Heavy strikes shake Beirut as Israel expands Lebanon campaignMassive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting Hezbollah after the group's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was killed by Israeli...
06 Oct, 2024, 07.46 AM IST
India asks its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to LibyaIndia has issued a revised advisory urging its nationals to "avoid non-essential travel" to Libya due to security concerns, partially lifti...
06 Aug, 2024, 10.17 PM IST
EU targets Putin ally accused of US poll interferenceThe EU said it imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on Yevgeny Prigozhin, accusing him of being “engaged in and providing support for acts...
16 Oct, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
How Gorakhpur’s Tabassum Mansoor helped free 7 Indians in LibyaSpeaking to TOI from Benghazi, Tabassum Mansoor, who runs Indian International School, confirmed she held protracted negotiations with Liby...
15 Oct, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj asks Indians stranded in Tripoli to leave immediatelyThe minister said that if the Indians stranded in the Libyan capital do not leave immediately, then it may not be possible to evacuate them...
19 Apr, 2019, 08.22 PM IST
- Goans in Libya are safe: NRI commissionerate
The state government was getting local enquiries whether there are any workers from Goa in Libya who are awaiting repatriation, Director of...
12 Aug, 2014, 01.50 PM IST
‘Not all nurses keen to return from Libya’According to sources in the ministry of external affairs, around 750 Indian nurses are in Libya, of which around 600 are from Kerala.
30 Jul, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
After Iraq, nurses stuck in Libya fresh worry for governmentThe fact that the international airport in Tripoli has been shut down is making things difficult for those seeking to leave the country.
30 Jul, 2014, 11.02 AM IST
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj directs deployment of more staff for exit of Indians from LibyaSushma Swaraj directed deployment of additional staff to enable smooth facilitation of return of Indian nationals from strife-torn Libya
29 Jul, 2014, 06.03 PM IST
Centre working on plan to bring back nurses from LibyaThe External Affairs Ministry had informed Oommen Chandy that a plan to bring the nurses from Libya to Tunisia by road and from there by a ...
29 Jul, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
India asks its nationals to leave Libya"In view of the current security situation in Libya, all Indian nationals are advised to move to safer places and avoid all conflict zones."
28 Jul, 2014, 08.48 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh urges MEA for steps to bring back workers stuck in LibyaMost of the Andhra Pradesh workers are semi-skilled and unskilled labourers employed in remote areas of the violence-ravaged Libya
28 Jul, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
Royal Jordanian to shut down Delhi, Mumbai flightsRJ will stop operating to Mumbai on September 10 and to Delhi on October 31, this year. The airline is also shutting down its Lagos route.
27 Jul, 2014, 01.01 PM IST
- India seeks landing rights in interior Libya
Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said, clearances have been sought from Libyan authorities to land flights even in the interiors of the count...
01 Mar, 2011, 05.08 AM IST
- India backs UN sanctions on Gaddafi’s Libya
India has backed the United Nations Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on the strife-torn country where leader Muammar Gaddafi ...
28 Feb, 2011, 05.25 AM IST
- Gaddafi regime crumbling, Tripoli heads for major showdown
In another tough message, US President Barack Obama while speaking to German Chacellor Angela Merkel said that Gaddafi had lost legitimacy ...
27 Feb, 2011, 08.14 PM IST
- US expects Libya fund to start paying out soon
US is confident an international fund set up with Libya to compensate victims of U.S. and Libyan bombings will be well financed and start p...
16 Aug, 2008, 06.05 AM IST