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‘We have no choice’: On board with Syrians fleeing their homeland
Middle class Syrians flee their homes and board a ferry from Lebanon to Turkey – the first stage of a dangerous journey to Europe. Are they refugees or migrants? Does it matter?
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Another 15 people have been killed in clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli over the last two days – according to the World health organisation.
Salman Abedi’s older brother, Ismael, is still being questioned by police after being arrested in Chorlton, Manchester, yesterday. But his parents and other family members are now living back in Libya. Today his younger brother, Hashem, was arrested in Tripoli on suspicion of having links with the Islamic State group and his father has also…
Dozens die as Libya’s worst bomb attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi hits a police training centre where hundreds of recruits were gathering for a morning meeting.
Libya confirms the names of two men Scottish and US prosecutors want to interview about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
Middle class Syrians flee their homes and board a ferry from Lebanon to Turkey – the first stage of a dangerous journey to Europe. Are they refugees or migrants? Does it matter?
Another round of insults about who is racist and who is progressive is achieving nothing at all in the stymied, divided, impotent EU.
What Europe has seen so far is nothing as to what is to come. That means asking some hard questions, including whether the war against Assad should be put on hold?
Ftaym, single mother of five children, gestures up at the bombed-out concrete wreck in the south of the Lebanese capital which is now “home.”
The death sentences passed down on eight Gaddafi era officials, including the dictator’s son Saif al Islam, are unlikely to cause much outrage in Libya. In fact, they may be a cause for celebration.
A Libyan court has sentenced the son of former Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to death.
HMS Bulwark carries out another rescue mission in the Mediterranean, rescuing at least 500 migrants found in the sea off Libya.
They perform dangerous turns in 4x4s on the sand dunes of Misrata. But what chance Libya’s young men will turn their testosterone to fight a new enemy, more dangerous than Gadaffi?
The Dafniya checkpoint marks the entrance to Misrata from the Libyan capital, Tripoli. It’s the key point for ensuring the city’s safety. An attack here makes everyone feel vulnerable.
People are more likely to experience terrorism in Baghdad than in any other city in the world, while Bristol is ranked at higher risk than London, according to a new report.
Mirvat and her family fled Syria, eventually arriving in the UK via Lebanon, Egypt, Libya and Calais. She has begun a new life – but cannot forget what she went through to get here.