Libya

Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, AFM's rescue of migrants distressed in the Mediterranean, the warning about the climate change, the elections in Brazil, the smuggling of fuel from Libya to Italy via Malta…

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Good morning, The earthquake in Sicily, Kavanaugh's confirmation, Interpol's chief detainment and Italy's budget are amongst the latest news reported around the globe. In Malta' the dispute between the Government…

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Family of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi demanded compensation for each hour her father spent in British prisons following revelations on potential Iranian involvement in Lockerbie

The family of Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi demanded compensation for the period he spent in prison after new claims emerged that Iran may have been behind the 1988 downing…

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One in five migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya in September died or disappeared

One in five migrants died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya in September, the highest proportion of deaths recorded on the crossing, according to new figures. The figures…

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Almost 10,000 Nigerians rescued from Libya – IOM

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has so far rescued 9,888 Nigerians, it was learnt yesterday. IMO said they were voluntarily returned from different parts of the world and most…

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Hope dims for Libyan elections in December

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame told AFP it will be difficult to hold elections as hoped on December 10, citing violence and long overdue legislation. "There is still…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers lead with statements delivered by the Chief Justice and Chamber of Advocates President, during the opening of the forensic year. In the world, the news of…

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Afriqiyah Airways canceled flight after pilot attacked by militiaman in Benghazi Airport

Afriqiyah Airways canceled a flight on Sunday night scheduled to fly from Benina Airport in Benghazi to Tunisia after the pilot in command was attacked by a militiaman. Local sources…

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Investigations linked EU-wide crackdown on fuel smuggling off Malta, passed to international investigators

Intelligence on fuel smuggling off the Maltese coast was passed to international investigators as part of an EU-wide crackdown, sources told the Times of Malta. Senior investigators said intelligence on…

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Sunday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, All news portals report story where migrants disembarked the Maltese Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat P52 at the the Armed Forces of Malta base at Hay Wharf,…

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Libya Update – Mitiga airport reopens

The Libyan authorities on Wednesday reopened Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport after a two-week closure due to clashes between rival armed groups. The airport is now set to receive its first…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing brings you the latest and most important news which happened in the past news cycle, based on the review of major news outlets, agencies and…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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Libya – Italy’s and France’s ongoing battle of influence

France and Italy have had differences over how changes should be brought in Libya in the post-Moammar Gaddafi era, but those differences have become public in recent months, raising concerns…

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Tripoli’s situation might get turn for worse as Al Qaeda is believed to be working alongside militias opposed to the government

An Al Qaeda-linked group has been involved in the recent attacks on the Libyan capital Tripoli, a powerful militia propping up the UN-backed government has claimed. The National reports that fighters…

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EU adds pressure to end Libyan conflict

The EU delegation in Libya has urged battling militias in Tripoli to end the conflict which "has caused civilian fatalities". "The solution to the Libyan crisis remains political, not military," the…

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Mitiga airport remains closed as violence resumes in Tripoli

Violence resumed and broke the UNSMIL-brokered ceasefire in the Libyan capital. Al-Summod Brigade, led by Salah Badi, said it had seized Hamza camp in Mashroa Al-Hadba in southern Tripoli after…

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Libyan businessman, Husni Bey, critical of ‘economic reform package’ announced by Presidential Council

Libyan businessman, Husni Bey, told Libyan Express on Thursday that branding the decrees issued by the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj as an economic reform package is an…

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UN-brokered ceasefire in Libyan capital breaks

Clashes erupted on Tuesday on the Tripoli Tariq Al-Matar (Airport Road) between Liwaa Al-Summod forces led by former Libyan Dawn leader Salah Badi and Central Security Department forces in Abu…

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Situation in Libya might mean more migrant departures

The deterioration in the security situation in Libya, might mean more migrant departures from Libya, foreign affairs minister Carmelo Abela told a Parliamentary committee on Monday. When addressing the House…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers present a number of issues, with The Times carrying the position of the Malta Employers' Association Director General on the way the property market is causing…

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Calls for assistance for a boat with 100 migrants unanswered for seven hours (so far) (Updated)

Update The Libyan Coast Guard intervened and provided assistance and took migrants to Libya. The Pilotes Volontaires tweeted about this development claiming that Libya remains an unsafe harbour. Earlier Calls…

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Tunisair postpones flights to Libya indefinitely

Tunisair has postponed the return of its flights to Libyan airports indefinitely pending a new decision on the resumption of this route, the Executive Director of the flag carrier airline…

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New measures to regulate foreign nationals on Libyan soil

The Libyan Ministry of Interior called on citizens to register any rental houses that they own with the competent authorities, as well as registering the foreigners occupying the place at…

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Ganidi launches operation to end ‘wrongness’ and ‘establish security’ in Tripoli

The Brigadier General Mohammed Ganidi, one of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous's leaders, said armed forces and February 17 revolutionaries' brigades had launched an operation, ongoing currently, to end "wrongness" and "establish security"…

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Since 26 August, no NGO rescue vessel has operated on the main migration routes between north Africa and southern Europe

Thousands of migrants risk dying at sea because of a clampdown on NGO rescue ships, aid agencies have warned, in what has been their longest period of absence from the central Mediterranean…

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U.S. issues sanctions against Libya’s militias leader Ibrahim Jadhran

The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the leader of a militia in Libya for attacks on the country’s oil facilities. The U.S. says Ibrahim Jadhran’s attacks “robbed the…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning The main development of the past hours concerns Libya as rockets were fired on the road to Tripoli Airport and the IS claimed that responsibility for the attack…

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Rockets fired in direction of airport in Tripoli, flights diverted. ISIS claim responsibility for NOC attack

