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Libyan PM-designate proposes unity government plan

Libya’s designated prime minister, chosen via a U.N.-facilitated process last month, said on Thursday he had proposed a governing plan to the country’s divided parliament as part of a peace…

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Maltese representative offices in Libya to be fully functioning in coming weeks – Minister Bartolo

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo held what was reported to be a very positive conversation with the designate Prime Minister of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. In a…

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UPDATED: Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 23 February 2021

Updated 1745- News portal briefing Times of Malta reports that the COVID-19 pandemic cost the Maltese government an estimated €900 million last year and the deficit for last year is…

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Libyan interior minister escapes shooting attack on motorcade in Tripoli

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on the motorcade of Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha in the capital Tripoli on Sunday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to Bashagha…

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UN experts: Trump ally, UAE firms violated Libya sanctions

American security contractor Erik Prince, a close ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, violated the U.N. arms embargo against Libya along with three United Arab Emirates-based companies and their…

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Egypt’s Sisi offers support to Libya’s new PM

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met incoming Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Cairo on Thursday and offered his country’s support in achieving stability in its troubled neighbour, the presidency…

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Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams

As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. They now live divided by Libya’s frontlines, their futures irrevocably shaped by…

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Egypt to reopen Libyan embassy

Egypt is planning to reopen its embassy in Libya’s capital for the first time in six years, according to Egyptian sources and Libyan officials, marking a shift to a more…

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Turkey says its troops to stay in Libya for now

Turkish troops stationed in Libya will remain there as long as a bilateral military agreement between Ankara and Tripoli is active and Libya’s government requests it, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin…

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Turkey ready to discuss withdrawing from Libya

Turkey will discuss withdrawing its forces from Libya if other foreign troops are withdrawn first, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said. Speaking at an event in Ankara, Erdogan said that Turkish…

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Libya power brokers welcome accord but challenges lie ahead

TRIPOLI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Libya's parallel eastern administration welcomed Friday's announcement of a new interim government to unite the country, but added it would only cede power if the…

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Malta notes outcome of the election of Libya transitional government

In a statement, Malta's government, said that Malta notes the outcome of the election for the transitional government of Libya. Best wishes for a united Libya run by Libyans for…

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U.N.-led forum selects new Libya’s interim government

GENEVA / VALLETTA / LONDON, Feb 5 (CDE / Reuters) - A U.N.-led Libya forum on Friday selected an interim government via a vote, choosing Mohammed al-Menfi as presidency council head and…

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Closed highway and dangerous desert detour underline challenges to Libyan peace

RIPOLI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Libyans watching a peace process nearing a critical phase this week in Switzerland need only try driving from one side of their country to the…

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U.N. lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government until this year’s vote

TUNIS (Reuters) - Participants at Libya’s U.N.-sponsored peace talks have approved a list of candidates seeking to lead a transitional government that will prepare the North African state for a…

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US calls for the withdrawal of Russian, Turkish forces from Libya

Al Jazeera - The United States has called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish forces from Libya after a deadline for them to leave was ignored. Under an…

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Deadline ends for foreign forces’ departure from conflict-torn Libya

Cairo (dpa) – A deadline for the departure of foreign forces from conflict-torn Libya ended on Saturday without any indication that troops were pulling out. On October 23, Libya’s warring sides reached a country-wide permanent ceasefire agreement in Geneva.…

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U.N. sets dates for Libyan transitional government selection

The United Nations Libya mission said that nominations for leadership of a new unified transitional government must be made within a week and voting on candidates would take place in…

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Central Bank of Libya says Libyan energy revenue dropped 92% last year

Libya’s oil and gas revenue dropped by 92% last year, the central bank said on Wednesday, after most exports were stopped by a months-long blockade by fighters in the civil…

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43 Africans drown off Libya in first Mediterranean shipwreck of 2021 -UN

At least 43 West African migrants trying to reach Europe drowned off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, after their boat capsized in rough seas, in the first shipwreck of…

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Libyans agree on a mechanism to choose a new temporary government to oversee the run-up to elections

Libyans working under a U.N. peace process on Tuesday agreed a mechanism to choose a new temporary government to oversee the run-up to elections late this year, in the hope…

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U.N. says Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government

A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing a new transitional government to oversee the run-up to elections in December, the U.N. said over…

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Bakeries in Tripoli shut down due to increase in prices of ingredients

Libya Observer - The general syndicate of bakers and bakeries in Tripoli shut down all bakeries in the city starting Saturday due to increased prices of bread ingredients. The head…

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Libya tries to identify remains found in mass grave in Tarhuna

Libyan authorities on Friday released two bodies found in mass graves in the city of Tarhouna after the Tripoli government retook it in June from Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army…

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U.N. Security Council approves new U.N. Libya mediator

The United Nations Security Council approved on Friday the appointment of veteran diplomat Jan Kubis as the U.N. Libya envoy, diplomats said, nearly a year after the last mediator stepped…

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Sit-in by guards at Libya’s Hariga oil port blocks loading

Petroleum facilities guards at Libya's eastern Hariga oil terminal have delayed the loading of a one million-barrel cargo as they press salary demands, the port's manager said on Wednesday. The…

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Libyans start using new exchange rate

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Libya on Sunday introduced a new unified exchange rate agreed last month after years of division between rival branches based…

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Top Egypt officials visit Libya capital for first time in years

TRIPOLI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Senior Egyptian security officials visited the Libyan capital Tripoli for the first time in years on Sunday and held talks with officials from the internationally…

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Turkey warns Libya’s Haftar against attacking its forces

