Tag: Libya

‘Italy is trying to recolonize Libya,’ Saif al-Islam

August 4, 2017

Son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi Thursday indicated that Italy, by deploying warships into Libyan territorial waters, is looking to re-colonize Libya by, repeating ... Read More

Libya: Cairo Pushes to Blow up Hedge between Factions

August 4, 2017

Egypt has convened Libyan factions involved in the political process in the oil-rich North African country, asking them to establish modern democratic state and end ... Read More

Libya: Italian Navy Deployment Approved, LNA Ordered to Fire at Trespassing Boats

August 3, 2017

Shortly after the Italian parliament approved the deployment of the country’s naval forces to the Libyan shores to help combat the flow of illegal migration ... Read More

Libya: Italy Suspects ISIS-Mafia Oil Smuggling Deal

August 2, 2017

Libya’s increasing oil exportations are beginning to raise eyebrows in Italy as authorities believe that the mafia is linking up with extremist groups loyal to ... Read More

Libya: Serraj Promises Cash to HoR-aligned Tobruk Municipality

August 2, 2017

Libyan Prime Minister Faez Serraj has promised to attend financially to Tobruk municipality, which is housing the Libyan internationally recognized parliament, the House of Representatives ... Read More

France to scan asylum seekers in Libya to curb deadly crossings of Mediterranean

July 28, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will start processing asylum seekers’ applications in Libya as of this summer, in a move to curb ... Read More

Italy Plans Sending Navy Units off Libyan Coasts to Curb Illegal Migration

July 28, 2017

Italy is planning to send ships in Libyan waters by the end of August to combat human trafficking and stem a huge influx of immigrants, ... Read More

Libya: Serraj, Haftar Endorse Skhirat LPA as Only Political Roadmap for Country’s Reconstruction

July 26, 2017

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

July 26, 2017

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?

July 25, 2017

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