The head of Libya’s National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, welcomed on Tuesday evening the US decision not to reopen the agreement made in 2008 with Tripoli, according to which the issue of the bombing of an American passenger aircraft 34 years ago today over the small Scottish town of …
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U.S. is not reopening 2008 agreement with Libya over Lockerbie, says Embassy
US Embassy in Libya said Tuesday “transfer of Abu Agila Masud al-Marimi to U.S. custody to stand trial on charges related to the bombing of Pan Am 103 was lawful and conducted in cooperation with Libyan authorities“.
Former US official says it is likely to accuse other Libyans of Lockerbie bombing and bring them for investigation
John Bellinger, former legal adviser to the US State Department, has said that the arrest of the Libyan citizen, Abu Agila Masud Al-Maryami, “may not be the final chapter” in the Lockerbie bombing case, as it is likely that more information will be revealed about the attack, and it may …
Bashagha’s minister of justice accuses UNSMIL of fueling division in Libya
Khaled Saad, who is acting as Minister of Justice in Bashagha’s government, has accused the UN mission and external parties, which he declined to mention, of dividing Libya.
Over 1,000 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in a week, says IOM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday 1,042 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the period of 11 – 17 December 2022.
Libya sentences 17 ‘IS members’ to death
A Libyan court on Monday sentenced 17 people to death after finding them guilty of joining the Islamic State group and carrying out atrocities in its name, the prosecution said.
Amnesty International to Libya: Hold commanders of Tariq Ben Zeyad armed group accountable for ‘catalogue of horrors’
An unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya has enabled fighters of the Tariq Ben Zeyad (TBZ) armed group to commit war crimes, and other crimes under international law, with the aim of crushing any challenge to the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), the de facto authorities controlling vast swathes of …
Libya Rejects Egypt’s Unilateral Demarcation of Maritime Borders
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi instructed his government to demarcate the country’s western maritime borders last week, unilaterally naming coordinates for the disputed borders.
UN rejects seats for Myanmar junta, Taliban, Libya’s east
The U.N. General Assembly on Friday rejected attempts by Myanmar’s military junta, Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, and Libya’s rival eastern-based government to take their country’s seats at the United Nations.
Libya’s Perfect Storm
Climate change has brought a dangerous new dimension to the country’s political strife.