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Covid-19: Libya announces night curfew to stem rise of coronavirus, but not in Haftar’s controlled territories
Covid-19: Rush to vaccinate in Libya as pandemic continues to spread
Libyan authorities on Saturday stepped up their vaccination campaign around the capital Tripoli, as coronavirus cases rise across the country. The health ministry has set up temporary centres in six districts of the capital, and AFP journalists saw long queues outside...
Libyans facing an expansive Eid El-Adha holiday
Muslims in war-scarred Libya mark Eid al-Adha from Tuesday, but few will be able to afford the sheep or goat traditionally slaughtered during the festival. The guns may have fallen silent in the North African country, but its people are now fighting a deep economic...
Libya’s normalization efforts at an impasse
The UN envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, on Thursday warned of an impasse in the political, security and budgetary plans for the country, which is supposed to hold general elections on December 24 but which are looking increasingly in doubt."I am deeply concerned about the...
Libya: Migrants returned to Libya by Europe suffer “horrific violations’
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "horrific violations" being committed against migrants returned to Libya with the cooperation of European states after trying to cross the Mediterranean. It said new evidence had emerged of "harrowing violations,...
Covid-19: Covid cases in Libya hit new high, country faces critical situation
Migrants: Rescue ship Ocean Viking docks in Sicily with almost 600 migrants
Libya: Russia and Turkey signaling willingness to pull tiny number of their mercenaries from Libya
Tunisia: With a destabilized Libya, Tunisia grapples with migrant crisis
Libya: Sexual slavery in Libya’s 21st century
Libya: Efforts to stabilize Libya stymied by persistent violence
Libya: Red Crescent official kidnapped in Ajdabiya
Libya: In sign of reconciliation, Tripoli and Tobruk resume air link
Flights have resumed between Libya's capital Tripoli and the eastern city of Tobruk after a break of several years, as the division-plagued country takes a further step towards normalcy. A flight from Tripoli of Libya's Buraq Air landed late Wednesday in Tobruk, a...
Tunisia: Two migrants drown, others missing
At least 23 migrants were missing and two bodies recovered from the sea off Tunisia, the Red Crescent reported Wednesday, after the military said more than 100 migrants were intercepted. The Tunisian navy said a boat headed for Europe from Zuwara in Libya was...
Libya: Warlord Haftar wants to stay relevant, but no one cares anymore
Libya: With Libya struggling to expel mercenaries, Germany wants another conference to help out
Libya: Pressure on Libya and Europe to review their rescue operations in the Med Sea
By Robin Millard The United Nations urged Libya and the EU to overhaul their search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, saying current practices robbed migrants of their lives, rights and dignity. A UN Human Rights Office report on SAR operations and the...
Libya: UN decries lack of progress in withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya
Libya’s latest unity government faces uphill battle
Libya: 78 jailed pro-Haftar insurgents released in reconciliation move
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