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Eight months after the landmark speech of King Mohammed VI at the African Union Summit in which he deplored that the “flame of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) has faded because faith in a common interest has vanished,” the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) came to the same conclusion ringing the alarm bell as […]
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) Wednesday claimed credit for the attack on a court house in the city of Misrata in which four people including a security officer have been confirmed dead. The group swiftly on its media agency Amaq said its commandos raided the court building. Reports say three men arrived in a […]
UK’s foreign minister Boris Johnson made news Tuesday disregarding dead bodies in Libya noting that the city of Sirte could become the next Dubai if authorities can clear dead bodies away, reports say. Boris is known for controversial remarks made the comments during address to members of the Conservative party. “The only thing they’ve got […]
US military command for Africa AFRICOM said Thursday it conducted several strikes against the Islamic State (IS) fighters near the city of Sirte following last week Friday sorties. The new airstrikes according to the command took place Tuesday with the coordination of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). The Tuesday airstrike destroyed IS positions, […]
US African command AFRICOM announced it killed 17 Islamic State group (IS) fighters in six air strikes on terrorist training camps of the group located near its former stronghold of Sirte. The AFRICOM command said in statement that the operation took place on Friday and targeted a training camp in the desert, 240 kilometers south-east […]
UN special envoy to Libya has approved any intent by Saif al-Islam to run for elections in the Libya next year if he wants despite being wanted by the International Criminal Court. Ghassan Salame, head of the UNSMIL told French France 24 that aside from Saif al-Islam all former loyalists and supporters of former Libyan […]
Head of the UN special mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salamé Wednesday came up with new actions to end the seven-year old Libyan crisis noting that Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) signed in 2015 remains the country’s political roadmap, although it needs, in its current state, some adjustments. Despite a nearly two-year-old Political Agreement, Libya remains […]
The UN Special mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has insisted that the UN forces who arrived in the Libyan capital will only be in charge of the UN building security, rejecting reports that the UN is sending ‘Blue Berets’ as peacekeepers in the North African country. A spokesperson of the mission told media the forces that […]
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres underscored that the Libyan Political Agreement signed under the aegis of the UN in Skhirat, Morocco, in December 2015, remains the transitional framework for peace and reconciliation in the North African country. The UN chief who was participating in a high-level event on Libya organized Wednesday on the […]
Head of the self-imposed Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar Monday in Tunis indicated that terrorism in the North African country will be soon eradicated adding that his LNA is a powerful army. “But we have a powerful army, and very soon we will get rid of the story of terrorism in Libya,” he said […]