Tag: Libya

  • Clashes force Libyan port closures

    Ongoing instability forces further shut downs. Armed Clashes Force Libyan Ports to Shut Down The ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Benghazi in Libya are currently closed due to […]

  • Nearly 800 migrants rescued in Med

    Hundreds of migrants still heading for Italy. Nearly 800 migrants rescued off Italy, Libya By Mauro Seminara A total 796 people were rescued from boats in distress in the Mediterranean in […]

  • Libya closes Benghazi port

    Libya closes Benghazi port amid fighting with militants The major Libyan commercial port of Benghazi has been closed due to ongoing fighting between Islamist militants and pro-government forces struggling to […]

  • Libyan navy ship hit during fighting

    Intense fighting around port.  Libyan navy ship hit during fighting in Benghazi port, smoke rising (Reuters) – A Libyan navy ship docked at Benghazi port was hit during heavy fighting […]

  • Warplane Attacks Benghazi Port

    Incident follows threats against ships entering Benghazi Port last week. Warplane Attacks Libya’s Benghazi Port A war plane attacked a port in Benghazi on Wednesday in a strike claimed by […]

  • Threat to ships at Benghazi

    Issues continue in Libya. Ships calling at Benghazi could be targeted  Cairo: Retired Libyan general Khalifa Haftar on Sunday threatened to order his troops to shoot ships entering the Port […]

  • Allied Admirals Praise Partnerships

    Internal partnerships and NATO alliance praised. Allied Admirals Praise Partnerships in Securing the Maritime Domain By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — Admirals representing the leadership of three […]

  • Libya migrant boat sinks

    Tragedy strikes migrant boat.  Libya migrant boat sinks: Scores feared drowned Many migrants have drowned while trying to reach Europe after their boat sank off Libya, the Libyan navy says. […]

  • Libya: following Somalia’s road to ruin

    The struggle for power continues to destabilise country. Libya Is Fast Following Somalia’s Road to Ruin The way things are going in Libya the only question is whether to compare it […]

  • UN deeply concerned at rising deaths

    The United Nations today voiced deep concern at the rising death toll from boat accidents UN deeply concerned at rising deaths from boat accidents in the Mediterranean The United Nations […]