Italy and war-torn Libya on Saturday resumed commercial flights for the first time in a decade, authorities in the Libyan capital said. Flight MT522, operated by the Libyan carrier Medsky Airways, departed Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli for Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, according to Libyan airport authorities. Source: Italy and Libya resume commercial flights […]
A rescue group says that a Libyan coast guard boat rammed into a dingy carrying some 50 migrants just off Libya’s coast, partially sinking the vessel Source: Libya’s coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants. Many onboard get thrown into the sea Category: International
By Scott Simon NPR’s Scott Simon asks Atlantic Council researcher Alia Brahimi how corruption in Libya contributed to the devastation wrought by recent flooding there. Source: How corruption within Libya’s warring factions worsened the impact of floods