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Libya: Rescue operations fetch 374 vulnerable migrants off the coast of Libya in two days
Libya: Russian and other foreign mercenaries still active in Libya
Libyans want constitutional referendum before planned elections
Libyan envoys at UN-backed talks in Egypt agreed Wednesday to hold a constitutional referendum before planned elections in the war-torn country later this year, Egypt's foreign ministry said. Egypt "welcomes the agreement reached today between the Libyan parties in...
Libya: Officers killed in navy school fire near Tripoli
A fire at a Libyan naval academy near the capital Tripoli killed two senior officers and a civilian, the health ministry said Wednesday, without identifying the root cause of the blaze. Health ministry spokesman Amine al-Hachemi said on Twitter that "the blaze at the...
Libya: Growing pressure on Tripoli-based government over mass graves
Human Rights Watch appealed Thursday to Libya's internationally recognised government to launch an investigation aimed at identifying hundreds of people reported missing in a western town where mass graves have been unearthed. The United Nations voiced "horror" after...
Tunisia wants UN monitors in Libya
Tunisia, the current president of the UN Security Council, called Monday for a resolution sending international monitors to support Libya's brittle ceasefire to be adopted as soon as possible. "We hope that it will be adopted as soon as possible" because "there is a...
Libya: More evidence of Moscow’s meddling in Libya affairs: Russians operatives freed in Libya
Libya: The ordeal of Libya’s civil war amputees
Libya: Despite series of talks to bring peace in Libya, warlord Haftar threatens more violence
Despite their divisions, Libyans hope for a return to stability
The Tawergha People: By AlJazeera When Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled, people took revenge on those they saw as his supporters -- including the entire town of Tawergha, whose 40,000 residents were forced to flee. Now, almost a decade after militia forces...
Divided Maghreb countries celebrate one common thing: the Couscous
Couscous, the Berber dish beloved across northern Africa's Maghreb region and beyond, Wednesday joined the UN list of the world's intangible cultural heritage. The countries that submitted the listing to UNESCO -- Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania -- may have...
Libya: 18 foreign fishermen released from warlord Haftar’s prisons
Eighteen fishermen including eight Sicilians who were held in Libya for more than three months have been freed, Italy's prime minister and foreign minister said Thursday after visiting Benghazi to secure their release. "Our fishermen are free," Foreign Minister Luigi...
Libyan politician Omar Garmil dies from the Coronavirus
Libyan Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Garmil has died in Morocco weeks after being infected with Covid-19, multiple sources said Monday. The UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and the UN mission in Libya offered their condolences without...
Libya releases Russian operatives after serving 18 months in prison for vote meddling
An ally of President Vladimir Putin has shelled out nearly $500,000 to two Russian political operatives recently freed by Libya after 18 months in captivity, his company said Monday. Russian media last week reported that Maxim Shugaley and his interpreter Samir...
Libya: Forces of warlord Haftar seize Turkish commercial ship, hold 17 crewmen
Turkey on Tuesday denounced the seizure of a commercial ship by the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, warning of "serious consequences" if its 17 crewmen are not freed. Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) had announced late Monday that it intercepted on...
Libya: How many foreign mercenaries in Libya? 20,000 is the number
Twenty thousand foreign forces and mercenaries are in Libya despite a ceasefire and long-standing arms embargo, the UN envoy said Wednesday, calling the situation a "shocking violation of Libyan sovereignty". Libya has been wracked by violence and chaos since the...
Minorities: The Amazigh people remain abused by North African regimes
The Berbers of Egypt: By Hager Harabech Siwa Oasis, Egypt, Dec 2, 2020 - Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that clings to life despite the dominance of Arabic. The UN has classified Siwi,...
Libya: Terror group tied to warlord Haftar blacklisted by US
Libya: Europe and Turkey at odds about Libya, threaten and intimidate each other
Libya: Despite ceasefire deal, militias and foreign meddlers refuse to withdraw their mercenaries
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