atlas news
Euronews - EN : Libya
09 may
13h25
Libya launches major security operation in Zawiya after clashes near key oil refinery
In Zawiya, home to one of the oil-rich country’s biggest refineries, rival gangs clash over the trafficking of fuel and commercial goods into...
07 may
08h11
The Italian maxi-plant changing the energy balance in Libya
Eni’s maxi module starts from Ravenna to Libya: less waste, more gas and an increasingly strategic Italy-Libya axis in the Mediterranean
04 may
12h51
Spain seizes record 40-tonne cocaine haul in Atlantic Ocean, Civil Guard union says
Spain’s close ties with Latin America and proximity to Morocco, a top cannabis producer, make it a key entry point for drugs into Europe.
07 april
15h55
France’s Sarkozy maintains innocence at Libya election funding trial
Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for his alleged part in a scheme to obtain funds from the government of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi...
05 april
18h34
More than 70 people feared dead after migrant boat capsizes in the central Mediterranean
A boat carrying around 105 people capsized in the central Mediterranean Sea after departing from Libya on Saturday. Two bodies were recovered and at...
04 april
12h00
RFI Investigation: Ukrainian military in Libya and the strike on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz
French journalists report the presence of more than 200 Ukrainian military specialists in Libya and their alleged involvement in the attack on the...
28 march
15h07
22 migrants die off the coast of Crete after six days at sea
Survivors say the bodies of those who had died during the difficult journey were thrown into the sea on the orders of one of the smugglers aboard the...
25 march
16h22
Libya tows damaged Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz to its west coast
Libyan authorities said a Russian tanker is being towed to the country’s west coast. The Russian shadowfleet gas carrier was damaged in a suspected...
21 march
09h07
Russian tanker drifts into Libyan waters amid environmental warnings
The Russian sanctioned tanker was damaged by explosions and has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for several weeks. Several EU leaders...
04 march
10h08
Russian LNG tanker catches fire and sinks off the coast of Libya
Libyan authorities said on Wednesday that the Arctic Metagaz tanker had sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between their coast and nearby Malta.
04 february
04h15
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son to late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, killed in his home in western Libya
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son to late long-time Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed on Tuesday in his home in the western town of Zintan in...
02 february
04h30
Jeffrey Epstein sought access to billions in frozen Libyan assets
The disgraced US financier sought to recover 80 billion in frozen Libyan state assets through a network of former British and Israeli intelligence...
16 january
06h00
Police escorts and limited hotels: What is it like to travel in Libya at the moment?
Over the last two years, Libya has been making a deliberate push to attract international tourism.
24 december
04h36
Libyan military chief killed in plane crash after takeoff from Ankara
General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, military chief of Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli, died with seven others when the plane crashed...
02 december
12h24
Germany sends Libyan man accused of war crimes to the ICC in The Hague to face trial
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, torture and rape in a prison in Libya.
22 october
13h36
European lawmakers call for end to EU support for all Libyan security forces
Nearly 40 members of the European Parliament from four political groups are urging an end to funding for all Libyan security forces, as violence at...
20 october
18h02
Sarkozy received by Macron at Élysée Palace before five-year prison term starts on Tuesday
A Paris court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign and...
14 october
05h00
EU has long engaged with Libya’s Haftar on technical’ migration matters, sources tell Euronews
Technical discussions on migration have been ongoing for years between the European Commission and de facto representatives of eastern Libya,...
13 october
17h57
Nicolas Sarkozy to go to prison on 21 October over Libyan campaign financing case
On 25 September, a Paris court found the former French leader guilty of criminal conspiracy involving the use of funds from Libya to finance his 2007...
25 september
16h50
What does former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction mean for France?
Sarkozy received a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy in a complex scheme allegedly involving the former Libyan regime of Muammar...
16h25
Bodies of five suspected migrants found in desert in northern Libya, aid groups say
Libya, which shares borders with six countries and has a long coastline along the Mediterranean, has been a main transit point for migrants trying to...
24 september
15h24
European Commission dismisses NGOs’ call to stop financing of Libyan Coast Guard
An open letter addressed to Commissioners for migration and the Mediterranean called for the executive to cut funds to Libyan Coast Guard agents,...
26 august
14h26
EU Commission labels alleged Libyan attack on NGO ship ’worrying development’
The European Commission considers an alleged Libyan coast guard shooting on the NGO boat Ocean Viking, which occurred on Sunday, a worrying...
