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News Articles: Libya

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer prepares a Salvadoran immigrant without legal status for a deportation flight.

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  • Politics

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, as immigration lawyers scramble to block any flights.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
An anti-government protester is carried on shoulders in Tahrir Square in the afternoon before a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.

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  • History

A Symphony of Resistance (Throwback)

In 2011, the world was shaken by the Arab Spring, a wave of "pro-democracy" protests that spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The effects of the uprisings reverberated around the world as regimes fell in some countries, and civil war began in others. This week, we revisit the years leading up to the Arab Spring and its lasting impact on three people who lived through it.

To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.

March 14, 2024
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By:
  • Rund Abdelfatah,
  • Ramtin Arablouei,
  • and 5 more
A wooden boat was spotted at night in international waters north of Libya by Doctors Without Borders' rescue team aboard the MV Geo Barents.

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  • World

A rescue ship saved them from the sea. Now these migrants find a tough road in Europe

Thousands of migrants have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe. The dangerous journey does not deter many more from the risky crossing.

February 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli.

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  • Africa

More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says

The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea along a key but dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

December 17, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A father walks with his son in Derna, Libya, with smoke caused by a sanitation truck visible in the background. Concerns are rising about the spread of infectious diseases after fatal floods in Derna earlier this month.

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  • World

After Libya's catastrophic floods, survivors and recovery teams assess losses

The floods in Derna left thousands dead, missing and displaced. Here are scenes from last week, as search and rescue teams and survivors dug through mud, continuing the work of recovery.

September 29, 2023
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By:
  • Virginia Lozano
Search and rescue operations are underway in the region affected by floods due to Storm Daniel in Derna, Libya, Sept. 14.

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  • World

Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic losses

"They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"

September 15, 2023
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
A volunteer takes a break on the rubble of a building in a flash flood-damaged area in Derna on September 14, 2023. The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that more than 11,000 were killed in the flood and another 10,000 were still missing.

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  • Africa

Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libyan coastal city of Derna

Another 10,100 are reported missing from flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, the Libyan Red Crescent says.

September 14, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A damaged vehicle is stuck debris after the floods caused by the Storm Daniel ravaged Derna, Libya on September 12.

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  • World

An inside account of devastation and survival in the Libya floods

Huda Akram is a doctor based in Benghazi, Libya, whose family hails from Derna. She spoke to NPR on Wednesday, describing the harrowing scenes and what is happening now.

September 13, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Michael Levitt,
  • and 1 more
The city of Derna, Libya on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Floods from extreme rain killed thousands of people and washed entire neighborhoods into the sea.

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  • Climate

Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide

Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger.

September 13, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
A combination image of satellite photos shows an area before and after a powerful storm and floods hit the country, in Derna, Libya, on Sept. 2 (top) and Sept. 12.

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  • World

More than 5,000 have been found dead after Libya floods

In the coastal city of Derna, dams broke, sending a torrent of water that submerged whole neighborhoods. Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that Libya is divided between rival governments.

September 13, 2023
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
People check an area damaged by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Libya fears a spiraling death toll from powerful storm floods

At least hundreds of people have died and thousands are feared missing in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel swept in, destroying dams and unleashing a torrent of muddy water that carried homes away.

September 12, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy and
  • Ruth Sherlock
In this photo provided by the Libyan government, a car sits partly suspended in trees after being carried by floodwaters in Derna, Libya, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

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  • Weather

Flooding creates a disaster zone in Libya from Storm Daniel

The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding did not include Derna, which was inaccessible, and many of the thousands missing there were believed carried away by waters after two dams burst.

September 12, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Migrants onboard the Adriana, during a rescue operation before the boat capsized on the open sea off Greece on June 14. Egypt is the country with the highest number of illegal migrants heading to Europe.

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  • Global Health

Egypt's vanishing village men: Risking it all to get to Europe

Egypt now has the highest number of illegal migrants to Europe, lured by smugglers who charge a hefty fee for a risky voyage by sea. We interview families who had a loved on the shipwrecked Adriana.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
GPB News NPR

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  • World

An American was locked up in Syria. A pact with a British inmate may have saved him

Kevin Dawes describes how a fellow prisoner in Syria kept a promise that called attention to Dawes' detention. Now, five years after his release, Dawes is suing the Syrian regime.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Deborah Amos
GPB News NPR

Tagged as: 

  • World

An American was locked up in Syria. A pact with a British inmate may have saved him

Kevin Dawes describes how a fellow prisoner in Syria kept a promise that called attention to Dawes' detention. Now, five years after his release, Dawes is suing the Syrian regime.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Deborah Amos
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