After his visit to the Al-Fallah migrant detention centre in Tripoli, the clearly saddened UNSMIL chief Martin Kobler called for urgent international support to improve the conditions of 7,000 arrested migrants in the capital.
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Al-Sarraj and Mitig lead meeting for borders security
The head of the Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, and his deputy, Ahmed Mitig, met, on Thursday in Tripoli, a common team from the sovereign institutions of the security and administrations of the national borders.
Libyan forces prepare for IS showdown in Sirte
Pro-government forces in Libya are advancing into the last remaining strongholds of the Islamic State group [IS] in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte. Current advances come following a five month campaign during which the United States has also targeted Islamic State targets in the city with airstrikes.
Libya’s House of Representatives hit by new corruption scandal
A report from the financial comptroller of Libya’s House of Representative has created a political scandal in the east of the country. It is alleged that corruption and financial mismanagement are rife amongst members of the house.
Constituent Assembly boycotters rebuke UNSMIL for meddling in constitution process
UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler met with boycotters of Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly in Tripoli on Wednesday with the aim to urge them return to office. Salem Kishlaf, a boycotting member, said Kobler had urged them to sit together with other members of the Constituent Assembly, but they demanded …
Libya blasts Amnesty report on human rights abuses
Libyan authorities have rejected an Amnesty International (AI) report accusing the Libyan National Army (LNA) of shelling civilians trapped in the Ganfuda area of Benghazi. In a workshop organised by the eastern-based Foreign Media Authority (FMA) officials said the report was “fabricated” by an organisation “supposed to be a neutral party …
Are Libyans abandoning democracy in search of stability?
It has been nearly five years since Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed by Libyan rebels near his hometown of Sirte on Oct. 20, 2011. Sadly, Libya remains a deeply divided country, both politically and institutionally, and does not have a functional representative government in place. Tragically, Libya’s …
Assasination attempt on Tripoli Civil Registry Authority acting head
There was an assassination attempt on the acting head of the Tripoli-based Civil Registry Authority (CRA), Siddiq Al- Nahaisi, in the capital today. Nahaisi was shot at and received a bullet in the stomach and one in the hand. He was rushed to the main Zawyia Street hospital in central …
The NOC to participate in reconstructing Benghazi
The head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, said that he is communicating with the preparatory committee of the first international conference for reconstructing Benghazi. Sanalla announced in a statement, on Saturday, that the NOC is looking forward to supporting the conference. He talked about big projects that …
Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous controls new locations in Sirte
The forces of the Operation “Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous” had advanced inside the city of Sirte and regained new locations from the terrorist group, the Islamic State (IS). Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous controlled two streets, on Saturday, after ousting the IS elements.