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Tag: Tripoli
Libya Asks EU for Armed Ships, Helicopters to Prevent Migrants’ Crossings to Europe
Libya’s UN-backed government has requested the EU to provide it with armed ships and helicopters to intercept and prevent migrants from making the risky journey ... Read More
Libya: Haftar denies Russia’s intent to supply arms
Khalifa Haftar, head of Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned with UN-back President Council (PC) rival government has lambasted claims that Russia has agreed to supply ... Read More
Libya: Haftar meets with Senior US army official in Abu Dhabi
The Libyan army commander opposed to the UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) has met with a senior US military official during his ongoing stay in the ... Read More
Trump’s Aide Advocates Partitioning Libya
Sebastian Gorka, a White House Deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, suggested partitioning Libya into three states during a meeting with a senior European Diplomat, ... Read More
Russia Continues Sneaky Tactics in Support of Haftar in Libya
Set to strengthen its foothold in a Libya beset by chaos and instability, Russia threw its weight on Libya’s strongman Marshall Khalifa Haftar whose forces ... Read More
Libya Slipping Into Chaos, Raising Concern of the West
Western diplomats are increasingly concerned that the fighting raging in Libya will severely damage the coastal oil infrastructure, the economic lifeblood of the country. They ... Read More
UN Slams Libyan justice system as unfair, requests handing over of Gaddafi’s son to ICC
The UN has issued a 60-page report harshly criticizing the Libyan justice system and denouncing the trial of senior officials of the Gadhafi era as ... Read More
Tripoli Sends 170 Senegalese Migrants Back Home
About 170 Senegalese migrants who were in detention centers in Tripoli have been deported back to the west-African nation, local media reported on Thursday. The ... Read More
Libya: Khalifa Ghwell-aligned forces launch ‘National Guard’ in Tripoli to protect state institutions
Chaos is festering in capital Tripoli as forces aligned with self-style Khalifa Ghwell announced Thursday the creation of the Libyan National Guard (LNG) to protect ... Read More
Libya: Turkey Second Country to Reopen Embassy
Ankara Monday announced it reopened its embassy in Tripoli, becoming the second foreign country to do so following Italy. The embassy was close more than ... Read More