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Defence Minister of the National Accord Government, Colonel Dr Salah al-Din al-Namroush, announced the signing of a military cooperation agreement with Italy Friday in Rome.“We signed with the Italian Defense Ministry today, Friday, in…

A memorandum of understanding (MoU ) between Italy and Libya was signed this last week to support and strengthen cooperation with Libya in the field of education.The acting Minister of Education, Mohammed Amari Zayd signed on Wednesday…

Acting Special Representative of the United Nations, Stephanie Williams said that great progress was achieved in the Libyan political dialogue forum, and the talks witnessed overcoming 70% of difficulties to reach the solution the Libyan…

The Libyan Chief of Staff of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Lieutenant-General Mohamed Al-Haddad, visited the Italian capital Rome.According to the Libyan Embassy in Italy, the visit of the Al-Haddad team and the delegation…

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, at the opening of MED 2020 online conference called on the international community to stop foreign interference in the Libyan crisis.The Italian Minister noted that unilateral actions by Turkey in…

The governments of France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom issue a warning to those who stand in the way of political negotiating and the process of establishing peace in Libya.In a joint statement released by the French…

A statement released by United Nations Development program showed that Italy provided a contribution of 450,000 Euros (About 526,000 dollars) to the Libyan Political Dialogue forum that was held in Tunisia between the 9th and 15th of…

The leaders of France, Italy and Germany urged "all foreign actors" to stop interfering in Libya and to respect the UN arms embargo on the country. The trio hinted at sanctions as a way to enforce their position.Libya faces a…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj met Saturday with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome and the two officials discussed the latest developments in Libya.…

Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio made Wednesday an unannounced visit to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where he held talks with the Head of Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj on bilateral relations and issues of joint interests.Di…

Libya has sent a team of medics, 30 doctors, to Italy to help the European country combat Coronavirus as cases in Italy are on constant rise.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Sayal, received Tuesday a phone call from his Italian…

Outrage and anger have been the feelings of Libyans as they noticed the Italian Embassy in Libya "Liked" on Twitter a tweet for "Libya Channel" which is based in Jordan and is loyal to Khalifa Haftar.The controversial tweet was news…

Over 160 migrants and refugees rescued off the Libyan coast have disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday.The migrants, including 50 children and five pregnant women, "were rescued by…

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri met Wednesday with the Italian ambassador to Libya Giuseppe Puccini in Tripoli.The meeting discussed the ongoing developments in political and military fields and the…

A deal to restrict the arrival of migrants and refugees into Italy from Libya was renewed automatically on Saturday.The MoU, signed in February 2017 by Italy and the UN-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez…

France and Italy have chaired a ministerial meeting on Libya in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with attendance of delegates from the US, UK, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, China, Germany, Russia, and Arab League as well as the…

The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France will chair a meeting on Libya in New York to discuss political settlement in the country.The meeting is going to be attended by the permanent member states of the UN Security…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the stabilisation of Libya will be at the centre of discussion in his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday.“The Libyan crisis remains a source of great concern for…

Italian police arrested three men on Monday accused of torturing and extorting money from migrants in a Libyan detention center.Prosecutors in Sicily ordered the arrests of two Egyptians and one Guinean after several…

Union of Italian Fishing has suspended the agreement it signed with Military Investment Authority of #Haftar's forces in eastern Libya after the Libyan Foreign Ministry has asked Italy to halt such an illegitimate action.The agreement…