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EU migration delegation ordered deported from eastern Libya on alleged entry violations

Authorities in eastern Libya have refused entry to three European ministers and the EU commissioner for migration on alleged entry violations

The Independent UK

EU Commissioner for migration expelled from Libya as 'persona non grata'

The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe.

Euronews

Greece detains 1,200 migrants in three days as arrivals from Libya surge

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya

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EU and Greece to press Libya on migrant crossings via Mediterranean as numbers surge

The UN refugee agency said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

Euronews

Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge

The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a firmer stance with Libyan authorities following a rise in migrant crossings across the Mediterranean

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from

For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so.

The Conversation

Greece plans to deploy navy ships off Libya to 'send a message' to migrant smugglers

Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period.

Euronews

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Libya's Al-Khadim airbase becomes a hub for Russian arms in the Sahel

Amid renewed relations with Libya, Russia is relying on the Al-Khadim base near Benghazi to strengthen its military presence in the Sahel region of Africa. RFI journalists were able to trace the itinerary of a Russian cargo plane from Syria to Libya, one of many flights operating on this route.

Radio France Internationale

Trump's Iran Air Strikes and the Constitution

The strikes violate both the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Act. Whether they are good policy is a more difficult question. This could turn out to be a rare instance where one of Trump's illegal actions has beneficial results.

Reason

The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

At least 60 people ‘feared dead’ after shipwrecks off the coast of Libya

UN agency IOM says 743 people have died so far this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran; what he means is regime destruction

Israeli prime minister has no interest in Iran’s future beyond weakening and destabilising a regional rival

The Guardian - UK

British involvement in Iran-Israel conflict could end up like Iraq War, MPs warn

Labour and Lib Dem MPs called for rigour over intelligence on Iran’s nuclear capabilities as comparisons were drawn to Libya and Iraq interventions.

Evening Standard

Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say

Security sources say dozens have been detained or deported from Cairo airport and other locations.

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The Independent UK

Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza

A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers in Cairo awaited Egyptian approval and Libyan authorities blocked a convoy of activists en route

Radio France Internationale

Egypt detains pro-Palestinian activists ahead of Gaza solidarity march

Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists who arrived in Cairo by plane as part of a solidarity march to Gaza to push for increased humanitarian aid access to the enclave. A convoy that left Tunisia for Gaza is currently blocked in Libya.

Euronews

Italy not liable for Libyan coastguard's actions in 2017 boat sinking, ECHR says

Since 2017, Italy has supplied Libya with funding, vessels and training as part of an agreement to slow the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

The Independent UK

EU rights court says Italy not responsible for Libyan coast guard actions over migrant boat sinking

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy could not be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in a fatal boat sinking in 2017

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The Independent UK

Sudan’s paramilitaries seize a key area along with the border with Libya and Egypt

Sudanese paramilitaries have claimed the seizure of a strategic area along the border with neighboring Libya and Egypt

The National (Scotland)

Convoy of 1500 arrives in Libya en route to Gaza to break Israel’s blockade on aid

A convoy carrying hundreds of activists has arrived in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing through Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip…

The Independent UK

Convoy arrives in Libya en route to Gaza to challenge Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid

A convoy carrying hundreds of activists arrives in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing to Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid in the territory

Al Jazeera

Sudanese army accuses Libya’s Haftar of joint border attack with RSF

The announcement marks the first time direct Libyan involvement in Sudan’s ongoing war has been alleged.

Al Jazeera

What is the Global March to Gaza all about?

The Global March to Gaza aims to pressure world leaders to end Israel’s genocidal war in the Palestinian enclave.

Euronews

Land convoy sets off for Gaza from Tunisia to protest against Israeli blockade of Strip

The convoy of buses and cars plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah, the border crossing with Egypt that has remained largely closed since Israel's military took control of the Gaza side in May 2024.

Euronews

Aid vessel heading to Gaza rescues four Libyan migrants in Mediterranean Sea

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is among the 12 activists aboard the Madleen which departed Sicily on Sunday on a mission that aims to break the sea blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.

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