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Libya: Police in Al-Marj open fire on civilians who were protesting economic despair
Protesters in Libya's second city Benghazi set fire to the headquarters of the parallel eastern administration controlled by strongman Khalifa Haftar, a security source said Sunday. "In the early hours of Sunday, a group of demonstrators attacked the cabinet...
Libya: Unrest in Benghazi over economic despair
Libyans took to the streets of Benghazi overnight to protest against rising economic hardship, in a rare display of dissent in a city controlled by eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar. The protests began late Thursday as people blocked multiple roads, with some burning...
Libya talks: Some progress and more talks ahead
Delegates from rival Libyan administrations on Thursday agreed at talks in Morocco on criteria for appointments to their country's key institutions, a joint statement said. They also agreed to pause the talks and resume discussions during the last week of September,...
Libya: Tripoli-based government reinstates recently suspended Interior Minister
The interior minister in Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord was reinstated on Thursday after a week-long suspension and an inquiry on violent incidents during demonstrations last month. The GNA, on its Facebook page, said prime minister Fayez...
Libya: Weapons continue to pour into Libya, despite arms embargo
United Nations, United States, Sept 3, 2020 - The interim UN envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Wednesday denounced what she called "blatant" ongoing violations of the arms embargo in effect on the war-wracked country. Since UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Libya: Covid-19 kills Moustafa Karwad, mayor of Misrata
Tripoli, Aug 31, 2020 - The mayor of the western city of Misrata died Monday of the novel coronavirus, Libya's unity government said, as the conflict-scarred country struggles with mounting cases. "It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Moustafa...
Libya’s GNA fires Interior and Defense Ministers after violence against protesters
Tripoli, Aug 29, 2020 - The head of Libya's unity government on Saturday appointed a new defence minister and army chief, after days of protests against poor public services and living conditions. The decrees followed the announcement hours earlier by Libya's...
Libya: Protest in Tripoli ends with violence and kidnapping
ripoli, Aug 27, 2020 - Libya's government in Tripoli on Thursday warned it would use force against militia gunmen who broke up peaceful protests by firing at crowds the day before. Demonstrations began on Sunday in Tripoli, seat of the UN-recognised Government of...
Libyans continue to rally in Tripoli over dismal living conditions
Tripoli, Aug 25, 2020 - Hundreds of young Libyans protested in Tripoli for a third consecutive day to decry deteriorating living conditions and corruption amid a heavy security presence, an AFP correspondent said. Voicing anger at extended shortages of power, water...
Libya: Warlord Haftar not on board with ceasefire, wants war to continue
Benghazi, Libya, Aug 24, 2020 - A spokesman for eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has slammed a ceasefire announcement by the rival Government of National Accord (GNA) as a media stunt, accusing it of preparing a new offensive. Libya's warring rival...
Libyans protest poor living conditions
Tripoli, Aug 23, 2020 - Hundreds of Libyans marched in the capital Tripoli on Sunday evening to protest deteriorating living conditions and denounce corruption in the war-torn country, witnesses said. Angry at extended cuts to power and water, and long lines at petrol...
Immigration: 22 bodies recovered off the coast of Zwara, Libya
Tripoli, Aug 23, 2020 - The Libyan Red Crescent retrieved the bodies of 22 migrants off the coastal town of Zwara on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said."Today, 22 bodies were retrieved by the Libyan Red Crescent in Zwara," the IOM's chief...
Libya: Another initiative that is likely to flop again
A History of Fruitless Initiatives Tripoli, Aug 21, 2020 - Before Friday's announcement of a ceasefire and elections by Libya's warring governments, several fruitless initiatives were announced in a bid to bring the chaotic country out of its crisis. On Friday, the...
Breaking: Libyan rivals reach agreement on ceasefire and elections
Tripoli, Aug 21, 2020 - Libya's warring rival governments announced in separate statements Friday that they would cease all hostilities and organise nationwide elections soon, an understanding swiftly welcomed by the United Nations. The statements were signed by Fayez...
Libya: Red Cross warns of fast spreading Covid-19 cases in Libya
Coronavirus cases have skyrocketed 15-fold in Libya since June, the Red Cross said Thursday, warning this was further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis in the conflict-ravaged country. The International Committee of the Red Cross said known COVID-19 cases in...
Libya: Turkey and Qatar intensify their involvement in Libya
Qatar and Turkey have signed an accord to send military advisers and instructors for the armed forces of Libya's Government of National Accord, the UN-recognised GNA said. "We have reached an agreement with Turkish Foreign Minister Hulusi Akar and Qatar's (minister)...
Libya: Foreign countries ‘continue to massively arm Libya’ says Germany’s top diplomat
Tripoli, Aug 17, 2020 - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, visiting war-torn Libya's capital Monday, warned of a "deceptive calm" since fighting stalled around Sirte, the central hometown of fallen dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Outside powers are "continuing to massively...
Libya: Tripoli airport re-opens
Tripoli, Aug 11, 2020 - Flights out of the Libyan capital's only working airport have resumed, after a four-month suspension due to fighting and a shutdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The first flights took off Sunday from Mitiga airport in Tripoli's eastern...
Libya: Turkish and Italian officials visit Libya’s UN-recognised government
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, whose country is a staunch supporter of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, began a visit to Tripoli on Thursday. Cavusoglu arrived with his Maltese counterpart Evaris Bartolo, the foreign ministry said in a...
Libyan journalist Ismail Abuzreiba gets 15 years in prison by illegitimate court linked to warlord Haftar
The UN's mission in Libya has voiced "dismay" at the sentencing of a journalist to 15 years in prison in the country's east, controlled by strongman Khalifa Haftar. "UNSMIL is dismayed by the sentencing of the journalist Ismail Abuzreiba to 15 years imprisonment...
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