Libya

Is another tragedy in the making in the Mediterranean Sea?

While the controversies about the death of the 117 migrants who disappeared in the Mediterranean waters in front of the Libyan coast between Friday and Saturday still going on, another…

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Mediterranean Sea claims lives of 170 persons in two shipwrecks (Updated)

An estimated 170 migrants have been lost in the Mediterranean in two incidents involving dinghies that left from Libya and Morocco, migrants organisations said on Saturday. The United Nations' Refugee Agency said…

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Diplomatique.Expert Libya News Roundup

The clashes south of the capital Tripoli, which have killed 13 and 52 were wounded, including women and children, according to the statistics of the Health Ministry's Central Operating Chamber,…

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Two days of clashes in Tripoli leave 10 dead and 41 wounded

Two days of clashes between rival militias near Libya's capital Tripoli have left 10 people dead and 41 wounded, the health ministry said Thursday. Fighting between armed groups erupted Wednesday…

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#10YearChallenge – Syria, Libya, Iraq Then and Now

Internet this week has been exploding with #10YearChallenge pictures and videos of how people and their lives have changed. The challenge faced by these countries has been unspoken and unjustified for…

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UN condemns new fighting in Tripoli

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the recent military mobilisation of forces in southern Tripoli and is monitoring the situation closely. UNSMIL warned parties against any…

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Libya and Malta agree to resume direct flights

Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC) Fayez Al-Sarraj agreed with the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat to resume direct flights between Malta and Libya by the end of the…

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European Union chooses Tripoli and Tunisia as HQ for governing board for borders and reform of security services in Libya

The European Union (EU) have chosen Tripoli and Tunisia as the HQ of the governing board for borders and reform of security services in Libya. Tunisie-telegraph website reported Monday that…

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Situation in Libya, Bilateral relations and Migration tops Maltese and Libyan Prime Ministers meeting’s agenda

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Sarraj held a meeting during a scheduled, fleeting visit by the Libyan Prime Minister on Wednesday. Bilateral relations, the current situation…

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Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Romania ready to take persons stranded off Malta, if Malta lets them in

Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Luxembourg, the Netherland and Romania are reported to have expressed their commitment to take the people stranded off Malta in the diplomatic stand-off which is seeing…

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Libyan authorities foils attempt to smuggle shipment of Turkish arms camouflaged as children’s toys

Libyan authorities announced Monday that an attempt to smuggle a shipment of Turkish arms into Libya through the port of Misurata was foiled, marking another violation by Ankara of the…

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Pope makes a “heartfelt appeal to European leaders to show concrete solidarity”

Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants stuck aboard two humanitarian rescue ships on the Mediterranean and to give them a…

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Weather conditions force Libya to shut oil export terminals

Libya’s oil exports have been suspended as bad weather conditions forced the OPEC country to shut all its export terminals, a local shipping agent and a Libyan oil source told…

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Cargo ship “Atlantic Peach” runs aground at Tripoli Port

A freighter carrying the name "Atlantic Peach" ran aground at Tripoli Port Wednesday, the Maritime Affairs Department of Tripoli Maritime Port confirmed on Thursday. The Marine Affairs Department clarified that…

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European illegal migration falls to lowest level in five years

The number of people caught trying to enter the EU illegally has fallen to its lowest level in five years, the bloc's border agency says. An estimated 150,000 illegal crossings…

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Arrest warrants issued for 37 suspects over attacks on key oil ports in Libya

Libyan authorities issued arrest warrants for 37 suspects over attacks on key oil ports in the east of the country and a military base in the south, a source in…

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UN Security Council says that Libyan assets held outside Libya are to remain frozen

The United Nations Security Council, putting an end to the controversy surrounding the Libyan frozen assets and their interests abroad, said in an Implementation Assistance Notice No.6 that assets owned…

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Open Arms boat, with over 300 migrants on board, docks in Spain (Updated)

Update: A Spanish charity rescue ship docked in Algeciras port in southern Spain on Friday, bringing ashore more than 300 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea one week ago. Several European…

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2,241 died in 2018 in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean

A total of 2,241 irregular migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea since the beginning of the year, the non-profit Spanish Refugee Aid Commission (CEAR) said Thursday, reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement,…

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British classified documents publication – “When Craxi forewarned Gaddafi of attack on family in the 80s”

West Berlin’s La Belle nightclub was a popular haunt for American soldiers in April 1986, when a bombing by Libyan agents killed two US servicemen and a Turkish woman, as…

