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EU studies giving armed motorboats to Libyan coast guards

Apr 27, 2017

Libya is asking the European Union for motorboats and helicopters to help patrol the Mediterranean Sea for ships carrying migrants, The Associated Press wrote.The Associated Press added that the German government says a "request…

Kobler meets Al-Serraj in Tripoli to discuss political process

Apr 26, 2017

The UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, met with the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj in Tripoli on Tuesday to inform him about the results of his meeting at the UN Security Council in New York.The two officials…

Libya’s only female body-builder to represent country in Belarus competition

Apr 26, 2017

A Libyan 48-year-old female body-builder, Fathiya Al-Amamy, is the only female in a man-predominated sport in the country.Al-Amamy is training nowadays in eastern Libya to be prepared to take part in the next international…

Libya repatriates 253 Nigerian nationals in coordination with IOM

Apr 26, 2017

About 253 Nigerian illegal immigrants were deported to their country from Tripoli's Mitiga airport on Tuesday as part of a repatriation programme supervised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)The Nigerian nationals…

US senior lawmakers reject Trump’s “no role in Libya” comment, urge for more…

Apr 25, 2017

Senior lawmakers on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's declaration that the United States has "no role" in Libya, citing the threat of regional instability to U.S. national security interests, According to the American website,…

Two Libyan commanders discuss migration issues with EU officials in Brussels

Apr 25, 2017

Two Libyan commanders were in Brussels on Tuesday (25 April) to discuss migration with the European Commission as part of a broader effort to stop people from fleeing into Europe, Euobserver reported.According to Euobserver, a…

After deadly self-killing incidents in east Libya, suicides shift to western region

Apr 25, 2017

A young man aged 20 years old killed himself in an act of suicide in Zliten, western Libya on Monday.This new suicide case is the first in the western region of Libya after about 12 persons hanged themselves in Al-Bayda city in…

North Korea conducts artillery drill as US submarine arrives at South Korea’s shores

Apr 25, 2017

North Korea carried out a huge live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military as a U.S. submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force amid growing concern over the North's nuclear and missile programs, Reuters…

Petroleum Facilities Guard reaches deal with protesters to reopen Al-Sharara oil field

Apr 25, 2017

The Chief of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) Brigadier General Idriss Abu Khamada said he had reached a deal with the protesters who are shutting down the pipelines that pump oil into Al-Sharara oilfield.He said on Monday that…

Hollande urges French nationals not to vote for far-right leader Le Pen

Apr 25, 2017

France's outgoing president, Francois Hollande, on Monday urged people to back centrist Emmanuel Macron in a vote to choose his successor next month and reject far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose place in the run-off represented a…

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