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Following the damning report issued this week by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) highlighting the responsibility of the European Union in the death and tragedies suffered by migrants trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, deemed the deadliest migratory route in the world, a meeting gathered in Tripoli the European Commissioner […]
The UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged Libya and the European Union to step up efforts to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean and called for urgent reform of current policies and practices on search and rescue “that too often rob migrants of their lives, dignity and fundamental human rights.” The real tragedy is […]
Disagreements are growing as the fateful December 24 date for general elections in Libya approaches. The political agreement reached last fall by the UN-sponsored National Forum provides for the holding of elections in order to advance the peace and stabilization process in the country. The disagreements are centered on the Constitution and the law that […]
The International Criminal Court, ICC, Monday wielded prosecution against mercenaries and foreign troops in Libya for using detention centers to commit a variety of serious crimes, The New Arab reports. The Hague-based court’s Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda indicated during a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council on Libya that her office has received […]
Richard Norland will carry out his new mission as Special envoy for the United States in Libya while retaining his position as ambassador in Tripoli, the U.S. State Department announced Monday in a statement relayed by the U.S. Embassy. According to the statement, the ambassador will increase diplomatic efforts to “keep the political process […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reiterated on Tuesday its deep concern over the deterioration of the human rights situation in Algeria and the continued crackdown on the Hirak, denouncing “the use of violence to disperse peaceful demonstrations” and “the arbitrary arrests and detention of people who have exercised […]
Libya Thursday announced the creation of a fund worth around $335 million for the reconstruction of Benghazi and Derna, two cities ravaged by years of internal conflicts. A statement by the Government of National Unity (GNU), indicated that the fund will be housed in Benghazi, the country’s second city, and is created to reconstruct the […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh cancelled a trip to the country’s second city Benghazi on Sunday after reports indicated that militias loyal to Khalifa Haftar blocked Benina Airport, Anadolu news agency reports. Dbeibeh travelled to Mitiga Airport in the capital Tripoli late Sunday to fly to Benghazi but returned home after learning of the […]
Italian companies will build Libya’s largest highway that will link both countries going through Tunisia and Egypt, Rome has said. Italian companies are about to restart construction work on Libya’s largest highway, which runs from the Tunisian border to the Egyptian border, Luigi Di Maio, the Italian top diplomat reportedly told local radio Confapi. The […]
Tunisia has suspended work at its consulate in the Libyan capital of Tripoli for one week in a bid to curb covid-19 contaminations after several employees tested positive. The mission said its premises will be closed from this Monday April 19 for one week in a move to prevent further contaminations. It is the […]