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Libyan Post issues stamp set commemorating bitter truth of illegal migration

The Libyan Post company has issued a new stamp commemorating migrants who have tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea, thereby illustrating negative consequences and the 'bitter truth' of illegal immigration.…

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Libya announces limit of foreign currency allowed into or out of country

The National Anti-Money-Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Committee issued a decision to determine the foreign currency allowed to be brought into or taken out of the country at the individual level…

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ISIS claimed responsibility for suicide attack in Tripoli – Updated

Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people including a senior civil servant in an attack claimed by the Islamic…

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Sea-Watch calls for safe port for the 33 migrants on board in the Mediterranean

It is not a sos, but almost. And it is launched via Twitter. It reads like this: "We need a safe port" The NGO Sea Watch, whose ship is now…

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Three people were killed in suicide bombing attack in Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli (UPDATED)

At least three people were killed when suicide bombers attacked Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The assailants were suspected to be Islamic State militants,…

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Bodies of 34 Christians executed by ISIS in Libya have been exhumed from mass grave

The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed in Libya by ISIS in 2015 have been exhumed from a mass grave, Libyan authorities said on Monday. The news site Al Arabiya…

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Libya and Turkey agree to investigate arms consignment seized in Tripoli

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the head of Libya’s High Council of State discussed bilateral relations as reported by Anadolu Agency. The Middle East Monitor reports that Cavusoglu met Khalid Al-Mishri in the Libyan capital…

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Haftar and Al-Sarraj to meet in Rome next week

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte indicated that next week there will be a meeting between the Presidential Council's (PC) head Fayez Al-Sarraj and commander of the so-called Dignity Operation Khalifa…

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Libyan NOC declares force-majeure on oil exports from the El Sharara oilfield,

Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) on Monday declared force majeure on exports from the El Sharara oilfield, which was seized at the weekend by a local militia group. NOC said…

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EU flight ban for seven Libyan airlines extended

The European Commission has extended the ban on seven Libyan airlines from flying into the EU. According to the European Commission's website, the decision came for reasons of safety and…

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El Sharara oilfield closed after protests by Libyan tribesmen

Libyan tribesmen protested at the giant El Sharara oilfield on Saturday and shut down production, the force guarding the facility and a spokesman for the protesters said. Al Arabiya reports that…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the daily newspaper review and a roundup of the main headlines from around the world. Start your day informed The Malta Independent carries a…

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Protestors storm GNA Presidential Council in Libya

Protestors yesterday stormed the headquarters of the Presidential Council of Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord in the country’s capital of Tripoli, Anadolu Agency has reported. The demonstrators were a group of…

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Islamic State linked with gunmen attack in Southern Libya

Gunmen on Friday raided a town deep in Libya’s southern desert, killing nine people and kidnapping several others, a resident said, with officials blaming the attack on the militant group…

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American medical team performs first paediatric heart surgery in Tobruk, Libya

Tobruk Medical Centre announced Thursday the first paediatric heart surgery performed by an American team of Novick Cardiac Alliance, the Libya Observer reports. The operation was done on a two-year-old child…

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Libya’s sovereign wealth fund says five EU countries defied sanctions and have paid money from Gaddafi’s frozen accounts

Libya’s sovereign wealth fund said five EU countries paid out money from frozen accounts in Europe that once belonged to Muammar Gaddafi, despite international sanctions. Politico reports that the Libyan…

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Concern over new violence in Tripoli

Media reports and eyewitnesses confirmed the deployment of the Seventh Brigade on Wednesday evening in the vicinity of Tripoli International Airport amid conflicting news about the brigade's control of the…

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Manchester’s bomber’s brother is to be extradited by Libya this year – Libyan Prime Minister

The brother of Manchester arena bomber Salman Abedi could be extradited to the UK by the end of the year, Libyan prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj has said. The Independent reports that Hashem Abedi was arrested in Libya shortly…

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Rescued migrants on board container ship in Misrata refuse to disembark

The Libyan coast guard reported Wednesday that migrant passengers aboard a container ship docked at the port of Misrata are refusing to disembark. The migrants, who are from Eritrea, Somalia, Bangladesh and…

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Fears of renewed clashes in southern Tripoli as 7th Brigade of Tarhuna reported to take control of Tripoli International Airport

The Libya Observer's facebook page reports that the 7th Brigade of Tarhuna took control of Tripoli International Airport, sparking fears of renewed clashes in the southern part of the capital.

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