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(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) A rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea reported that about 15 refugees died after a dinghy carrying around 100 people began to sink on Thursday. According to Aris Messinis, a photographer for AFP, the dinghy departed Libya Wednesday afternoon, however, the vessel was facing 2.5 meter-high …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff)   Tunisian town, Ben Guerdane, went on strike on Wednesday in protest of Libya’s decision to stop cross-border trade at the Ras Jedir border crossing since April 28. Ben Guerdane is one of Tunisia’s most impoverished towns and its economy heavily depends on cross-border trade …