Pakistanis were among the 57 migrants whose bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. There was an argument as the boat was sinking but the man in charge refused to stop, he said. Eleven bodies, including that of a child, were recovered off Qarabulli in eastern Tripoli, said coast guard officer Fathi al-Zayani. The aid worker said more bodies were expected to be washed up in coming days. Italy has rescued 47 boats carrying around 1,600 migrants in the central Mediterranean sea in the last two days and brought them ashore to the island of Lampedusa.

CAIRO - 26 April 2023: Trade Exchange and the markets of the African continent amounted to $2.117 billion during the first quarter of 2023, according to the Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir. Samir explained, in an official statement, that the value of Egyptian exports to the continent amounted to $1.611 billion, and the value of Egyptian imports from the continent amounted to $506 million. A report from the General Authority for Export and Import Control on trade exchange between Egypt and the African continent during the first quarter of 2023 stated that the ministry is working during the current stage to achieve economic integration between the countries of the continent of Africa and to overcome obstacles that may hinder the movement of trade between countries. For his part, Issam al-Najjar, head of the General Authority for Export and Import Control, said that the top five receiving markets for Egyptian exports included Libya with a value of $317 million, Sudan with a value of $226 million, Algeria with a value of $217 million, Morocco with a value of $191 million, and Tunisia with a value of $86 million. In addition to printing, packaging, paper, books, and artistic works with a value of $98 million, agricultural crops with a value of $80 million, spinning and textiles with a value of $47 million, furniture with a value of $24 million, furnishings with a value of $18 million, ready-made garments with a value of $15 million, and handicrafts with a value of $14 million.

By Faraj AljarihThe escalating number of irregular migrants entering Libya has sparked concerns among several nations. With land boundaries spanning approximately 4,348 kilometers and sea borders extending over 1,700 kilometers, Libya has emerged as a preferred transit point for migrants seeking to reach Europe. A boat carrying around 80 irregular migrants sank off the coast of Castelverde, east of Tripoli, with only five surviving. This incident highlights the perils of irregular migration and the pressing need for action to prevent further loss of life. This has prompted Italy to take action to curb irregular migration.

The EU Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI was launched in 2020 with the primary mission to enforce the UN arms embargo to Libya during the second Libyan Civil War. ‘Operation IRINI’ is a European Union military operation under the umbrella of the Common Security and Defense Policy. “The Irish Naval Service has a proud tradition of taking part in previous EU humanitarian missions. If Ireland is to participate in Operation Irini, the preservation of life should be clearly outlined as being a priority,” said TD Gary Gannon. The government has brought forward the motion to send LÉ William Butler Yeats to assist in operation Irini.

A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the UN migration agency said. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. 🚨 At least 55 migrants drowned following a tragic shipwreck off Libya yesterday. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. She said the Libyan coast guard has so far retrieved the bodies of nine men and a child.

New Delhi, April 26: Numerous Pakistani migrants drowned after two boats sank in the Mediterranean in different parts of Libya on Tuesday. The two unrelated boats were headed from Libya to Europe on Tuesday night when they sank -- one near Tripoli and the other one near Sabratha. The Libya Observer reports that the Libyan Red Crescent has been recovering bodies of migrants over the past one week. This is the third known tragedy to have struck Pakistani migrants in the past few months. In a similar incident earlier in a different setting, at least 40 Pakistanis were found dead when their overloaded boat with migrants sank off the coast of south Italy.

CAIRO (AP) — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. The was the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the country’s lengthy borders with six nations.

Tripoli: The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 61 illegal migrants and recovered 11 bodies off the coast of Garrabulli, some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli. The total number of illegal migrants rescued today is 61 of different African, Asian and Arab nationalities,” Esa al-Zarrug, a Coast Guard officer, told Xinhua news agency late Tuesday. A total of 4,335 illegal migrants have been rescued or intercepted by the Libyan authorities so far this year. Meanwhile, 310 illegal migrants have died and 227 others have gone missing on the central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast, according to the International Organization for Migration. Migrants and asylum seekers use the Central Mediterranean route to enter the EU on an irregular basis.

CAIRO (AP) — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. The was the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the country’s lengthy borders with six nations.

Malta’s armed forces have refused to provide figures on migrant rescue operations requested by Times of Malta, claiming their publication could endanger national security. Maltese authorities have systematically refused to comment on reports claiming they are pushing back migrants, endangering their lives, and to release data on their rescue operations, the online edition of local daily Times of Malta said on Sunday, April 23. Authorities however refused to provide the data requested, claiming that “the release of such information would, or could reasonably be expected to cause irreparable harm and damage to security and/or defence of Malta,” the publication said. The newspaper reported that authorities claimed the data was “of a sensitive nature” and that divulging information about the AFM’s operations would go against “national security interests”. In May 2022, the daily appealed to the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner, which has not yet decided on the case.

The deaths mark the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa, after a migrant boat sinking last week west of Tripoli killed at least 34 people. Italy migrant boat tragedy - in picturesExpand Autoplay A view of the wreckage of a capsized boat that was washed ashore at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy. APOne of the migrants said the boat had carried about 80 people before it went down near the coastline. In the evening, the coastguard carried out a second mission to rescue migrants on board another boat in distress off the same city. "We rescued 61 migrants who were on another boat and they are all safe," an official of the Garabulli coastguard said.

When a group of 108 migrants tried to sail from Libya to Malta, they were intercepted by Libyan Coast Guard ship. This is just one harrowing detail from a UN fact-finding mission report on the exploitation of migrants in Libya since 2016. The UN report gives a detailed description of what Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) interception and disembarkation operations look like. Last February, the European Commission handed over five specialised search and rescue vessels to the Libyan Coast Guard. But as resources go to interception, Libyan entities still commmit violations and abuses against migrants.

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11 migrants drowned in shipwreck off LibyaThe Libyan coastguard on Tuesday recovered the bodies of 11 migrants including a child after their Europe-bound boat sank off the North African country’s coast, an AFP journalist said. The coastguard also came to the aid of at least four survivors of the shipwreck who were able to swim to shore after the sinking. One of the migrants said the boat had carried about 80 people before it went down near the coastline. Some fled the area after swimming back to shore, but the fate of other migrants was not immediately clear. In the evening, the coastguard carried out a second mission to rescue migrants on board another boat in distress off the same city.

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