruptions

April WTI crude oil (CLJ24 ) on Monday closed up +1.09 (+1.43%), and Apr RBOB gasoline (RBJ24 ) closed up +4.79 (+1.91%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday shook off early losses and settled moderately higher. A weaker dollar on Monday was bullish for energy prices. Also, the disruption...

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Crude Gains on Libyan Export Disruptions

April WTI crude oil (CLJ24 ) this morning is up +0.78 (+1.02%), and Apr RBOB gasoline (RBJ24 ) is up +3.92 (+1.56%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning shook off early losses and are moderately higher. A weaker dollar (DXY00 ) today is bullish for energy prices. Also, the...

Barchart

Under new general, Russia’s Wagner makes deeper inroads into Libya

Using a new avatar of the paramilitary group, Putin is strengthening Russia’s presence in the North African country.

Al Jazeera

A rescue ship saved them from the sea. Now these migrants find a tough road in Europe

Thousands of migrants have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe. The dangerous journey does not deter many more from the risky crossing.

WEKU

‘I was willing to risk it all, or die’: a week onboard a rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea

Thousands of people die each year crossing the world’s most dangerous migration route to Europe. Yet many of those rescued from the waves say they would do it all again

The Guardian - UK

Denmark admits role in Nato airstrikes on Libya that killed 14 civilians in 2011

In first such admission, previously secret document says Danish aircraft participated in attacks linked to civilian deaths

The Guardian - UK

‘Libya is hell’, 126 refugees rescued in the Mediterranean say

A boat in distress was intercepted by a rescue ship, saving 126 people, including 30 minors and one infant.

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Hisham Matar: ‘We all go through a lot. I’m wary of having “material”’

The Pulitzer prize winner on the life-changing impact of the 1984 Libyan embassy shootings, attaching his writing to the wall when he’s stuck and his unreliability as a football fan

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Latest Oil Deal Has Producer Retreating To Safer U.S. Assets As Libya Adds To Middle East Oil Fears

Middle East oil fears continue with protests in Libya shutting down key facilities. Meanwhile, the latest oil industry deal has companies choosing the U.S.

Barchart

Crude Oil Prices Close Sharply Higher on Global Supply Disruptions

February WTI crude oil (CLG24 ) on Wednesday closed up +2.32 (+3.30%), and Feb RBOB gasoline (RBG24 ) closed up +6.32 (+3.02%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses Wednesday and rallied sharply on supply disruptions in Libya and increased tensions in the Middle East. Crude prices Wednesday...

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Crude Oil Prices Jump on Global Supply Disruptions

February WTI crude oil (CLG24 ) this morning is up +2.03 (+2.88%), and Feb RBOB gasoline (RBG24 ) is up +5.71 (+2.73%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning recovered from early losses and rallied sharply on supply disruptions in Libya and increased tensions in the Middle East. Crude prices...

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Al Jazeera

In 2024, Europe to hunt for new partners to offload asylum seekers

From Ghana to Georgia, Rwanda to Albania, the EU is looking for nations that will hold vulnerable people on its behalf.

The Guardian - UK

My Friends by Hisham Matar review – the pain of exile

This delicate novel explores the bonds between three Libyan men living in London, far away from their homeland

Radio France Internationale

South African held for 6 years in Mali released

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and humanitarian sources told French news agency AFP on Sunday. Gerco van Deventer was kidnapped in Libya on 3 November, 2017, on his way to a power plant construction site…

Evening Standard

More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, says UN

Vessel capsized after leaving city of Zuwara on Wednesday

Radio France Internationale

Sixty-one migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya

Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said.

Dynamite News

61 migrants drown in shipwreck off coast of Libya

As many as 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a "tragic shipwreck" off the coast of Libya, said the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Read further on Dynamite News:

WEKU

More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says

The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea along a key but dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

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