Tag: Italy

Italy denies ordering return of 30 migrants to Libya

|Date: Monday, May 1, 2023

Italy denies ordering return of 30 migrants to Libya

The Italian Coast Guard denied on Sunday having asked a merchant ship, which rescued 30 migrants, to brin ...

The Italian Coast Guard denied on Sunday having asked a merchant ship, which rescued 30 migrants, to bring them back to the North African country, according to news platform Swissinfo. ...

Monday, May 1, 2023
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Italy orders return of 30 migrants to Libya after being rescued at sea

|Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Italy orders return of 30 migrants to Libya after being rescued at sea

Sea Watch International, a non-governmental organization, denounced on Saturday Italian authorities' orde ...

Sea Watch International, a non-governmental organization, denounced on Saturday Italian authorities' order to return 30 migrants to Libya, after they were rescued by a merchant ship. "This is a violat ...

Sunday, April 30, 2023
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Italy takes action from inside Libya to curb migration influx

|Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Italy takes action from inside Libya to curb migration influx

By Faraj Aljarih | Editor-in-chief, The Libya Update The escalating number of irregular migrants entering ...

By Faraj Aljarih | Editor-in-chief, The Libya Update The escalating number of irregular migrants entering Libya has sparked concerns among several nations. With land boundaries spanning approximately ...

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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Maltese authorities hiding sea rescue operation figures – local press

|Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Maltese authorities hiding sea rescue operation figures – local press

Malta's armed forces have refused to provide figures on migrant rescue operations requested by Times of M ...

Malta's armed forces have refused to provide figures on migrant rescue operations requested by Times of Malta, claiming their publication could endanger national security. ...

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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Italy warns of spike in migrant departures from Libya and Tunisia

|Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Italy warns of spike in migrant departures from Libya and Tunisia

There is a risk of increasing departures of migrants from Libya and Tunisia, Italian Foreign Minister Ant ...

There is a risk of increasing departures of migrants from Libya and Tunisia, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani warned on Tuesday. ...

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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Libyan human traffickers live in the palaces of power

|Date: Monday, April 24, 2023

Libyan human traffickers live in the palaces of power

Italian press report confirmed that interest in the democratic process in Libya is losing momentum, after ...

Italian press report confirmed that interest in the democratic process in Libya is losing momentum, after more than 10 years of conflict. ...

Monday, April 24, 2023
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SOS Humanity takes legal action against distant port policy of Italian authorities

|Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

SOS Humanity takes legal action against distant port policy of Italian authorities

The search and rescue organisations SOS Humanity, Mission Lifeline and Sea-Eye are taking legal action at ...

The search and rescue organisations SOS Humanity, Mission Lifeline and Sea-Eye are taking legal action at the Civil Court in Rome against the Italian authorities’ systematic policy of assigning distan ...

Saturday, April 22, 2023
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Libya, Italy launch project to enhance farming employment of migrants in Fezzan

|Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Libya, Italy launch project to enhance farming employment of migrants in Fezzan

Libya and Italy have launched an agricultural project, which aims to enhance employment opportunities and ...

Libya and Italy have launched an agricultural project, which aims to enhance employment opportunities and better working conditions of full-time and seasonal migrant and local workers in Sabha, Murzuq ...

Sunday, April 16, 2023
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Italy’s coastguard works to rescue 1,200 migrants drifting at sea

|Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

Italy’s coastguard works to rescue 1,200 migrants drifting at sea

The Italian coastguard is carrying out operations to rescue two boats carrying a total of 1,200 people, i ...

The Italian coastguard is carrying out operations to rescue two boats carrying a total of 1,200 people, it said on Monday, after a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North ...

Monday, April 10, 2023
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Alberini nominated as Italian ambassador to Libya

|Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023

Alberini nominated as Italian ambassador to Libya

The Italian Council of Ministers decided, based on a proposal by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, to nomi ...

The Italian Council of Ministers decided, based on a proposal by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, to nominate minister counselor Gianluca Alberini as Italian ambassador to Libya to succeed the current ...

Thursday, March 30, 2023
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