Libya
Six Egyptian Coptic Christians have been kidnapped and held for ransom in neighboring Libya, a lawmaker and media said on Thursday.
“Criminal gangs in Libya abducted six Egyptian Copts about a week ago and are demanding a large ransom to release them,” MP Mostafa Bakry tweeted.
According to him, the abductees are "simple workers who went to Libya to try to find construction work and were kidnapped" while traveling by road near Sabratha in western Libya.
Media close to the Coptic Church added that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 30,000 dollars per hostage.
Many Egyptians live in Libya, where they have found work in the oil-rich country.
01:10
Egyptians call for Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip to be reopened
01:00
Pix of the Day: October 17, 2025
01:01
Egypt implements second fuel price hike in 2025 to curb subsidies, budget deficit
00:59
Sudan's Al Burhan visits Cairo for talks with Egypt's El Sisi
00:57
Hundreds of aid trucks await Israel's reopening of Rafah crossing into Gaza
01:32
Egypt: Trump urges world leaders to seize momentum for peace at Gaza peace summit