Radio Tripoli

Latest News for: Radio tripoli

News of the day from around the globe, June 21

San Francisco Chronicle 22 Jun 2018

1 Migrants rescued. Libya’s coast guard has rescued three groups of more than 520 African migrants, including at least 10 women and 49 children, and recovered four bodies in the Mediterranean Sea east of the capital, Tripoli, over two days, a spokesman said Thursday ... Another group of about 140 migrants, whose bought was damaged, were also rescued and three bodies were recovered, the coast guard said in a separate Thursday statement ......

Edit

Libyan coast guard rescues over 520 Europe-bound migrants

Arabnews 22 Jun 2018

Author. Associated Press Thu, 2018-06-21 (All day) ID. 1529599764523586700 CAIRO. Libya’s coast guard has rescued three groups of more than 520 African migrants, including at least 10 women and 49 children, and recovered four bodies in the Mediterranean Sea east of the capital, Tripoli, over two days, a spokesman said Thursday ... Main category. Middle-East ....

Edit

Man is burned working on New Tripoli store’s refrigerator, which catches fire

The Morning Call 21 Jun 2018

A man was severely burned Thursday afternoon as he worked on a refrigerator compressor outside of Blose’s Market in the New Tripoli area of Lynn Township, according to emergency radio reports. The man was reported over 18 percent of his body as he worked on the refrigerator, which burst into flames... ....

Edit

UNHCR shocked by mass drownings off Libya, calls for urgent action

UNHCR 21 Jun 2018

UNHCR staff wait in Tripoli to assist refugees and migrants upon disembarkation ... GENEVA/TRIPOLI - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked and saddened by reports that some 220 people drowned off Libya in recent days while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe ... They were rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Mayia in the outskirts of the capital Tripoli....

Edit

Libyan navy rescues 301 illegal immigrants at sea

Xinhua 21 Jun 2018

TRIPOLI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan navy on Thursday rescued 301 illegal immigrants on two boats that broke down at sea, Libyan navy spokesperson said. "A coastguard patrol managed to rescue 301 illegal immigrants off the coast of Garrabulli town, some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli," spokesperson Ayob Qassem told Xinhua....

Edit

Can former Lebanese MP Mustafa Alloush turn even the coldest of Middle Eastern sceptics into ...

The Independent 21 Jun 2018

He speaks rashly, sometimes angrily – when you least expect it – and can take you on a guided tour of his city of Tripoli, pointing out all the old inter-Muslim front lines, and still be dogmatic, stubborn and cheerful ... There are gangs in Tripoli ... But he is also half Alawite – the Shiite sect to which Assad belongs – and when we pass the old Tripoli cemeteries later in the day, he shows me where his Alawite mother is buried. ....

Edit

Libyan navy rescues 379 illegal immigrants off western coast

Xinhua 21 Jun 2018

TRIPOLI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Libyan navy on Thursday rescued 379 illegal immigrants in two separate operations off the western coastal town of Garrabulli, a navy spokesman said ... some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli, Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem told Xinhua....

Edit

Libyan coastguard picks up 443 migrants headed for Italy

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

TRIPOLI, June 21 (Reuters) - Libya's coastguard picked up 443 African migrants on Thursday from three inflatable boats in trouble near its western coast, a spokesman said ... He later said the coastguard had also recovered three bodies and rescued 142 illegal migrants 25 miles off Tripoli's eastern Qarabulli town after their boat got torn in the middle of sea....

Edit

Nearly 700 migrants 'rescued' off Libya in two days

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country's coast guard, are brought to the naval base of the capital Tripoli on June 21, 2018 ... The latest incidents came after a coastguard patrol from the capital Tripoli picked up 301 migrants, ......

Edit

photo: Creative Commons

Flag of Libya or Libyan banner on brick texture

Haftar's forces recapture Libya oil ports

Middle East Online 21 Jun 2018

TRIPOLI - A force led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar said Thursday it had recaptured two key oil ports, a week after they were seized by a rival militia in a blow to crucial exports ... The violence in coastal Libya's oil crescent, some 650 kilometres (400 miles) east of Tripoli, has caused "catastrophic damage", according to the National Oil Company....

Edit

Libyan army takes over 2 large oil ports occupied by terrorists

Xinhua 21 Jun 2018

TRIPOLI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Libya's eastern-based army, led by General Khalifa Haftar, on Thursday announced taking over of the oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sidra in the oil crescent region and expelling the terrorist groups there after a sudden military attack....

Edit

Libyan coastguard picks up 301 migrants headed for Europe

Yahoo Daily News 21 Jun 2018

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's coastguard picked up 301 African migrants on Thursday from two inflatable boats after their engines failed near its western coast, a spokesman said ... On Wednesday, one body was recovered and a group of 82 migrants were rescued off Tripoli's eastern Tajoura suburb, he also said ... ....

Edit

Libya strongman's forces say key oil ports recaptured

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

Armed groups on June 14 attacked the Ras Lanuf and Al-Sidra terminals held by Haftar's forces around 650 kilometres (400 miles) east of Tripoli ... The LNA, which is opposed to an internationally recognised government based in Tripoli, responded with "a major offensive" by ground and air forces to oust "the militias of Jadhran and his allies" ... Advertisement. ....

Edit