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Category: Libya
Libya: Serraj, Haftar Endorse Skhirat LPA as Only Political Roadmap for Country’s Reconstruction
Libya’s political rivals agreed Tuesday in France to set aside their contentions and make way for peace, endorsing the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) signed in ... Read More
Mediterranean Countries Agree to Curb Illegal Migration
Mediterranean interior ministers have agreed to enhance joint actions to combat illegal migration, migrants’ smuggling and human trafficking networks, a growing lucrative business threatening peace ... Read More
Libya: Is Haftar Receiving Israeli Weaponry?
The Libyan National Army commander, aligned with east-based rival government, Khalifa Haftar has been reportedly receiving military aid from Israel with the secret support of ... Read More
Libya: At Least 278 African Migrants Rescued at Sea
Libyan authorities have rescued in two separate operations on Monday at least 278 migrants as they tried to reach Europe. In one operation, 150 African ... Read More
Libya: France takes political agreement initiative
France has confirmed that the Prime Minister-designate Fayez Serraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord will be meeting, in Paris on Tuesday, with Field ... Read More
Libya: Haftar’s Officer Accused of War Crimes
The UN asked Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) to suspend Mahmoud Al-Warfali, a commander of Saiqa Special Forces, accused of having committed war crimes ... Read More
Libya: PM Serraj Proposes Elections in 2018 to End Crisis
Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Serraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord has revealed plans for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2018 as he stated that ... Read More
Libya: Forces Loyal to Haftar Edge towards Tripoli
Armed groups aligned with Libyan self-style Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar said Tuesday they took control of the town of Castelverde, 75 kilometres east of Tripoli ... Read More
Libya: Clashes continue in Benghazi after liberation
Four days after Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar announced that the Libyan National Army (LNA) has liberated the city of Benghazi from terrorism, clashes continued till ... Read More
Migrant Crossings from North Africa to Spain Double in 2017
Would-be migrants are increasingly avoiding passing through conflict-wracked Libya on their treacherous sea journey to Europe in favor of the more peaceful and closer western ... Read More