Libyan Coast

Mali refugees 'drown', 'dehydrate' to death off Libya coast

Boat disaster leaves 22 refugees and migrants dead, with 61 survivors rescued after nine days in the Mediterranean Sea, says UN's migration agency.

Over 100 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck

Some 130 migrants bound for Europe are missing off the Libyan coast after a rubber boat reported it was in distress, independent rescue groups say.

Malta to disembark 356 migrants en route to six EU countries

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the country would disembark the migrants stranded for two weeks aboard a humanitarian ship in the Mediterranean Sea after six European countries agreed to accept all of them.

Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after 'worst' wreck of year

Aid agencies say more than 110 migrants were missing and scores feared drowned after their overloaded boat sank off the Libyan coast.

Around 150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya

Dozens of migrants are feared dead by the UN after two boats carrying 300 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean.

At least 82 migrants missing at sea after boat capsizes off Tunisia coast

A Tunisian government source says that some of a group of African migrants who were rescued nine miles off the town of Zarzis had informed coastguards that they had set out from Zuwara in Libya, and that dozens had drowned.

International divisions over Libya will make matters worse

Libya has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with divisions between foreign states ensuring that the the war does not come to an end.

Are France and Italy helping Libya illegally prevent migration?

France and Italy plan to offer guard boats to Libya to prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean into the European Union.

Some 170 migrants missing in two Mediterranean incidents

The United Nations' Refugee Agency said in a statement it was deeply saddened by reports of an estimated 170 people dead or missing.

Rescue boat arrives in Spain with more than 300 migrants

The Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms rescued more than 300 migrants off the coast of Libya and is now docked in the port of Crinavis, in San Roque. It was earlier denied by EU states.

Migrant death rate soars in Mediterranean

Even as the number of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Europe has fallen sharply, the likelihood of dying during the dangerous voyage has risen significantly, the UN says.

Imprisoned, tortured, sold as slaves and then rescued in the Mediterranean

Before taking the dangerous sea journey to Europe, tens of thousands of migrants face several life-threatening situations on land. And Libya has become the most treacherous transit route.