Tag Archives: Migration

President of the Presidential Council Faiz Al-Sarraj discussed, on Wednesday, with the Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Malta the situation in Libya, the results of the Palermo conference, and the issue of illegal immigration. This meeting is the first one after their meeting at the Palermo conference, which was …

Luxembourg Foreign Minister, Jean Asselborn praised the Government of National Accord (GNA) efforts in managing the immigration file despite the difficult circumstances and the lack of resources. The media advisor to the illegal immigration control agency, Milad Al-Sadi told ArraedLG on Monday, Asselborn met with the head of the illegal …

The European Commission said that it has adopted a new program worth approximately € 11 million to improve medical services in Libya and to support access to better health care in cooperation with the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI). The program focuses on improving maternal and neonatal health services and provides …

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minetti said that control of Libya’s southern border is “crucial” in order to counter illegal immigration and terrorism. In a speech on migration at the European Parliament in Brussels, Minetti said that he ‘does not rule out’ the exploitation of foreign fighters, who join ISIS in …

On Monday, the African Union (AU) envoy, Amira Al-Fadil, welcomed the opening of an investigation by the Government of National Accord into the alleged reports of abuses against African migrants in Libya. According to the Government of National Accord’s official page, Al-Fadil stressed the readiness of the African Commission to …

Government of National Accord has activated a migration Working Group to be headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The team is considered to be one of the six working teams adopted within the framework of coordinating international technical cooperation with Libya.   …

On Thursday, while presiding over the UN Security Council Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano stressed the need for increased security measures on the Libyan border. Alfano stated that “the fight against terrorism remains a strategic priority” and that  “enforcing control” of the border is “crucial”. He added that ISIS fighters …

Recent criticism by the UN of mishandling by the European Union and member states of the immigration crisis in Libya has triggered responses from those countries actively working to limit the arrival of illegal immigrants at their shores. At a press conference held in Italy on Wednesday with Italian Foreign …

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), deported 140 illegal migrants from Nigeria and 25 others from Senegal via Mitiga airport on Tuesday.   #ArraedLG #BuildingANation #Libya #News  

After viewing footage depicting what appeared to be a slave auction, CNN personnel went undercover in Tripoli in order to verify the authenticity of the footage and the matter. According to CNN’s findings, dozen of migrants were sold off in the span of 6-7 minutes. The horrific account details how …

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) deported 232 illegal migrants back to Guinea.They added that with the support of the European Union they have provided assistance to more than 10,000 illegal immigrants since the beginning of this year.   #ArraedLG #BuildingANation #Libya #News   

On Monday, the interior minister of the GNA, Al-Aref Al-Khoja called to amend points from the meeting on Migration in the Central Mediterranean, specifically on the matter of refugees. .   On the sidelines of the meeting of the Ministers of the Interior of the Contact Group on Migration in …

On Saturday the Libyan coast guard returned a boat carrying more than 150 illegal immigrants back to Libya – who were trying to reach Italy. According to Reuters the guards intercepted the rubber boat carrying the migrants off the coast between Khoms and Castelverde. The engine of the boat had …

The director of the General Directorate for Coast Security, Colonel Tariq Shanbour, said it was not his department’s responsibility to retrieve the bodies of migrants from the mainland; adding that their work is confined to the sea. In a press statement on Tuesday, Shanbour explained that the exhumation of the …

On Friday, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, praised #Italy’s cooperation with Libyan authorities in tackling the migration crisis across the Mediterranean. Speaking at a press conference following the EU summit in #Brussels, Tusk said that leaders of European countries pledged to increase their support for the African …

European Parliament President Antonio Tiani on Friday called for an agreement with Libya to close migration corridors and prevent the flow of undocumented migrants. “We have to work with Libya, as we have with Turkey on migrants,” he said, calling on for more resources to boost Libya’s coastguards.