Rockets were fired late on Tuesday in the direction of the airport in Libya’s capital, residents said, forcing flights to be diverted, less than a week after the United Nations…

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Ministry of Interior of Presidential Council raises security alert in Tripoli to highest levels

The Ministry of Interior of the Presidential Council (PC) called on its security services dedicated to secure vital sites, embassies and diplomatic missions in the capital to raise the highest…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, 100 people, including 21 children, died in the Mediterranean is amongst the news one can read on a number of international websites. We also read about the possibility…

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100 people, including 20 children died in the latest Mediterranean tragedy

A pair of twins about 17 months old, as well as their parents were among the more than 100 people, including 20 children, who died in early September when their rubber…

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The attack on the headquarters of National Oil Company in Tripoli – UPDATED

UPDATE: The Libya Observer reported that gunmen attacked Monday the HQ of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, repeating the scenario of May attack on the High National Elections Commission. Reports…

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Convoy of flour arrives in Libya

The Libya Observer: The Crisis Committee formed by the Presidential Council confirmed Saturday the start of the distribution of flour starting Sunday at a rate of 400 tons per day.…

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Malta News Evening Roundup – Saturday 8th September 2018

Good evening, The news this afternoon has been dominated by the continuation of the developing story regarding the shocking finding of a newborn child. Several outlets report that the magistrate…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily Morning Briefing is aimed to deliver the latest news to start the day informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines…

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Haftar eyes ‘liberating’ Tripoli, criticises Italy

Khalifa Haftar said Thursday that “Tripoli crisis shouldn’t go longer and liberating the Libyan capital is inevitable.” The Libya Observer Speaking to tribal leaders in Benghazi, he declared that he…

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Tripoli airport to reopen

Libya will reopen on Friday its only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli, a week after it closed because of fighting among rival groups, the Tripoli-based government said on Thursday.…

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Understanding Libya’s endemic cause to its problems

Libya’s endemic chaos since the revolution which toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011 stems from the absence of any semblance of state institutions. This makes disarming and reconciling rival militias…

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Libya – Mitiga Airport reopens

The government of the Libyan national agreement has announced an imminent recovery of flights from the Mitiga airport, the Tripoli airport closed since August 31st due to clashes between militias.…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the Morning Briefing for Friday, with the latest news to start informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines are, and…

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Status quo in Libya is untenable, UN Security Council told

The UN envoy for Libya said the country has lurched from one emergency to another in recent weeks and warned that Daesh is expanding its operations and Libya could become…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here's your morning briefing for today covering the front pages of Malta's newspapers, the revelations from a new book FEAR about 'fear' working at the White House under…

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Ceasefire agreement reached over fighting in Libya – UN

A ceasefire has been reached between armed factions fighting over the Libyan capital for more than a week, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “A ceasefire agreement was reached +…

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Reports: Hundreds of African migrants escape from detention centre in Tripoli -Libyan government department denies

According to news agency Reuters, hundreds of African migrants escaped from a detention center in Tripoli on Tuesday as fighting between rival groups raged nearby, an aid official said, though the…

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Malta News Evening Roundup – Tuesday 4th September 2018

Good evening, The following are the leading stories as reported by Malta's news portals so far. Today's news has been mainly dominated by the disappearance of freediver Neil Zammit, who went…

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All Maltese nationals currently in Libya are safe – Statement by Maltese Government on Situation in Libya

Government of Malta Statement: In view of the escalation of conflict in Tripoli, Libya, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion would like to notify that from official information gathered…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Today's morning briefing brings you the a brief update on the latest developments and main news from around the world and a quick review of Malta's newspapers. Syria,…

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Maltese Government says that Maltese nationals are not in danger – Libyan Interior ministry warned residents to stay away from clashes zone – Salvini rules out military action (UPDATED)

TVM reports that the Maltese nationals who are in Libya are not in any danger and have not requested to be evacuated, contrary to the The Times of Malta report. In a statement, the…

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Untangling Libya’s current crisis

The situation in Tripoli has escalated in just seven day to a level which is now creating an alarm to all international players and a lot of tension in the…

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People losing their lives in the Mediterranean has risen sharply – UNHCR

Fewer people are making the journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, but the proportion of those losing their lives trying has risen sharply, the UN refugee agency has said in its…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The main news around the world report how thousands of years of historical artefacts were destroyed as a huge fire has engulfed Rio's history museum in Brazil. In…

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400 detainees escape from Tripoli prison after riot

Some 400 detainees escaped after a riot on Sunday at a prison in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, theatre of a week of deadly battles, the police…

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Libya, head of the rebel brigade: “Ready to attack Tripoli”. A state of emergency has been proclaimed

Libya's U.N.-backed government has announced a state of emergency in the capital and its outskirts as ongoing fighting has killed some 39 people including civilians in the past days. The…

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Malta News Evening Roundup – Sunday 2nd September ’18

Good evening, Once again, the Maltese news include a story about yet another child sexual abuse. This time the crime was committed by a 74-year-old man. A regular on Sundays…

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Truce in Tripoli fails to hold – Clashes resume – Death toll reaches 39 – Number of injured 119 – Commander of Libyan central military zone abducted in Misrata

The death toll of southern Tripoli clashes has risen to 39, while 119 people are wounded. Most casualties are civilians. The clashes continued as yet another truce failed to…

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Third truce in 4 days to halt fights in Southern Tripoli

The Reconciliation Commission, composed of Tarhuna, Misrata, Zawia, Tripoli and Zintan, confirm that a truce was reached to halt fighting in southern Tripoli on Friday, the third one in just…

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