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Haftar meets Russian defence minister in Moscow

Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu met with the Libyan commander of the self-styled army Khalifa Haftar in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian media reported.Shoigu and Haftar discussed the Libyan crisis and the security situation in…

Tunisian President to attend Palermo Conference on Libya

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will participate in the international conference on Libya in Palermo on November 12 and 13, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said.The announcement came in a statement following a meeting between…

IOM says 124 Somali migrants repatriated from Libya

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that 124 illegal Somali immigrants were voluntarily repatriated from Libya’s capital Tripoli.The repatriation took place as clashes erupted near Tripoli’s Mitiga…

315 illegal migrants saved by Libyan Coast Guard

The Libyan Coast Guard picked up a total of 315 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday who were trying to reach Europe in three inflatable boats, a spokesman said.The migrants, who included 275 men, 32 women and eight children…

UNSMIL condemns attacks on medical facilities in Tripoli

The United Nations condemned Monday the attack against Jalaa Hospital for Women and Childbirth in Tripoli, by militias.The attackers shot one doctor and threatened the safety and security of the medical staff at the hospital,…

Libya and Turkey to activate military cooperation

Turkey's defense minister on Monday held meetings with Libyan officials in the capital Tripoli. According to a Defense Ministry statement, Hulusi Akar met at the Prime Ministry with officials including Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of…

Clashes erupt in Libya’s Sabratha

Armed groups led by Al-Dabbashi (Ammou) and others from the Al-Wadi Force have started fighting Sunday morning in southern Sabratha city.The clashes erupted on Sunday morning and reports from the city say that all shops, schools,…

ICC says impunity of Saif Gaddafi and Al-Werfalli must end

A call by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi ­– son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and de facto Prime Minister of the country during the time of his father's rule – for an international arrest warrant against him to be ruled inadmissible,…

New spy chief in appointed in Libya

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appointed on Thursday Abdullah A-Dersi as the new intelligence chief, replacing Abdul Qader al-Tuhami, according to a statement released late Wednesday by the head of the government’s…

Libya reopens Al-Bayda oilfield

 Libya has restarted the eastern al-Bayda oilfield, a field engineer said late on Tuesday, the latest operation in the so-called Oil Crescent region to resume work after heavy fighting in June.The field has a current capacity of…