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High ranking CISSA delegation arrives in Libya capital for migration issues

Jan 14, 2018

A high-ranking security delegation from the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) arrived in Libya's capital, Tripoli, on Sunday morning, reported the media bureau of the Libyan Foreign Ministry.The media…

Turkish Embassy in Tripoli: Seized ammo ship in Greece was en route to Ethiopia, not Libya

Jan 14, 2018

Turkish officials are investigating a report that a Libyan-bound vessel which departed from Turkey was seized by the Greek Coast Guard due to it allegedly carrying explosives to Libya, Turkey’s Embassy in Tripoli announced on January 12.…

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants rerun home from Libya

Jan 14, 2018

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants arrived in Port Harcourt on Saturday, bringing to 1,590, the number of Nigerians repatriated from Libya since January 7.More than 6,000 illegal immigrants from Nigeria were deported from Libya in 2017.…

IS suicide attack failed near Libya’s Sirte

Jan 11, 2018

Security forces at Abu Grein checkpoint near Sirte failed an IS suicide attack as they arrested a man with a car filled with an explosive material ready for detonation.According to local media, the man was apprehended Thursday…

Libya football team arrives in Morocco as CHAN kicks off

Jan 13, 2018

The Libyan football team arrived in Morocco on Friday after hours of delay as the Moroccan aviation control authority was late in giving their fight a clearance to take off.The team, which is coached by the Libyan Omar Al-Maryami, is…

Tanzanian-flagged ship carrying explosive material seized in Greece en route to Libya

Jan 11, 2018

Greece seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the Greek coastguard said on Wednesday.Reuters reported that Greek authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including…

Morocco repatriates last 338 nationals stranded in Libya

Jan 13, 2018

Morocco started Saturday the third and final operation to repatriate its nationals stranded in Libya, which has been for the last six years a stepping stone to illegal migration to Europe.The Moroccan Ministry of Expatriates and…

The US puts Libya on NO-GO List

Jan 11, 2018

The US State Department has announced new travel advisory system that would be aiming at providing its citizens with clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information across the globe.The No-Go List had a system that…

Over 2 million voters registered in Libya for 2018 elections

Jan 13, 2018

The Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced Friday that over two million voters had registered to cast ballots in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to take place by the end of…

Libyan Audit Bureau slams CBL as careless towards economic reform

Jan 11, 2018

The Libyan Audit Bureau has criticized in a Wednesday statement the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), the Ministry of Finance and the Presidential Council over their “not serious” tackling of the country’s economic situation.The Audit…

Gunmen attack Libya’s Defence Minister’s house, Al-Sirraj condemns

Jan 13, 2018

On Friday dawn, three cars stopped by the house of the Defence Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Al-Mihdi Al-Barghathi in Janzour district in Tripoli and fired RPGs and machine gunshots.The gunmen fled…

Two IS militants arrested in Libya’s capital

Jan 10, 2018

The Tripoli-based Special Deterrent Force (SDF) arrested Monday two Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Tripoli. The SDF said on its Facebook page that the two terrorists confessed that they were on the verge of…

UN will help Libya hold elections by end of 2018, official says

Jan 10, 2018

Jeffrey Feltman, U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, said the U.N. saw elections this year as a route to a “peaceful and inclusive end to the transition phase”.“The goal is a Libyan goal: to end the transition phase…

Libyan coastguards: Over 100 illegal migrants feared dead

Jan 10, 2018

Libya’s coastguards said about 100 migrants were believed missing at sea and that at least 279 others had been rescued off the Libyan coast.Wednesday’s statement says the migrants, mostly Africans, had embarked on the perilous trip…

Racist threats of eastern strongman Haftar worry Libyan Amazigh

Jan 09, 2018

The Libyan Supreme Council of Amazigh has lashed out at the commander of self-styled army, Khalifa Haftar, for his threats and racism against the Libyan Amazigh.Following the abduction of the Libyan Amazigh activist in Benghazi, Rabee…

French tycoon linked to Gaddafi-Sarkozy 2007 elections funding arrested in Britain

Jan 09, 2018

UK police have detained a French businessman as part of a long-running investigation into suspected Libyan financing of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign, officials said yesterday.Alexandre Djouhri, the subject…

Libyan Amazigh activist still under arrest in Benghazi

Jan 09, 2018

The Libyan Amazigh activist Rabee Al-Jayash is still under arrest in eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.Al-Jayash was arrested days ago over speaking and writing using his mother tongue, Amazigh Language.He was arrested by a…

Haftar: Libya is not ready for democracy yet and Saif al-Islam Gaddaf is “naive”

Jan 08, 2018

The commander of the self-styled Libyan Army in the eastern region, Khalifa Haftar, has lashed out at the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, describing him as a naive in politics, saying it is "illogical" that…

Repatriation of 330 Moroccan immigrants put off over terrorism suspicion

Jan 08, 2018

Terror suspicion has delayed the repatriation of some 330 illegal Moroccan migrants from Libya, local media reported on Sunday.The Moroccan authorities had sent an official delegation to identify the Moroccan nationals stranded in…

Calm descends on Garabulli after Tarhouna brigades end fighting and withdraw

Jan 08, 2018

Tarhouna brigades and Al-Kani Brigade forces have pulled out from Garabulli district near Tripoli after the elders of Tarhouna and Garabulli agreed a plan to secure the district.The agreement was reached Sunday night after hours of…