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Tripoli: A city of corruption and chaos, The Guardian reports
The Guardian has reported that seven years after the fall of Gaddafi and his regime in Libya, the Libyan people in Tripoli are now intimidated by a rule of militias and gangsters who control all of state institutions as well as the…
Libya’s Salah Badi likens himself to one of America’s founding fathers
The commander of Al-Sumood Brigade, Salah Badi, has likened himself to one of the founding fathers of the United Sates of America, in an interview with the Middle East Eye (MEE.)Badi, who is a member of the General National Congress…
UNHCR: Over 57000 refugees and asylums seekers registered in Libya
UNHCR said on Monday that as of 3 December 2018, a total of 57,398 asylum seekers and refugees have been registered in Libya.The UNHCR added that a total of 3,616 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be…
UN mission in Libya condemns deadly ISIS attack in Tazirbu town
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned Saturday the deadly terrorist attack on Tazirbu, an oasis in the southeast of Libya, 250 kilometers northwest of Kufra. "The Friday attack on the Tezirbu police station,…
UN, EU launch multi-million program to provide basic services to Libya’s vulnerable people
The UN Development Program (UNDP) on Friday announced the launch of a 50-million-euro (56.7-million-U.S. dollars) program funded by the EU to support basic services for vulnerable people in Libya.The program, with joint efforts with…
UN sanctions Libyan brigade leader Salah Badi
The UN Security Council has sanctioned the commander of Al-Sumood Brigade, Salah Badi, citing his "role in undermining stability and security in Libya.""The UK – along with our US & French partners - has secured United Nations…
Disappearance of Libya’s frozen assets in Belgium: Official passiveness
A Belgian investigation is underway into the billions of euros missing from Belgian banks that belonged to the Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.This investigation comes following the accusations that Belgium authorities were paying out…
Salame: UNSMIL sure that there is only political not military solution to Libya’s crisis
The UN envoy for Libya said Tuesday he was encouraged by support from Libyan factions and the international community for a national conference planned for early 2019 to chart a path to greater stability and elections in the lawless…
Libya elections by June 2019, UN envoy tells Reuters at Palermo Conference
The UN delegate to Libya hopes another attempt to hold an election will take place by June 2019 after he scrapped a December 2018 plan, but said Libyans should first use a national conference in early 2019 to decide on the poll’s…
Turkey sends vice president to attend Palermo Conference on Libya
Turkey's vice president will be in Italy on Monday to attend an international conference on Libya, according to presidential sources.
Fuat Oktay will attend Monday's dinner to be hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and talk…
UN delegate to Libya: Elections will be in spring of 2019
A national conference will be held in Libya in the first weeks of 2019 to push for elections that could take place next year, the UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday.UN envoy Ghassan Salame said the conference will…
UN to ignore elections and adopt economic reforms, armed groups’ reconciliation in Libya
Diplomats and other sources told Reuters on Wednesday that the United Nations and Western powers have given up hope that Libya will hold elections in the immediate future, focusing on reconciliation first among rival factions locked in…
UNSMIL condemns attacks on medical facilities in Tripoli
The United Nations condemned Monday the attack against Jalaa Hospital for Women and Childbirth in Tripoli, by militias.The attackers shot one doctor and threatened the safety and security of the medical staff at the hospital,…