—AFPTRIPOLI: Libya has started deporting about 600 undocumented Egyptian migrants to their country, an official of the Tripoli-based government told AFP on Monday. After the fall of Moamer Qadhafi in 2011, Libya was divided between rival authorities based in the east and the west. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya. In June, Libyan media had broadcast unverified footage showing nearly 1,000 Egyptians guarded by soldiers and forced to reach the Egyptian border on foot. According to the UN International Organisation for Migration, more than 700,000 migrants were present on Libyan territory between May and June of this year.

Source: Libya Today November 07, 2023 00:18 UTC