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The invisible deaths of migrants haunt Tunisia's coastline

The head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, Mustapha Abdelkabir, estimated that around 10,000 Tunisian migrants have gone missing at sea since 2011.

Iman Al-Hamdi
22 July, 2026
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Libya
MENA
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At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2026
A boat carrying 130 migrants, including 18 women and 6 girls, from Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan, departed from Libya at 4:00 a.m. on August 26, 2025, attempting to reach Europe.
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Migrant boat disaster off Libya kills 17 Sudanese, UN says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2026
177 Nigerian irregular migrants are sent back to their country by Libyan authorities in cooperation with the United Nations International Organization for Migration
Libya
MENA
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UN: Migrants in Libya, including girls, face rape and torture

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 February, 2026
Demonstrators hold placards featuring the portrait of the detained civil society activist and former Executive Director of NGO 'Terre d'Asile Tunisie', Sherifa Riahi, as well as those of other defendants
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia court frees NGO workers accused of helping migrants

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 January, 2026
Migrants rescued by Spanish NGO SMH in the central Mediterranean off the coast of Libya on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Borja Abargues/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Libya
MENA
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42 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2025
Libya migrant boat [Getty]
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MENA
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18 killed in fresh migrant shipwreck off Libya coast, IOM says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 October, 2025
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Libya
World
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Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 October, 2025
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Libya
MENA
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61 bodies of migrants recovered in west of Libya's Tripoli

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 October, 2025
A Naval Coast Guard boat patrols during a daily reconnaissance and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea
Libya
MENA
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NGO says Libyan patrol vessel shot at migrant rescue ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 September, 2025
Open Arms' Vessel Rescues 28 People In The Mediterranean Sea
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World
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54 migrants rescued from Mediterranean oil platform

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 June, 2025
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Libya
MENA
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At least three die, including two children, in Libya-Italy crossing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 May, 2025
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Libya
MENA
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US could deport migrants to Libya despite being on 'Muslim ban'

The New Arab Staff
02 May, 2025
Morocco migrants
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco foils 78,685 migrant attempts to reach Europe in 2024

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2025
Irregular migrants are seen as an operation is carried out by coastguards teams of the Tunisian National Guard against the migrants who want to reach Europe illegally via the Mediterranean Sea
Tunisia
MENA
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2 migrants dead, one missing off Tunisia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 November, 2024
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Mediterranean migrants
Society
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Uncovering the ugly truth of Italy's migrant pushback tactics

The New Arab Staff

Amy Addison-Dunne and Marwa Koçak

29 October, 2024
European Union Flag during a protest in front of the headquarters of the European Union mission in Tunisia
Tunisia
MENA
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EU migrant deal with Tunisia lacked transparency

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 October, 2024
Migrants arriving to Italy [Getty]
Italy
World
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Italy begins controversial migrant transfers to Albania

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 October, 2024
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David Lammy
MENA
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UK FM Lammy slammed for suggesting Syria migrant deal with Assad

Oliver Mizzi
17 September, 2024
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Italy
World
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Aid group MSF protests Italy migrant policy over suspended ship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2024
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Al-Mawasi

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Al-Mawasi massacre, Knesset resolution, and migration forum

Hugo Goodridge
19 July, 2024