updated Mon. January 15, 2024
-
The Libya Observer
April 25, 2018
The statement says the Libyan and Italian sides discussed the support that Italy can provide to Libya's naval force, the monitoring of the ongoing maintenance of Libya's boats and vessels, and giving a listening ear to the Libyan take on the illegal immigration issue. "The officials also talked about preservingÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 25, 2018
Number of reporting sites in week 11: One hundred and twelve (112) submitted their weekly reports complete and in timely manner. Total number of consultations in week 11: 45,784 marking a decrease of 307 to last week consultation of 45,477. The number of consultations for other disease this was weekÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 25, 2018
Tripoli - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IOM, the UN Migration Agency co-chaired the third Migration Working Group meeting in Tripoli. During the meeting, held on 25 April, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participants heard the national identified priorities for international assistance in the areasÃâà...
Libya Herald
April 25, 2018
A reliable LNA source has informed Libya Herald that Khalifa Hafter will be returning to Libya tomorrow. Other media sources have quoted LNA Official Spokesperson Ahmed Mesmari confirming the news. The LNA source and a diplomatic source in Cairo also confirmed that Hafter had arrived in theÃâà...
The Libya Observer
April 25, 2018
The representative of Libya at UNESCO, Abdul-Qader Maleh, has confirmed that the process of tracking and returning Libyan artifacts smuggled to Spain is continuing through good coordination between the Libyan and Spanish authorities. Maleh explained in a statement to the Libyan News Agency thatÃâà...
The Libya Observer
April 25, 2018
Libya UNESCO representative says investigations into Libyan stolen artifacts underway http://lyo.ly/6xe ... Italian navy chief reviews cooperation with Libya's navy in Tripoli http://lyo.ly/6xk. Italian Ambassador to Libya says immigrants are at risk as a result of poor coordination at sea http://lyo.ly/6xj.
Libyan Express
April 25, 2018
The United Nations delivered 12 explosive disposal kits to Libya in a bid to enhance its capacity to rid the country of explosive remnants, said the United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSML) on Tuesday. Explosive Ordnance Disposal kits were delivered to the Libyan Military Engineers and theÃâà...
The Libya Observer
April 24, 2018
The International Work Group for Libya has slammed the UAE and Egypt for undermining the national reconciliation efforts in the country and failing the UNSMIL by bribing its employees to favor one political party over the other, besides wreaking havoc in the country. International Work Group for Libya is anÃâà...
antiquestradegazette.com
March 30, 2018
The police said the works were stolen from archaeological sites in Libya's eastern coastal region of Cyrenaica and northern region of Tripolitania. The police believe the two ancient art experts illegally bought works looted by groups linked to the terrorist group Daesh. The men, Spanish nationals both agedÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 30, 2018
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say six people were killed when a suicide car bomber struck a checkpoint in eastern Libya, in an attack claimed by the local affiliate of the Islamic State group. The bomber targeted the eastern gates of Ajdabiya, said Fawzy al-Mansouri, head of the city operations room.
News24
March 30, 2018
The mayor of Libya's capital Tripoli has been arrested and is under interrogation, the prosecution said on Thursday, hours after the city council reported he had been kidnapped. Armed men stormed Abdulraouf Hassan Beitelmal's house on Wednesday night and took him "by force of arms", the city councilÃâà...
News24
March 30, 2018
At least eight people, including civilians, were killed late on Thursday in a suicide car bombing of a security barricade in the east of Libya, the second such attack in less than a month, local security and hospital sources said. A suicide attacker exploded his vehicle at a barricade manned by forces loyal toÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 29, 2018
Libya's powerlifting champion and team manager, Tariq Makhlouf, is suffering from bruises and wounds after being severely beaten by security guards escorting the head of interim government, Abdullah Al-Thani, in his latest visit to Benghazi. Makhlouf was on his way to his home with his wife and childrenÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 29, 2018
U.N. Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli, Libya March 28, 2018. ... TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's conflict cannot be resolved unless the black economy and "predation of public money" are ended, the U.N. envoy to the country said, calling on international actorsÃâà...
euronews
March 29, 2018
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya's conflict cannot be resolved unless the black economy and “predation of public money” are ended, the U.N. envoy to the country said, calling on international actors to target “big traffickers” with sanctions. U.N. Special Representative Ghassan Salame is leading the latest push toÃâà...
Reliefweb
March 29, 2018
To inform humanitarian response plans regarding the situation in Sebha, REACH conducted a rapid assessment on behalf of the Libya Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) to provide a snapshot of needs among recently displaced IDPs. Between 23 and 26 March, with data collection support fromÃâà...
