Human rights groups said the asylum ban would violate international and European law, and called on the Greek government to recall it. "Seeking refuge is a human right; preventing people from doing so ...

A damaged building is seen in Benghazi, 17 February, 2021 ...

Greek lawmakers are set to vote on new legislation temporarily halting asylum applications from North Africa amid a surge in ...

The Director General of the eastern based Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgasem Khalifa Haftar, signed a ...

The halt comes after the EU's migration commissioner and ministers from Italy, Malta, and Greece were denied entry into eastern Libya.

The coast guard noted 7,300 asylum-seekers have reached Crete and a nearby island this year, up from fewer than 5,000 in 2024 ...

Greece will stop processing asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ...

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Wednesday that there will be no long-term repercussions after a group of EU officials he was part of was turned away on Tuesday after arriving in Benghazi for ...

The European Union's Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner and ministers from Italy, Malta, and Greece were barred from entering eastern Libya due to a protocol issue. The delegation aimed to discuss ...

The European Union's migration commissioner was barred from entering eastern Libya because of a "protocol issue", an EU ...

A second meeting is planned in Benghazi with Khalifa Haftar.

Authorities in eastern Libya have refused entry to three European ministers and the EU commissioner for migration on alleged ...