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Libyan coastguards rescue 137 immigrants off west Tripoli shores

Aug 06, 2017

Libya's coastguard intercepted 137 migrants including 5 women and 3 children on Sunday, August 6, as they attempted to reach Europe, a migration official told Agence France-Presse.Amine al-Boussefi, head of a government agency in…

Mass grave found in Libya’s Sirte

Aug 06, 2017

A mass grave for 25 decomposed bodies was found Friday behind the building of Military Police in Sirte, central Libya, according to the spokesman of Sirte municipality, Mohammed Al-Ameel.Al-Ameel told a Libyan local TV channel that…

Report scandalizes Israeli military support for Haftar in east Libya

Aug 05, 2017

A well-informed Israeli source - who requested anonymity, considering the matter is censored by the Israeli military - tells me that the IDF has bombed Islamic State military positions (Google translation) in Libya on behalf of…

Libyans protest against Italian violation of Libya sovereignty

Aug 05, 2017

Several Libyans took to the streets in Algeria Square in Tripoli and in Martyrs Square as well to protest and condemn the Italian naval mission that arrived in the Libyan waters.The protesters called on the Government…

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi: Italy looks to Libya with a fascist eye

Aug 03, 2017

The son of the late Libyan dictator, Muamar Gaddaif, Saif Al-Islam, has stated that the Italian policy toward Libya is based on the colonisation and fascist strategy of the past.Saif Gaddafi, according to a report by Libya 24 TV on…

Russia planning to resume Gaddafi-era contracts with Libya

Aug 05, 2017

Russia plans to resume contracts with Libya agreed by former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The infrastructure projects have been frozen since Gaddafi’s assassination and the breakout of civil war."We plan to resign the contracts signed…

Misurata and eastern region delegations meet in Cairo for reconciliation

Aug 03, 2017

Egypt hosted over the past three days two delegations from the Libyan eastern region of Barqa and the northwestern port city of Misrata to outline a roadmap for inter-Libyan national reconciliation, the Egyptian army said in a statement…

Italy naval mission in Libya deplored from within GNA officials

Aug 05, 2017

The deputy head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Al-Mijibri, has criticised the conflicting statements of the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj, and his Foreign Minister,…

Two Italian fishing boats attacked between Libyan and Tunisian waters, ANSA

Aug 03, 2017

Two Italian fishing boats from the Sicilian port town of Mazara del Vallo - the ''Aliseo'' and ''Anna Madre'' - were reportedly attacked by a boat off Zarzis, at the border between Libya and Tunisia, in international waters.An…

Libyan military strongman orders bombing Italian warships in Libyan waters

Aug 03, 2017

The Libyan eastern commander of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, has ordered his air force and navy force troops to destroy any ships that are not commercial inside the Libyan waters. This order comes as the…

Human Rights Watch: Italy’s naval mission could endanger migrants lives in Libya

Aug 03, 2017

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that Italy's naval mission to prevent refugees and asylum seekers from setting sail from violent-hit Libya for Europe could see Rome commit human rights abuses.Judith Sunderland, associate Europe…

UNSMIL report on violations of human rights in Libya during July

Aug 02, 2017

From 1 July to 31 July 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 36 civilian casualties - 15 deaths and 21 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed and 12…

Libyan bride-to-be dies at bank door trying to withdraw cash

Aug 01, 2017

After waiting for over 10 hours at the closed bank door of Jumhouriya Bank in Sarim Street in Tripoli, Siham Al-Rayani, died of fatigue and the following sudden high blood pressure.Sources and eyewitnesses wrote on social media that…

Libyan Amazigh Supreme Council: Haftar’s army is terrorist and racist

Aug 01, 2017

The Amazigh Supreme Council (ASC) in Libya has declared that the so-called Libyan Arab Army or as Khalifa Haftar names it the Libyan National Army (LNA) is a terrorist and racially-based militia, and does not represent the Amazigh…

Gunmen attack Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly HQ to scrap draft by force

Jul 29, 2017

A group of gunmen attacked the headquarters of Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly in Al-Bayda city in eastern Libya, holding the Chairman of the CDA and the members threatening them of shooting them dead if they don't announce…

OPEC output soars as Libya’s supply keeps increasing

Aug 01, 2017

OPEC oil output has risen this month by 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a 2017 high, a Reuters survey found, led by a further recovery in supply from Libya, one of the countries exempt from a production-cutting deal.A dip in supply…

Exclusive: Libyan constitution draft approved by CDA in Al-Bayda

Jul 29, 2017

According to sources from the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) in Al-Bayda city, the Libyan constitution final draft has been approved by a majority of votes of 44 members representing the three Libyan regions.The sources told…

IS regrouping in Libya taking advantage of loose security, reports

Jul 31, 2017

IS is establishing a new stronghold in Libya as government forces in Iraq and Syria chase the terrorists out of its boltholes in the war-ravaged nations, The Daily Mail reported citing Fox News.Terror experts claim the group is…

UN Security Council welcomes accord between Haftar and Al-Serraj

Jul 29, 2017

The members of the United Nations Security Council welcomed Thursday the recent efforts to strengthen an inclusive political dialogue among all Libyans, supported by Libya’s neighbours, international partners and regional organizations…

HRW: Activists being silenced by attacks, threats and harassment in west Libya

Jul 29, 2017

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that activists in western Libya have been physically attacked and threatened by armed groups, some affiliated with U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) based in the country's capital,…