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Ankara has replied through its Foreign Ministry to a posting on Facebook threatening to shoot down any Turkish plane that enters Libyan airspace. The account is believed to be used by the Libyan Air Force. Turkish Airlines is the only foreign commercial company that has been flying to the country but announced the suspension of […]
Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has informed the U.N Security Council that the country’s stability is linked to the situation in Libya. Almost half of Mali was once under the control of the Al-Qaeda forces in the Maghreb before being pushed back by international forces. During the melee, the Touaregs also claimed their independence within […]
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has indefinitely suspended the Libyan political dialogue that was supposed to begin on 5 January. This is the third time the dialogue has been postponed. Fighting between the different warring factions in the North African country still continues. According to the spokesperson of the outgoing General National Congress, […]
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed the need to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis rather than another military operation in the North African country plunged in chaos since the collapse of the Kaddafi regime. The French official, who was visiting Madama, Northern Niger, where a French military base is being built […]
The Libyan parliament in Tobruk has come under attack after a suicide bomber in a car detonated his bomb at the entrance of the al-Salam Hotel where the parliamentarians are based and have their sessions. There are no casualties. This is the first time the parliament is targeted in a bomb attack since it left […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed deep concern over the conflict in Libya and its implications for the country’s future, during a Sunday meeting with his Libyan counterpart, Mohamed Al-Dairi. Hostilities in Libya between the government forces and the Islamists have not stopped leading many to fear that it could delay the projected UN-led dialogue […]
At least 22 Libyan soldiers were killed Thursday in an offensive launched by the Islamists fighters in a bid to take control of al-Sidra port harboring some of the country’s main oil terminals According to the Libyan authorities, the assailants, who used speedboats and rockets in their surprise attack, belong to the “Fajr Libya Movement”. […]
U.N. Libyan envoy Bernadino Leon has informed the Security Council that rival factions in Libya have agreed, in principle, to peace talks scheduled for 5 January despite the ongoing battles between them. The talks will be centered on a cease-fire deal, a national unity government and a new constitution. Libya has two governments and parliaments […]
The European Commission announced on Monday a €2 million emergency humanitarian assistance to the scores of Libyans who have been forced to flee their homes because of worsening violence in the country, as the approaching winter will increase their need for warm clothing, heaters and insulated shelter. “The funding will provide essential humanitarian assistance and […]
Fighting for the control of eastern oil ports have broken out after Fajr Libya launched an operation to “liberate oilfields and terminals.” Last week, President Al Thinni of the Tobruk government said means are being developed to ensure that the payment of oil exportations to accounts that are not under their control be stopped. Fighting […]