ATHENS, Greece—Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with migrants that was towed to port after losing steering in rough seas south of Crete was carrying a total of 483 people who had sailed from Libya. The coast guard said Thursday that those on board were Syrians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Palestinians, and Sudanese and included…
Greece Rescues Hundreds of Migrants Adrift on Fishing Boat
ATHENS—Greece rescued hundreds of migrants on Tuesday after the fishing boat they were traveling on issued a distress signal off the island of Crete, the coast guard said. A spokesperson for the coast guard cited survivors as saying about 400 to 500 people were on board. Two cargo ships, one navy frigate, and one tanker…
Libya Fuel Blast Injures 17
BENGHAZI, Libya—A fuel tank exploded in a massive blast in the southern Libyan city of Sebha late on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, the health ministry said in a statement. The fire caused by the explosion was brought under control, witnesses said. The blast comes weeks after a fuel tanker blast in another southern Libya city…
Libya: 2 Egyptian Migrants Dead, 19 Missing After Capsizing
CAIRO— A boat carrying Egyptian migrants capsized off Libya’s coast, leaving two people dead and 19 more missing and presumed dead, the Libyan agency that combats illegal migration said Monday, in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat was carrying 27 migrants and was found over the weekend off the northeastern town…
Deadly Clashes in Libya’s Capital Kill Over 30
CAIRO—Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with…
Fuel Tanker Catches Fire in Libya; 5 Dead, 50 Injured
CAIRO—A fuel tanker truck caught fire and exploded Monday in central Libya, killing at least five people and injuring 50 others, authorities said. The incident took place in the central town of Bent Bayya, according to the Health Ministry in the capital of Tripoli. The ministry did not say how many were killed, but Foreign…
Neocons Have Run American Foreign Policy for the Past 40 Years, With Catastrophic Consequences | Truth Over News
A leaked audio tape revealed Victoria Nuland planning the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Ukraine in February 2014. Shortly after, the president of Ukraine was removed and replaced by Nuland’s puppet. And it was all done with the help of the neoconservative movement and the support of then-Vice President Joe Biden. The U.S.-led…
Bodies of 20 Migrants Found in Libyan Desert 2 Weeks After Last Contact
TRIPOLI, Libya—The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the Libyan desert near Chad have been found, the ambulance service said on Wednesday, showing pictures of them lying around a black pickup truck on the sand. The bodies were discovered by a truck driver travelling through the desert and were recovered on Tuesday about…
294 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Arrive in Sicily
A group of 294 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya disembarked in Sicily on Monday morning after spending ten days at sea. On Sunday a woman who was eight months pregnant was evacuated from the Ocean Viking rescue ship for medical reasons. According to SOS Mediterannee, which runs the rescue ship, there were 49…
UN Says Boat Capsizes Off Libya, 35 Dead or Presumed Dead
CAIRO—A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. The shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the voyage across the Mediterranean, said the International Organization…
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