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First contingent of French troops withdrawn from Niger arrives in Chad

The first road convoy of French troops that were withdrawn from Niger following the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum arrived in Chad’s capital on Thursday (19 October), according to French military authorities. The convoy arrived in N’Djamena “without any particular problems “after spending 10 days on the road in coordination with Nigerian forces, French army […]

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Egypt, Libya to ban trade of non-Egypt-made drugs

Libyan and Egyptian authorities have reached an agreement to ban the trade of pharmaceutical drugs, other than Egyptian-made, in Libya, ‘Libya Observer’ reports. The move came following a request by the Egyptian Customs Authority to the Libyan Finance ministry to allow only the entry of Egyptian-origin medicine through the Salloum border crossing with Libya. The […]

Europe Headlines International Libya

Switzerland hands to Libya list of seized antiquities

The Swiss ambassador to Libya, Joseph Ringli, has surrendered to the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs a list of items, including antiquities belonging the North African country, seized inside Switzerland, Libya Observer reports. The announcement came in statements by the Director of the Antiquities Authority, Mohammed Faraj. Faraj indicated that appointments had been set with […]

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Vice-chairman of Libyan High Council of State commends Morocco’s efforts to achieve reconciliation in Libya

Vice-chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Massoud Obeid, hailed Morocco’s ongoing efforts to achieve national reconciliation between the Libyan brothers. The Skhirat Agreement was a decisive turning point in the process to end the Libyan conflict, noted Obeid during talks in Rabat with speaker of the House of Advisors, Enaam Mayara. He vowed […]

Europe Headlines International Libya

Libya bent on bringing Libyan prisoners back home – Justice Minister

Libya’s Justice Minister, Halima Ibrahim indicated Sunday October 1st the North African country is very determined to ensure all Libyans detained abroad are sent home to serve their prison sentences, ‘Libya Observer’ reports. H. Ibrahim made the announcement on Facebook in the wake of a prisoner swap agreement signed between Libya and Italy, on the […]

Americas Community Headlines International Libya

US pledges $11 Million in relief funds to Libya after floods disaster

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced $11 million in humanitarian aid to Libya to support people affected by the storm Daniel which hit the city of Derna and a number of cities in THE eastern part of the oil-rich African country. The White House said that the State Department and USAID will assist in coordinating […]

Headlines Libya

Libya/Floods: Resentment mounts in Derna against politicians

A week after the floods that killed thousands of people, hopes are fading of finding survivors in Derna. Some relatives of the missing now want only one thing: to find their bodies and bury them. And all the while, resentment towards the authorities is spreading among the population. The more time passes, the less hope […]

Headlines International Libya

Libya: Casualties, damage caused by devastating floods could have been reduced – WMO

The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday September 14 the use of advance warning systems would have lessened the casualties and damage caused by the recent devastating floods in Libya that killed at least 6,000 people, “Libya Update” reports. “If there had been advance warning, we could have avoided most of the human casualties […]

Asia Columns Headlines International Libya

Israel’s FM unreciprocated optimism after meeting with Libyan peer

Speculations about an upcoming normalization of ties between war-torn and de facto divided Libya and Israel came to the fore following news of a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries, an incident that was described as historic in Israel but led to the sanctioning of Libya’s foreign minister by her government. The […]

Features Headlines Libya

Fighting in Tripoli, Libya: More than 50 dead and nearly 150 wounded

Heavy fighting between two influential armed groups on the outskirts of the Libyan capital from Monday to Tuesday August 15 evening left at least 50 people dead and more than 140 wounded, medical sources said on Wednesday August 16. In a “provisional toll” published on Facebook, the Center for Emergency Medicine, which manages rescue operations […]