The Punch
March 29, 2018
Suleiman, who described the returnees' journey to Libya as unfortunate, said they should consider it a phase of life that should not be allowed to dampen their bright future. He advised them to learn from the experience and make their lives better, adding that they should strive to become anti-trafficking andÃâà...
6abc.com
March 29, 2018
"Al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups, such as ISIS, have taken advantage of under-governed spaces in Libya to establish sanctuaries for plotting, inspiring, and directing terror attacks; recruiting and facilitating the movement of foreign terrorist fighters, and raising and moving funds to support their operationsÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 28, 2018
... former Gaddafi prime minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi, and Abdullah Mansour, former chief of internal intelligence agency in the Gaddafi regime. Al-Sour added that there has been judicial cooperation between France and Libya for several years, but cooperation on the Sarkozy case began two years ago.
The Punch
March 28, 2018
Suleiman, who described the returnees' journey to Libya as unfortunate, said they should consider it a phase of life that should not be allowed to dampen their bright future. He advised them to learn from the experience and make their lives better, adding that they should strive to become anti-trafficking andÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 28, 2018
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Libya indicated on Tuesday that it needs 85 million dollars in funding to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of migrants and refugees in Libya this year. The UNHCR released a dashboard on Twitter showing a detailed account of their humanitarian activities inÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 28, 2018
The chairman of the General Authority for Exhibitions, Salah Hamza, said on Tuesday that a number of European and Arab companies will participate in this year's Tripoli International Fair. Hamza added in a press statement that more than 500 exhibitors will participate in the 46th session of the fair.
The Libya Observer
March 28, 2018
EU Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) denied that one of its advisors represented Libya at the “37th Session of the Enforcement Committee of the World Customs Organization (WCO).” EUBAM tweeted: “The photo does not depict reality: EUBAM expert was asked to add technical advice by theÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 28, 2018
The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj received the Chairman and the members of the assessment committee tasked with going over the recommendations of the World Heritage Sites in Libya. Al-Sirraj discussed in Tripoli with the committee the ways possible for taking care of the LibyanÃâà...
WLS-TV
March 28, 2018
"Al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups, such as ISIS, have taken advantage of under-governed spaces in Libya to establish sanctuaries for plotting, inspiring, and directing terror attacks; recruiting and facilitating the movement of foreign terrorist fighters, and raising and moving funds to support their operationsÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 28, 2018
An Italian judge in Catania upheld Tuesday the seizure of Proactiva Open Arms ship, but dropped the most serious charges against the Spanish NGO that operates the ship, which is involvement in the smuggling of migrants. The Italian News Agency ANSA reported that the judge ruled that the ProactivaÃâà...
New York Times
March 28, 2018
Until now, the Pentagon had focused its counterterrorism strikes in Libya — eight since President Trump took office — almost exclusively on Islamic State fighters and operatives farther north. Over several months in 2016, the military conducted nearly 500 airstrikes in the coastal city of Surt to destroy theÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 23, 2018
The Bahr Essalam field was brought on stream in 2005 and produces 995 MMcf/d of gas, along with 36,000 b/d of condensates. These are partially treated at an offshore platform before being sent to the onshore Mellitah gas complex for further treatment. Gas is then sent to Libya's domestic network andÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 23, 2018
The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, stressed that United Nations agencies should prepare themselves to support the education sector in Libya during a meeting held on Tuesday with Minister of Education Othman Abdel Jalil. Salame took on board the situation within the education sector in Libya andÃâà...
Vanguard
March 23, 2018
Libya returnees on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport Sunday. Photo: Nwankpa Chijioke. The chartered flight with registration number 5A-DMG landed at about 10:45 pm at the NAHCO Tarmac of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport MMIA, Lagos. The deportees include 107 male adultsÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 23, 2018
Armed groups execute and torture civilians in Libya in almost complete impunity seven years after the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, the United ... Libya is split between rival governments in the east and west while ports and beaches are largely in the hands of armed groups who smuggle mainlyÃâà...
The Guardian
March 23, 2018
Nicolas Sarkozy denies 'crazy, monstrous' Libya funding allegations. French ex-president says there is no proof he received millions in ... Bashir Saleh, who ran Libya's sovereign wealth fund under Gaddafi, is wanted for questioning in France. He was injured in a shooting in South Africa last month, butÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 23, 2018
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi plans to run in Libya's presidential elections expected for later this year, according to a spokesman for the son of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The announcement by Ayman Boras was made on Monday during a press conference in Tunisia, where the spokesman outlined SaifÃâà...
