Outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, about 150 Sudanese men, women and children have been camped out since July.
Interior Minister: Giving immigrants shelter has cost Libya an arm and a leg
The Libyan Interior Minister, Emad Al-Trabelsi, has said that Libya pays “a large tax as a result of the issue of sheltering immigrants and providing them with assistance”, noting the closure of “some shelter centers that have been controlled by armed groups for the purpose of human trafficking.”
HCS calls for forming monitoring committee to follow up on probe of meeting with Israeli FM
The High Council of State (HCS) reaffirmed its condemnation of communication with the Zionist entity, reiterating the criminalization of the sit-down, and holding the government directly responsible for those involved in the meeting.
Takala calls for unification of international positions towards Libyan file
The head of the High Council of State (HCS), Mohammed Takala, has stressed the importance of achieving peace in the country, ending all negative interventions, and unifying international positions towards the Libyan file to end the political crisis.
Libyan Professors Shut Down Classes With Sit-In Over Unpaid Wages and Broken Vows
On Tuesday, the General Secretariat of the Libyan Higher Education Professors Union announced an open-ended sit-in protest, objecting to what they described as the Government of National Unity’s failure to comply with an agreement mediated by the Attorney General. The agreement purportedly committed to meeting the union’s demands on overseas …
Libya: UN experts urge Haftar’s forces to stop demolishing homes in Benghazi
A group of experts commissioned by the United Nations have called upon Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces to stop evicting people and demolishing their homes in the city of Benghazi.
Libya prefers French diplomat over Italy contender for EU mission leadership
Libya has chosen to overlook Italy’s proposed candidate to lead the European Union’s mission in the country, opting instead for a French diplomat, local Libyan media reports.
Has the US push for Libya-Israel normalization failed?
Many analysts doubt that Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah was truly unaware of plans for his foreign minister, Najla al-Mangoush, to meet her Israeli counterpart in Rome, and they instead believe she was thrown under the bus.
Haftar, Bathily agree on need to finalize draft electoral laws
UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, met on Monday with the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, in Benghazi, according to Bathily.
Sudan’s war inching closer to border with Libya
Sudan Tribune news website said a high-ranking military official in North Darfur state had revealed that the Sudanese army conducted a series of intense airstrikes targeting a military base belonging to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, located near the Libyan border.