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The spokesman for the Libyan Navy Force Ayoub Qassim said Libyan coastguards’ efforts and work in cooperation with Italian authorities led to a sharp drop in migrants arrival numbers to Europe.
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The Libyan coastguards have rescued 10 illegal migrants, recovered two bodies and are still looking for 10 others, who have been missing from the boat that capsized off Misrata shores.
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The Italian Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta has stressed that Libya is a priority for the international community because it is one of the main targets of terrorism.
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Commanders and members of the Libyan Coast Guard at Tripoli Naval Base received Saturday the new patrol boat "Ubari" from the port of Messina in Italy.
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A Libyan Coast Guard patrol rescued on Friday 27 illegal immigrants off Khmos city while they were en route to the Italian shores.
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The Libyan Navy has rescued 199 illegal immigrants, including women and children, while attempting to reach Europe by sea.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Spokesman Charlie Yaxley stressed at a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday that people rescued in international waters should not be returned to Libya where conditions a
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The Libyan Naval Force said Sunday that it had received the Italian boat Fezzan in Abu Sitta Naval Base in Tripoli with 14 Libyan personnel on board.
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