Libya

German NGO accuses Libyan coast guard of threatening crew members

SOS Humanity said the guards fired real bullets while they were rescuing migrants from the Mediterranean, causing at least one of them to drown.

5 March 2024

Tunisia

Nine people die off the coast of Tunisia while trying to reach Europe

The Tunisian authorities suspect the victims embarked from Libya.

16 February 2024

Libya

Euroviews. The EU must actively back Libya's new National Dialogue

Competing outside interests have fanned the flames of internal discord in Libya. European policymakers must show an active interest in this new initiative, rather than falling back repeatedly on the failed formulas of the past, Ashraf Boudouara writes.

11 January 2024

Markets

Oil prices stabilise as Libyan supply concerns allayed by slow demand

Oil prices stabilised somewhat on Thursday, as concerns over Libyan supplies were allayed by worries about slowing economic growth and demand

4 January 2024

Libya

UN: More than 60 migrants drown off Libya

The deaths are the latest casualties in the central Mediterranean route often used by migrants and where, this year alone, more than 2,250 people have died.

17 December 2023

Culture news

Libya floods reveal forgotten structures in ancient Greek city

Devastating floods in Libya have exposed previously hidden archaeological structures in an ancient Greek city near Derna, prompting calls for preservation and restoration efforts.

27 September 2023

Europe News

EU risks breaking aid rules in bid to curb African migration - Oxfam

The European Union could be breaching international rules by using aid intended to promote development in Africa to stem migration into Europe, according to a new report by Oxfam.

21 September 2023

Earth News

UN chief says not all leaders are ‘feeling the heat’ of climate change

Secretary general Antonio Guterres said that the world's response to climate change is falling abysmally short.

19 September 2023

Libya

Protesters in Derna accuse Libyan authorities of inaction after deadly

Protesters changing "Libya! Libya!" called on authorities to expedite their investigation into the disaster, for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for the urgent reconstruction of the city and for compensation for those affected by the flood.

18 September 2023

Libya

Libya flood: One week on and new victims are still being found

Specialist divers are still finding the bodies of people washed out to sea from Derna trapped beneath the water.

18 September 2023

No Comment

Watch: Russian emergency teams join aid groups in flood-ravaged Derna

The Libyan Red Crescent says that more than 10,000 people are still missing. Emergency workers are continuing their efforts to find survivors and recover bodies.

17 September 2023

World News

Libya floods: Collective grief morphs into a rallying cry for unity

For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division.

17 September 2023

Libya

Libya: Aid groups warn against burying flood victims in mass graves

The WHO has urged authorities in Derna to stop burying flood victims in mass graves, highlighting the potential health risks if located near water and the distress it could cause families.

16 September 2023

No Comment

WATCH: Rescue teams in Derna find more bodies beneath the rubble

Rescue teams have been searching through hollowed-out buildings in what was Libya’s fourth-most populated city before the unusual Mediterranean storm unleashed the floods.

16 September 2023

Libya

Derna death toll expected to rise to over 20,000 in dam disaster

Engineers blame years of neglect for the failure of the two dams above Derna.

16 September 2023

World News

UN launches urgent €66 million appeal for Libya flood victims

Flash flooding tore through the coastal city of Derna on Sunday, leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins. 10,000 people are still missing while officials say the death toll has surpassed 11,000

15 September 2023

Spain

Euroviews. Spain can help the rest of Europe learn how to tackle the water crisis

Faced with climate change in the Mediterranean and a massive threat to its national industries, Spain is undertaking a major and costly reform of its entire water system, Jorge Molinero writes.

15 September 2023

Libya

Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna

The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.

15 September 2023

Libya

Libyans plead for international help after deadly flooding

Libyans in the country's worst flood-hit city of Derna are pleading for international help as search teams combed through the devastation looking for bodies.

14 September 2023

Climate

In photos: September brings deadly flooding around the world

There have been deadly storms in almost as many days in September so far, as climate scientists warn that “nowhere is immune”.

13 September 2023