19 dead, 42 missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya

Boat carried over 70 migrants According to an IOM spokesperson, the vessel was carrying more than 70 people, mainly Sudanese and South Sudanese nationals. It set sail on September 9 from a beach near the town of Kambut and sank the same day....

19 dead, 42 missing after boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libyan coast

The bodies of 19 people were recovered after the rubber migrant boat they were in sank off the eastern Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration said Friday. Crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the...

UAE Adds Somalia to Temporary Tourist and Work Visa Ban List for 2026

Abu Dhabi — The United Arab Emirates has placed Somalia on its list of countries whose nationals will be temporarily banned from obtaining tourist and work visas in 2026, according to a new directive issued by the UAE’s immigration authorities....

Terrorist Incursions In Kwara, Kogi: Plot To Carve Out ‘State Within A State’ —Afenifere

3 The pan-Yoruba socio-po­litical organisation, Afenifere, has raised alarm over recent ter­rorist attacks in Kwara and Kogi states, warning that the in­cursions are deliberate attempts to destabilise governments, seize territories, and create a...

Oea Bakery Delivers the Sweet Taste of Libyan Baklava

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Nour Ben Hmieida has been perfecting her Libyan-style baklava since 2019, when she began baking the flaky pastry in her college dormitory in Hillsdale,...

A boat carrying migrants sinks off the Libyan coast with at least 19 people dead and 42 missing

CAIRO (AP) — The bodies of 19 people were recovered after the rubber migrant boat they were in sank off the eastern Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration said Friday. The boat, which was carrying more than 70 Sudanese and...

Libya’s Grand Mufti Denounces Reports of Talks With President Trump on Resettling Gazans 

Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sadiq Al-Ghariani, has sharply criticized reports that Libyan officials held talks with US representatives about the possibility of relocating civilians from Gaza to Libya. In a televised address on Tanasuh TV, Al-Ghariani...

Israel warns Jews abroad of terror threat ahead of High Holidays

(JNS) — Ahead of the High Holidays, which start with the Jewish New Year at sundown on Sept. 22, Israel’s National Security Council issued a travel warning to the public on Sunday about possible threats so that it could take preventive measures....

Bangladeshi man killed by gunfire in Libya

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi man, Jibon Dhali, was shot dead by armed criminals in Libya, ending his dream of reaching Italy for a better life and supporting his family. Dhali, from Ward 2, Jaiyar village in Mostafapur union, Madaripur Sadar, left...

OMRAN, TUI Group sign term sheet to boost Oman tourism growth

Oman Tourism Development Company (OMRAN Group), the executive arm of the Government of Oman for tourism development, has signed a term sheet for a strategic alliance with TUI Group, one of the world’s leading tourism and travel companies, to...

176 Bangladeshis return from Libya

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka 19 September, 2025, 03:53 One hundred and seventy six Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Thursday under a voluntary repatriation programme facilitated by the government and supported by the...

Turkey introduces multiple-entry visa system for Libyans

Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced that Ankara has started implementing a long-term multiple-entry visa system for Libyan citizens as of September 15. The announcement came during his meeting on Thursday with the Government of National...

Türkiye facilitating multiple-entry visa system for Libyans as of mid-September

Türkiye will implement a new visa system for Libyan nationals, offering easily obtainable long-term and multiple-entry visas as of Sep. 15, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced Thursday. The announcement came during the second round of the...

‘The Real Solution Is To End the War in Sudan’: UNHCR on Deadly Libya Shipwreck

The UN refugee agency said a boat carrying 74 people, mostly Sudanese, capsized off Libya on Sept. 13 after a fire on board, leaving only 13 survivors and dozens missing. The agency linked the tragedy to Sudan’s civil war and the scarcity of safe...

Boat that sank off Libya, killing at least 50 migrants, was headed to Greece: IOM

This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. (AP) CAIRO, Sept 18, (AP): A boat carrying Sudanese refugees that caught fire and sank off Libya’s coast Sunday, killing at least 50, was headed toward Greece when the incident happened,...

176 Bangladeshis return home from Libya

A total of 176 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya today under a voluntary repatriation programme facilitated by the government of Bangladesh and supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). They were flown to Dhaka...

British tourist raped by police officer while handcuffed in the back of his car

A British tourist was allegedly raped by a police officer in France. The victim was reportedly handcuffed in the back of a police vehicle when the attack happened. The woman, 37, said three police officers picked her up on a street in Aubagne, a...

Boat with Sudanese migrants sank off Libya and killed at least 50, UN says

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying Sudanese refugees caught fire and sank over the weekend off Libya’s coast, killing at least 50 people as it headed toward Greece, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. The boat sank on Sunday...

176 Bangladeshi detainees return from Libya

A total of 176 Bangladeshi nationals held in a Libyan detention centre while trying to migrate to different countries in Europe, have returned home after their release. They arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 9:45am on Thursday...

176 Bangladeshis return home from Libya after enduring abuse, hardship

A total of 176 Bangladeshi nationals, who had been subjected to detention, torture and abduction after entering Libya illegally, have been repatriated. They arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday at around 9:45am on...