Thank you for your reading and interest in the news Nearly 500 migrants stuck at sea searching for safe ports and now with detailsHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - Nearly 500 migrants are stuck aboard search and rescue ships in the Mediterranean after aid groups said on Monday they had rejected offers to return to Libya but were denied safe ports in Europe. "With five night-time operations carried out in less than 72 hours, that's a total of 407 survivors who are now safely on board," MSF said on Twitter. The rescuers pulled 82 of the migrants out of the water in a zone normally covered by the Maltese authorities, they added. MSF’s coordinator on board the vessel said the group had refused an offer to land the migrants in Libya and were looking for other options. Another 78 people were taken on board the rescue ship Alan Kurdi in two rescue operations.

Source: Libya Today January 27, 2020 16:07 UTC