An armed group from Awaqir tribe in eastern Libya mobilized fighters and gunmen in Benina and Al-Rajma in southeast Benghazi after Khalifa Haftar’s forces had detained tribal senior leader Khalid Bulaghib at Benina airport.
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Libya’s interim leader arrives in Benghazi to meet with Khalifa Haftar
The president of Libya’s newly elected interim government arrived Thursday in the eastern city of Benghazi, the stronghold of the divided country’s eastern factions, as part of a campaign to foster unity ahead of national elections in December.
Read More »After years of suspension flights between Misrata and Benghazi resume
Misrata International Airport will begin resuming passenger flights to Benina Airport in Benghazi, after a 6-year hiatus.
Read More »Pro-Haftar senior leader admits lawlessness is sweeping through Benghazi
The commander of Awliaa Al-Dam (Blood Avengers) of Khalifa Haftar’s forces, Eyad Al-Fessi, admitted on Facebook, in live video Sunday after his son escaped a kidnap attempt, that Benghazi and the entire eastern region are “seeing a lack of security and lawlessness”.
Read More »Human Rights Committee condemns murder and kidnapping in Benghazi
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) condemned the extrajudicial killings and kidnappings in the city of Benghazi and the continued inaction by those in power.
Read More »Italian fishermen speak of torture after detention in Libya
After languishing in Libyan prisons, the crews of two Italian fishing boats seized by the Libyan coast guard in September were released just before Christmas. Back home, they tell DW’s Jacopo Lentini of their ordeal.
Read More »Italy: Release of fishermen in Libya made in return for restoring relations with Haftar
The release of the Sicilian fishermen in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi has taken place in exchange for restoring relations with the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, the Italian foreign minister announced yesterday.
Read More »Italian fishermen’s release dashes hopes for Libyan youths in Sicilian prison
From her home in Benghazi, Khadija proudly shows her son Alaa’s red football shirt, holding it with both hands. Then she stands up, and heads towards his bedroom.
Read More »HoR Benghazi prepares alternative political roadmap to UNSMIL sponsored LPDF
Libya’s internationally recognized parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), based in Benghazi, is to prepare an alternative political roadmap to that being worked on by the UNSMIL-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).
Read More »Italian fishermen released after Conte and Di Maio visit Hafter in Benghazi
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said yesterday that the Italian fishermen arrested by eastern Libyan patrol boats had been released.
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