NPR
March 22, 2018
France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy is under formal investigation over allegations that he took millions of euros in illegal financing for his 2007 campaign from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, media reports said Thursday. Following two days of questioning over the matter, French authorities onÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 22, 2018
Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned. ... “Libya today couldn't be further away from respect for the rule of law and human rights, let alone from acceptable conditions for free elections,” Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at HumanÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 22, 2018
UN delegate to Libya tells Security Council he is venturing a final push to revive political agreement. Libyan Express ... UN delegate to Libya told the Security Council Wednesday that he is launching a new, final push to bring Libya's rival leaders on board a 2015 political deal that set up a unity government.
Al-Arabiya
March 22, 2018
The United Nations has launched a plan to bring stability to Libya through elections this year that are meant to turn the page on years of turmoil since the 2011 ouster of Moamer Gadhafi. One of the main stumbling blocks has been the inclusion in the UN-backed administration of Khalifa Haftar, whoseÃâà...
euronews
March 22, 2018
He added that he was one of several witnesses who were ready to testify – including Abdallah Snoussi, ex-director of the Libyan intelligence services, and Bashir Salah, former chief executive of Libya Investment. Snoussi has a recording of the first meeting between Sarkozy and Gaddafi in Tripoli before hisÃâà...
Just Security
March 22, 2018
The current form of American military operations in Libya, and the rationales advanced to justify those operations, is, however, a far cry from the stated reasons why the United States intervened in the first place. Initial claims that the U.S. and NATO were intervening to protect the human rights of the LibyanÃâà...
NPR
March 22, 2018
Migrants Passing Through Libya Could End Up Being Sold As Slaves ... Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email. March 21, 20186:27 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition Ãâ÷ Ruth Sherlock Ãâ÷ Twitter. One man tells his story of being sold and enslaved temporarily in Libya as he tried to migrate to Europe. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard
The Libya Observer
March 22, 2018
The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, briefed Wednesday the Security Council on Libyan latest developments, revealing that there is little chance for amending the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). "I asked the concerned parties, when I first was appointed as Head of the UNSMIL, to place the LPA inÃâà...
The Guardian
March 22, 2018
Sarkozy, France's rightwing president from 2007 to 2012, was released on bail on Wednesday after two days of questioning in police custody by investigators specialising in corruption, money laundering and tax evasion as part of an inquiry into whether Gaddafi and others in Libya illegally financed hisÃâà...
NPR
March 22, 2018
When Mohammed worked in his owner's field in Libya, bent over for hours pulling tomatoes from the soil, he would think often of the days when he was a free man. He had lived a modern life in Zinder, Niger's second-largest city. He grew up in a good family and learned in school to speak two foreignÃâà...
RT
March 20, 2018
As an initial matter, it must be said that while the UN had authorized a NATO fly-zone over Libya to protect civilians – all civilians, by the way – there was never authorization for the full-scale invasion which was carried out and which quickly became aimed at regime change. Therefore, the NATO operationÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 20, 2018
The directors of health centres and hospitals of the parallel interim government in Al-Bayda, east Libya, organized a protest Sunday to demand the prevention of the suspended Health Minister, Rida Al-Awakli, from returning to his post. The protesters directed a statement to the speaker of House ofÃâà...
OilPrice.com
March 20, 2018
Eni has been operating in Libya since 1959, and its exploration and production activities in the country are regulated by six Exploration and Production Sharing contracts (EPSA). The licenses of Eni's assets in Libya expire in 2042 and 2047 for oil and gas, respectively. In 2016, Eni's production in LibyaÃâà...
Atlantic Council (blog)
March 20, 2018
The political situation in Libya has slowly reached one of apparent paralysis while the military situation is continually evolving with frequent clashes across the country. Given the lack of any progress, the whole approach undertaken by the international community has clearly failed and desperately needs aÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 20, 2018
Italy has impounded a Spanish rescue vessel that refused to surrender a group of migrants to the Libyan coast guard and instead brought them to Sicily, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. Italy has pursued an aggressive policy of encouraging Libya to block migrant boats and push them backÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 19, 2018
Chairman of the Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee of Brega Oil Marketing Company, Milad Al-Hijrsi, confirmed Saturday that an armed group of fuel smugglers kidnapped two fuel truck drivers in Aqar town near Barak Al-Shati in south Libya, adding that their fate is still unknown. Al-Hijrsi pointed out that theÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 19, 2018
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) condemned the abduction of the Tripoli military prosecutor Masoud Erhouma, who was kidnapped from in front of his house last Thursday. The NCHRL said in a statement that such a kidnap is a serious indication that there is no respect forÃâà...
