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.

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

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.

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.

Authorities in Tunisia say 64 migrants were rescued from a boat that capsized off the country’s eastern Mediterranean coast after running out of fuel. The country’s national customs agency said in a statement that maritime patrols sent to the capsized vessel rescued 64 people of various nationalities off the coast of Mahdia on Friday evening.

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",

Tunisia's Defense Minister Khaled Shili met Thursday here with visiting Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army Muhammad

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

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.

During the meeting, Shili highlighted the strong historical and fraternal ties between Tunisia and Libya, stressing the importance of enhancing military collaboration. The Tunisian minister ...