Thank you for your reading and interest in the news More than 160 migrants rescued off Libyan coast disembark in Italy and now with detailsHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - More than 160 migrants rescued from the Libyan coast have disembarked in Italy on the same day the EU urged warring sides in the North African country to cease fighting. The first operation rescued 112 people from a rubber dinghy that had deflated, the group said. A second operation, conducted hours later, saved 50 more migrants from a wooden boat struggling in dangerous weather conditions shortly before midnight. The migrants disembarked at the southern port of Taranto on Monday after permission was given by the Italian authorities. So far in 2019 almost 100,000 migrants have arrived by sea to Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Malta, according the UN’s refugee agency.

Source: Libya Today December 24, 2019 15:45 UTC