Headlines
  • As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
  • Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
  • Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
  • After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

Tag: Libya Civilians

December 26, 2019

Story of a Libya Evacuee

Mohamed Daood Ali, a refugee from Sudan’s Darfur region, had not spoken to his mother in the two years he was held in a detention center in Libya. He left Darfur and travelled to Libya in the hopes of crossing the Mediterranean to Europe but never made it out

October 22, 2019

Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Militants...

Some of the attacks as documented by Amnesty International were either indiscriminate or disproportionate – meaning they violated fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes. In other cases, the presence of fighters at or near civilian homes and medical facilities endangered civilians there

July 11, 2019

Walkout: 100s of Released Migrants in...

Hundreds of migrants have walked out of a Libyan detention center that was bombed last week, and only returned to another facility in Tripoli after authorities promised to help them relocate to other countries

July 4, 2019

Death Toll Climbs in Libya Bombing

The United Nations says at least 55 people were killed and more than 130 injured in the Tuesday night airstrike on a detention center holding illegal migrants in Libya’s capital. VOA’s Heather Murdock is on the scene in Tripoli and files this report

July 2, 2019

Libya Tensions Escalate After Tripoli Takes...

The battle for Tripoli may have hit a turning point over the weekend with the capture of a key town. But with the future of the country at stake, fighting between the warring parties is likely to escalate

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