Tag: Misrata

Bashagha, Maiteeq among candidates to replace embattled Libyan PM

February 2, 2022

The Libyan parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), has accepted the candidacies of former members of Government of National Accord (GNA), the previous Libyan administration, ... Read More

Libya: Misrata Mayor Kidnapped & Killed

December 18, 2017

The mayor of the Libyan coastal city of Misrata Mohammed Eshtewi has been kidnapped and killed by gunmen shortly after his return from a visit ... Read More

Libya: Daech claims responsibility for attack on court building in Misrata

October 5, 2017

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 ... Read More

Libya: London Wants All Parties to Work Together For Peace & Stability

August 25, 2017

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Thursday Benghazi wherein he met Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, the Head of the Libyan National Army, as well as ... Read More

Libya: Cairo Pushes to Blow up Hedge between Factions

August 4, 2017

Egypt has convened Libyan factions involved in the political process in the oil-rich North African country, asking them to establish modern democratic state and end ... Read More

Libya’s Serraj to Visit Washington

April 25, 2017

Libyan nominal Prime Minister Faiez Serraj backed by the international community has been invited by President Trump’s administration to visit Washington, few days after Italian ... Read More

Libya: Moscow attempts to seduce PC-backed Misrata top military officials to negotiate with Haftar

April 20, 2017

Russian authorities have held talks with heads of Misrata forces aligned with UN-backed Presidential Council in a move to narrow gap between the West-based forces ... Read More

Libya: Khalifa Ghwell-aligned forces launch ‘National Guard’ in Tripoli to protect state institutions

February 10, 2017

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

January 31, 2017

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

Malta Warns Haftar’s Westward Advance Will Worsen Refugee Crisis

January 16, 2017

Maltese Foreign minister has warned that emboldening Libya’s Khalifa Haftar will lead to a civil war and worsen the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. “Haftar ... Read More