Tag: Libya

Libya: PM Serraj Proposes Elections in 2018 to End Crisis

July 17, 2017

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

July 12, 2017

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

July 10, 2017

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

July 9, 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

Libya: Benghazi has fallen to Haftar’s LNA

July 6, 2017

Head of Libyan National Army (LNA) opposed to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli Wednesday announced victory over militant groups and other fighters ... Read More

Libya: NGOs accused of aiding illegal migration

July 4, 2017

The Libyan navy has claimed that the country’s sovereignty is being jeopardized by international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) that are helping illegal migrants trying to reach ... Read More

Egypt Accuses Qatar of Backing Terrorism at UN Session

June 28, 2017

Egyptian officials have pointed fingers at Qatar for supporting terrorism during a U.N. session on Tuesday, held at the initiative of Egypt and chaired by ... Read More

Libya Invasion was a Mistake, President Macron

June 22, 2017

France’s new President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that the “invasions” of foreign forces in Libya to end Colonel Muammar Gadhafi’s rule in 2011 was an ... Read More

Libya: UN Chief appoints Lebanese scholar Ghassan Salame as UNSMIL Head

June 19, 2017

UN Secretary General has confirmed Ghassan Salamé, a Lebanese scholar and Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, as the new head of UNSMIL, ... Read More

Libya: Arrest and surrender Saif al-Islam immediately, ICC Prosecutor

June 15, 2017

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda has reacted to the release of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Libya by stressing that the ... Read More