We show you our most important and recent visitors news details 162 migrants rescued off Libya land in Italy: NGO in the following articleHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - ROME — Some 162 migrants rescued off the Libyan coast have disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday. Italian authorities then gave permission for all the rescued migrants to land in Taranto and the operation was carried out on Monday, SOS Mediterranee said. Italy renewed a widely criticized 2017 agreement in October with the Libyan coastguard to block migrants trying to leave for Europe. Rights groups say Libya routinely picks up migrants in the Mediterranean and brings them back to overcrowded detention centers, where many have been victims of abuse and forced labor. Libya, wracked by conflict since the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gadhafi, has become a major transit route for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere hoping to reach Europe.

Source: Libya Today December 24, 2019 10:41 UTC