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Egypt amplifies instability in Libya with threat to attack
Tripoli, June 21, 2020 - Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord on Sunday denounced Egypt's warning of military intervention in Libya, labelling it a "declaration of war". "This is a hostile act, direct interference and amounts to a declaration of war,"...
Libya: 100 migrants rescued off the coast of Zawyia
Rome, June 17, 2020 - The German NGO Sea Watch rescued around 100 migrants off of Libya on Wednesday, saying the Libyan coastguard would have turned them back to shore if the humanitarian group had not intervened. The dinghy was found 29 nautical miles off Zawyia, 40...
Libya’s struggle to deal with Covid-19 outbreak
There has been an outbreak deep in the desert south, with dozens of cases appearing in the south's largest oasis city Sebha. The GNA has reported 393 coronavirus infections and five deaths nationwide, around half of them in and around Sebha. But that only accounts for...
Libya: Eight mass graves discovered in Libya after Haftar forces retreated
Tripoli, June 11, 2020 - The United Nations voiced "horror" after reports that eight mass graves had been discovered in an area recently seized by the unity government after forces loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar withdrew. UNSMIL notes with horror reports on...
Libya: Haftar’s landmines kill more civilians in Tripoli
Tripoli, June 10, 2020 - Landmine blasts killed at least seven people including civilians on the edges of Libya's capital Wednesday, wounding 10 others, the unity government's health ministry said. "Seven people were killed in landmine explosions in several locations...
Libya: Did Kadhafi give Sarkozy money to fund his election? A court will decide
Paris, June 10, 2020 - A Paris appeals court will rule in September on a legal challenge by ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and former aides against an investigation into claims that Libyan money was used in his 2007 election campaign, sources told AFP on Wednesday....
Libya: Haftar forces are resisting GNA offensive near Sirte
Tripoli, June 9, 2020 - Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces have slowed an advance on the strategic city of Sirte by rival fighters of a Tripoli-based unity government, security sources said Tuesday. Government of National Accord (GNA) forces, which have...
Libya: With Haftar forces on the run, Libya resumes oil production at al-Fil
Tripoli, June 8, 2020 - Libya's National Oil Company said Monday it had restarted production at Al-Fil oil field, closed since January by the forces of eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The NOC's announcement came a day after output resumed at Al-Sharara oil...
Libya: With their protégé warlord Haftar losing the war, Egypt and UAE want a ceasefire
The United Arab Emirates on Monday backed an Egyptian peace initiative in Libya after a series of military victories by forces loyal to Tripoli's UN-recognised government against strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar -- who is backed by the UAE and Egypt -- also supported...
Libya: Haftar’s forces lose Tarhouna in a disastrous retreat
Tripoli, June 5, 2020 - Libya's UN-recognised unity government retook the town of Tarhuna southeast of Tripoli on Friday, depriving eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar of his last redoubt in the west, a spokesman said. "Our heroic forces have extended their control...
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar loses Tripoli International Airport
Tripoli, June 3, 2020 - Forces backing Libya's unity government said Wednesday they had reseized the capital's Tripoli International Airport, held since 2019 by rival forces backing Khalifa Haftar, in the latest in a string of defeats for the eastern-based military...
Libya: Family of Lockerbie bomber appeals conviction
London, June 3, 2020 - Lawyers representing the family of the Libyan man jailed for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing on Wednesday formally lodged an appeal against his conviction, after a Scottish commission ruled a miscarriage of justice may have occurred. Abdelbaset Ali...
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar uses landmines against civilians in Tripoli
Tripoli, June 3, 2020 - Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces of laying Russian landmines in residential southern suburbs of the capital. "An armed group and affiliates fighting for control of the Libyan capital...
Libya: French warship intercepts oil tanker off the coast of Libya
United Nations, United States, June 3, 2020 - Europe tried to reassure Russia during a UN Security Conference video call Tuesday after a French warship intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Libya under an operation to halt the flow of arms to the North African...
Libya: US says Malta seized fake Libyan money printed in Russia, Moscow denies
Moscow on Saturday denied US reports that $1.1 billion in Libyan money printed in Russia and seized by Maltese authorities was counterfeit. The US State Department hailed Malta's announcement about the seizure, saying it was "ordered by an illegitimate parallel...
Libya: Mass murder of migrants underscores state of chaos in Libya
Tripoli, May 28, 2020 - The family of a Libyan smuggler killed by migrants have taken revenge by killing 26 Bangladeshis and four Africans, the country's UN-recognised government said Thursday. The killings took place in the town of Mezdah, some 150 kilometres (95...
Libya: Russia may be escalating conflict in Libya with more support for warlord Haftar
Berlin, May 26, 2020 - Russia recently sent fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for strongman Khalifa Haftar, the US military command for Africa (Africom) said Tuesday, in a major escalation in the long-running conflict. The military fighter...
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s IEDs kill civilians in southern Tripoli
Tripoli, May 26, 2020 - The United Nations has deplored the "grotesque" use of improvised explosive devices against civilians in Libya's capital Tripoli, the scene of more than a year of deadly fighting. The UN mission in Libya said it "strongly condemns these acts,...
Immigration: 160 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for two weeks.
Geneva, May 21, 2020 - The United Nations called on the EU on Thursday to reach a deal to take in 160 migrants who have been stranded in the Mediterranean for two weeks. UNHCR refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), urged "Malta and the...
Libya: Haftar’s troops abandon airbase south of Aljmail
Warlord Khalifa Haftar and his patrons of the United Arab Emirates, France, Russia and many others don't seem to be able to take control of the situation in Libya. Billions of dollars already spent and months of a disorganized offensive against Tripoli that brought a...
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