Tag: Libya

  • Italy to begin naval exercises off Libya

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    ‘Operation  not directly connected with the crisis in Libya’. Italy to begin naval exercises off Libya (Reuters) – Italy will begin annual naval exercises this week near the coast of Libya, where a breakdown […]

  • U.S. Navy key partner in fight against ISIS

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    Navy ‘well positioned’ to support fight. U.S. Navy key partner in fight against ISIS, says Lockheed Martin UAE chief By Salma el-Shahed The U.S. navy “is very well positioned to […]

  • UNHCR: Continue sea rescues but safeguard crew

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    Safety of seafarers an equal priority. UNHCR: Continue sea rescues but safeguard crew Girija Shettar The UN’s refugee agency has told IHS Maritime that it supports continued sea rescues but […]

  • IS: planning to use Libya as gateway

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    Islamic State militants are planning a takeover of Libya. Islamic State ‘planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe’ Exclusive: Jihadists hoping to use Libya as a “gateway” to wage […]

  • Italians rescue more than 2,000 migrants

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    Rescuers threatened with AK-47s. Italians rescue more than 2,000 Mediterranean migrants The Italian coastguard has rescued more than 2,000 migrants in a major operation off the Libyan coast, officials say. […]

  • Libya reopens strike-hit oil port

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    Oil revenues slide further. Libya reopens strike-hit oil port as U.N. convenes talks Libya reopened its oil port of Hariga on Tuesday, ending a strike by guards that had threatened […]

  • Strike closes Hariga oil port

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    Ongoing fighting in country shuts last terminal. Strike closes Hariga oil port, Libya’s last onshore export terminal BY AYMAN AL-WARFALLI (Reuters) – A strike by security guards has closed Libya’s […]

  • The migrant rescue dilemma

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    The work of MOAS in migrant rescue. An alternative to shipping companies rescuing migrants? Commercial shipping companies are seriously worried about their duty to assist search and rescue operations in […]

  • Libya returns fuel tanker

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    Air Force threatened to bomb ship. Libya returns fuel tanker to rival government BY AYMAN AL-WARFALLI (Reuters) – Libya’s recognized government has released a tanker forced to dock at a […]

  • Libya forces tanker to divert

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    Threat to bomb vessel. Libya forces tanker away from supplying rival government (Reuters) – Libya’s recognized government said it forced a tanker from delivering fuel to its rival administration, diverting […]

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