25 august
15h19
Libyan coastguard shot at migrant rescue ship in Mediterranean, NGO claims
The non-profit SOS Mediterranee says the MV Ocean Viking was targeted while carrying 87 rescued migrants to safety.
22 august
12h22
Libya announces probe after Russian-made rocket hits near UN mission in Janzour
Security forces found a vehicle carrying two other rockets of the same type, as well as the rockets’ launcher, the government said.
18 august
11h11
Greek island of Crete sees surge in migrant arrivals despite harsher asylum policy
Greece’s government suspended all asylum claims for migrants arriving by sea in July, a move it argued helped deter crossings that peaked in July at...
01 august
16h42
Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice...
25 july
07h49
Europe’s migration crisis isn’t just about boats - it’s about strategy
The time for fragmented fixes is over. If Europe is to regain control of its migration policy, it must first regain clarity in its strategy, Libyan...
21 july
09h21
Greece is creating two new national marine parks to meet 2030 ocean protection targets early
Beyond the environmental substance, the designation of marine parks has diplomatic implications
09h15
Hundreds of migrants reach Greek island of Crete amid rising smuggling
Greek Coast Guard rescued 74 migrants on Crete, part of hundreds of arrivals over the weekend, as traffickers shift to longer Mediterranean routes...
19 july
05h00
Brussels, my love? Is von der Leyen ready for bruising budget battles?
In this week’s edition, panellists discuss Ursula von der Leyen winning a no-confidence vote, the recent migration flows from Libya to Greece and the...
18 july
16h41
Man accused of crimes against humanity at Libyan prison arrested in Germany, ICC says
The United Nations Security Council called on the ICC to open an investigation in Libya in 2011 amid violence that led to the toppling of Muammar...
17 july
05h30
Libya’s strongman with friends in high places: All you ever wanted to know about Khalifa Haftar
After an EU delegation was humiliated by the commander in control of large swaths of eastern Libya, Euronews explores Haftar’s fall, then rise to...
11 july
14h37
EU-Libya fallout: Should the European Union hold talks with Khalifa Haftar?
Officially, Brussels is cooperating with the government of national unity based in Tripoli. However, exchanges are also taking place with General...
13h30
Greek parliament passes suspension of asylum claims for African migrants despite criticism
The suspension passed by a vote of 177-74 despite fierce opposition from left-wing parties, which unsuccessfully challenged the amendment as...
10 july
16h33
EU leaders agree to send delegation to Libya after previous group expelled from country
The expulsion of EU diplomats risks complicating efforts to prevent a wave of irregular migration from Libya to Europe this summer.
12h08
Hundreds of migrants moved from Crete to Greek mainland as arrivals from Libya surge
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece would suspend asylum processing for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa...
09h08
Exclusive: EU delegation ejected from Libya after diplomatic ’trap’, source tells Euronews
A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya’s Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into recognising the eastern...
09 july
12h41
Greece suspends asylum claims for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa, PM Mitsotakis says
Greece continues to be a key entry point to the EU for people escaping conflict and hardship in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
08 july
16h51
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.
01 july
16h36
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.
27 june
09h40
Migrant influx on Crete prompts Greece to send navy to counter new wave
Greece is deploying naval forces to Crete’s southern shores as migrant arrivals from Libya soar, with over 7,300 migrants landing this year. Shelters...
23 june
14h50
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.
12 june
16h40
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...
05 june
18h07
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...
04 june
15h11
Dozens of bodies found in area of Libya’s capital controlled by armed militia, UN says
The UN human rights office said it was concerned about human rights violations and potential evidence of extrajudicial killings in Tripoli.
30 may
16h34
At least 11 Sudanese migrants killed in car crash in Libyan desert, authorities say
Libya has become a main transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East and hoping to reach Europe, with people...
23 may
16h55
At least seven Sudanese migrants found dead after being stranded in Libyan desert
Libya, which shares borders with six nations and has a long coastline along the Mediterranean, is a main transit point for migrants fleeing war and...
25 april
08h13
I wish I didn’t have to send people back to Libya, Frontex chief tells Euronews
The executive director of the EU’s border and coast guard responds to Euronews’ question about an NGO’s claims that returnees often face human rights...
08 april
15h45
Libya cracks down on aid groups accused of helping migrants settle in the country
The Internal Security Agency said the organisations were also suspected of money laundering because they avoided transparency in how financial...
1778423165