Italian Interests in Libya. Geographically, Italy is one of the closest European country to Libya, with the island of Lampedusa, a destination of choice for migrants fleeing North African unrest ...

The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a firmer stance with Libyan authorities following a ...

An Italian report suggests that nearly 700,000 people are waiting for an opportunity to migrate from Libya to Europe. However, a U.N. official has challenged the report’s credibility.

Intelligence reports indicate nearly 700,000 migrants are in Libya awaiting an opportunity to set out by sea toward Italy, a lawmaker from Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party said Sunday ...

Italy provided three patrol boats to Libya on May 14, and has promised three more. Italy has also said that it will help construct a radar system to monitor Libya's desert borders, using the ...

ROME -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hailed a "new era" in relations with Italy on Wednesday, saying a history of hatred and destruction during Italy's 30-year-colonial rule had been replaced by ...

Italy can’t build a wall, nor does it want to, but the debate over how to slow the flows of refugees and migrants here is reaching a fever pitch.

ROME -- Italy pressed for swifter action Wednesday by the United Nations to find a political solution to Libya's rapidly deteriorating security situation. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni ...

ROME — Italian police arrested a Libyan warlord on a warrant from the International Criminal Court, but an Italian tribunal refused to approve the arrest and he was instead sent back to Libya ...

The UN refugee agency said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than ...