More than 30 migrants including two children have been stranded for three days on an oil rig off Tunisia and are in dire need of help, the Sea-Watch charity said on Monday. A reconnaissance plane operated by Sea-Watch spotted the group on the Miskar oil platform on Saturday,

A charity vessel has rescued more than 30 migrants including two children who had been stranded for four days on a gas platform in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia, the Sea-Watch organisation said on Tuesday.

A charity vessel has rescued more than 30 migrants including two children who had been stranded for four days on a gas platform

A charity vessel rescued over 30 migrants, including children, stranded on a gas platform near Tunisia for four days. The group had been exposed to harsh conditions after their dinghy went adrift. European policies on intercepting migrants face criticism from human rights groups.

As the scandal over the release of Libyan warlord Almasri continues to shake Italy, survivors of Libya’s migrant detention camps—now under international protection in Rome—are exposing prison horrors and urge Europe to take responsibility.

A Tunisian court sentenced eight defendants to death on Tuesday over the 2013 assassination of leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, according to local reports.Charges included "attempting to change the state's nature" and "inciting armed conflict",

Russia views Libya as an anchor for further entrenchment in the Sahel, where Western disengagement and weakened governments create openings. From oil in Libya to gold in Sudan to uranium in Niger, control of North Africa’s resources would feed Russia’s broader power projection goals.

Tunisia has rescued 64 migrants from a boat that capsized off the country’s Mediterranean east coast after running out of fuel.

Libyan authorities announced Tuesday an arrest warrant for a man accused of the attempted assassination of a minister earlier this month, saying the suspect had fled to neighbouring Tunisia.

The Permanent Committee for Monitoring the Conditions and Issues of Libyan Prisoners Abroad held its first meeting of the year, chaired by Minister of Justice, Halima Ibrahim, to discuss several draft memorandums of understanding and prisoner exchange agreements with countries such as China and Ethiopia.

Anti-Gaddafi forces and loyalist troops have been battling for control of Brega, an important oil town in eastern Libya ; Col Gaddafi has again blamed foreign media and al-Qaeda f