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1,164 migrants rescued in Med Sea in one day
Rescuers plucked 1,164 people from rubber and wooden boats in the Mediterranean under heavy thunderstorms on Dec. 11 and recovered six dead bodies during the operations, relief services said.
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FM heads to Libya; reports say embassy may reopen
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is to conduct an official visit to Libya on Monday amid reports that Athens is planning to reopen its embassy in Tripoli and restore diplomatic relations with the North African country.
Greece's embassy closed at the end of July 2014 due to civil strife in Libya.
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Turkey to reopen embassy in Libyan capital soon
Turkey will soon reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, a senior diplomat said Nov. 10.
"Soon we will open our embassy in Tripoli and resume work," the undersecretary of the Turkish Embassy in Libya, Tufan Höbek, said Nov. 10.
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Libyan forces report 14 civilians freed from ISIL in Sirte
Libyan forces in the final stages of a six-month campaign to recapture Sirte from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) said they freed 14 civilians on Nov. 6 from a small residential area where some militants are holding out.
Bulgaria Medics Trial: Libya Ex-Official Blames Gaddafi Regime in HIV Scandal
Two high-profile officials of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime deliberately infected more than 400 children with HIV, the notes of former Libyan PM Shukri Ghanem read, AFP says.
Greece to reopen Libya embassy
Greece is planning to normalize ties with Libya and to reopen its embassy in the war-torn country, according to diplomatic sources.
The embassy was shut down in late July, 2014, at the height of Libya's civil conflict.
To this effect, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will visit Tripoli on November 29.
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Almost 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast, says Navy
The Libyan navy said Oct. 27 that almost 100 migrants were missing after their Europe-bound boat sank off the country's coast, while 29 others were rescued.
"According to information received on the afternoon of Oct. 26, 29 illegal immigrants of African nationalities have been rescued," General Ayoub Qassem, a navy spokesman in Tripoli, told AFP.
Five years since Gaddafi's killing Libya still soaked in blood
BELGRADE - Five years ago, strongman Muammar Gaddafi, who had balanced Libyan factions to preserve stability, was hunted down and brutally killed by NATO-backed rebels, but ousting him has resulted in chaos and perpetual bloodshed rather than freedom and prosperity.
More than 6,000 migrants plucked from sea in a single day, 22 dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Oct. 3, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
Europol: Growth in Migrant Trafficking Through Bulgaria Is Disturbing
The growth of migrant trafficking through Bulgaria is disturbing, announced Europol.
The greatest number of traffickers are Turkish, but there are also many Bulgarians, Syrians, Polish, Serbs and Kosovars. About 40,000 migrant traffickers have netted nearly USD 6 B last year.