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces of Khalifa Haftar and their supporters based in eastern Libya would be viewed as "legitimate targets" if they attempted…

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Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of ceasefire deal

Libya’s rival leaders kicked off a U.N.-brokered prisoner exchange, United Nations and Libyan officials said Saturday, which was part of a preliminary cease-fire agreement between the warring Libyan groups. The…

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Libyan government approves 20% increase in public salaries

Libya's internationally recognised government on Tuesday approved a 20% raise in public sector wages, a spokesman said, boosting a key source of income for many Libyans that has been eroded…

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U.N. says Mladenov will not take up role as U.N. Libya envoy

Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up the role as United Nations Libya envoy next year due to "personal and…

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UPDATE – Libya considering extradition of Lockerbie suspect to U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed…

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As Lockerbie bombing anniversary remembered, families ‘horrified’ at US announcement

The US Justice Department later on today is expected to unseal charges in connection with the Lockerbie bombing on the 32nd anniversary of the tragedy. The bombing of Pan Am…

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Pompeo says Russia playing political games in the Mediterranean

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday blasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over comments that the United States is playing political games in the Mediterranean region and turned…

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New developments expected shortly in Lockerbie bombing case

The United States is expected to soon unseal criminal charges against another suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people mostly…

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Italian fishermen detained in eastern Libya have been freed

A group of 18 sailors who were seized by Libyan patrol boats in September while fishing in the Mediterranean have been freed by authorities in eastern Libya, Italian Foreign Minister…

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Peril at sea, danger on shore for migrants trapped in Libya

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - When Abdullah boarded an inflatable boat crammed with fellow migrants in February he thought he would finally reach Europe after braving the dangers of a Sahara…

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UPDATED: Libya’s divided central bank agrees exchange rate after first meeting in years

The Central Bank of Libya board agreed to a devalued exchange rate across the country of 4.48 dinars to the dollar from Jan. 3, it said on Wednesday, a move…

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U.N. Security Council approves new U.N. envoy to mediate in Libya

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday approved a proposal by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov as the U.N. Libya special envoy and Norwegian Tor Wennesland as the…

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Malta: Malta offers Libya cooperation in the education sector

The Maltese Government offered cooperation to Libyan authorities, from the University of Malta and from the Maltese College of Arts, Science and Technology, MCAST, for assistance in English teaching, as…

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Turkey condemns seizure of vessel by east Libyan forces

Turkey condemned the interception of one of its ships by eastern-based Libyan forces in the Mediterranean, saying it must be allowed to resume its journey to western Libya and warning…

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Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) -Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said on Monday, a…

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Libya’s divided central bank board holds rare meeting

TRIPOLI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The board of the Central Bank of Libya, whose western and eastern branches have for years been split between the country's warring rivals, said it…

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Afriqiyah Airways hijacker sentenced to 25 years in prison by Maltese court

One of the men in the hijacking of an Afriqiyah Airways in 2016, a 29-year-old Libyan man, Shah Soko Moussa, was sentenced by the Maltese courts to 25 years in…

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Insights – Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back

SIRTE, Libya/TUNIS (Reuters) - In Libya's frontline city of Sirte, parts of which still lie in ruins, the commission set up to oversee warring rivals' recent ceasefire has put its…

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U.S. blacklists Libyan militia, leader after Russia stops U.N. sanctions

The United States unilaterally blacklisted Libya's Kaniyat militia and its leader on Wednesday after Russia last week prevented a U.N. Security Council committee from imposing sanctions over human rights abuses…

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Germany, Turkey trade accusations over interception of Turkish vessel

Turkey and Germany traded barbs on Tuesday after German soldiers boarded a Turkish vessel on behalf of an EU military mission in the Mediterranean, with Berlin calling its NATO ally's…

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Turkey prevented German vessel from policing Libya arms blockade

Turkey prevented German forces belonging to a European Union military mission carrying out a full search of a Turkish cargo ship that they suspected of taking weapons to Libya, both…

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U.N. Libya envoy urges U.N. to blacklist anyone who obstructs peace talks

The acting United Nations Libya envoy pressed the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to blacklist anyone who obstructs peace efforts after the warring parties agreed a ceasefire and Libyan participants…

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Libya’s NOC, Total discuss increasing production rates, expanding Total’s investments in Libya

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and France's Total discussed NOC's efforts to raise production capacity and increase production rates to the highest levels, as well as expanding investments of the…

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Libyan oil production recovers faster than expected

Libyan oil production has now reached 1.215 million barrels per day (bpd), a Libyan oil source told Reuters on Friday, as the OPEC member's oil industry recovers faster than expected.…

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Renewed optimism as warring Libya sides agree to open main road, implement truce

Libya's warring sides will immediately reopen the main coastal road connecting the vast country's east and west across front lines, the United Nations said on Thursday, as part of a…

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Joseph, the six-month old baby, who died in the latest migrant-wreckage in the Mediterranean

The body of Joseph, a six-month old baby originally from Guinea who was among six people to drown in a migrant-boat wreck in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, has been taken…

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U.N. announces Libyan talks election breakthrough

Political talks on Libya's future have reached agreement on holding elections within 18 months, the United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday, hailing a "breakthrough" in a peacemaking process…

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Killing of Libyan dissident underscores stakes in peace talks

Gunmen shot dead a prominent dissident in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday as political talks in neighbouring Tunisia focused on a roadmap towards elections in Libya. Hanan…

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U.N. opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections

The United Nations opened talks on Libya's future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a decade of chaos and bloodshed by arranging elections, but obstacles remain despite progress…

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