Recent data issued by the Italian Ministry of the Interior revealed the arrival of 47,300 irregular migrants from Libya, since the beginning of 2023.
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Ahmed Abu Heisa, Libya’s Minister of Industry and Minerals, and Italian Ambassador to Libya, Gianluca Alberini, discussed on Sunday “the importance of strengthening economic cooperation between Italy and Libya and allowing the return of Italian companies to the North African country,” according to a statement by the Libyan Ministry of Industry.
A fishing boat carrying over 200 migrants and refugees was intercepted off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy and escorted by coast guard patrol boats to the island’s commercial pier on Sunday, ANSA News reported.
A fishing boat carrying 531 migrants landed in Lampedusa last night after it was rescued and escorted by the Italian coastguard.
Hundreds of migrant boats landed in Lampedusa on Sunday, taking the number of people at the Italian island’s migrant hotspot up to around 800.
New flights will be introduced from the Mitiga airport in Tripoli to Rome Fiumicino and vice versa through MedSkay, the Libyan airline company announced.
Italian Embassy in Libya has announced the landing of an aircraft carrying aid to the city of Derna and the areas affected by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya.
Applications for entry visas to Italy from Libya increased by 11 percent from January 1 to October 26, compared to the same period the previous year.
Some 245 migrants landed at Lampedusa Sunday after being rescued Saturday night by three tax police launches and a Frontex vessel from a 20-metre fishing boat that had left Zuara in Libya and was at risk of capsizing in heavy seas.
The Ministry of Interior of the Libyan National Unity Government has announced the successful conclusion of a comprehensive training course…