A delegation representing the leadership of the city of Misrata arrived in the city of Zintan yesterday for reconciliation talks.
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Libya’s Haftar returns to Benghazi after long absence
Khalifa Haftar, a veteran general in Libya, has returned to the eastern city of Benghazi following an extended absence, including reported treatment in a hospital in Paris.
Read More »Libya resumes oil flow to Es Sider terminal after fixing exploded pipeline
Libya has resumed crude oil flows to the Es Sider export terminal after completing repairs to the pipeline that was damaged by an explosion on Saturday, sources close to the work said Wednesday.
Read More »Sebha’s tribal clashes resume after brief lull
Clashes re-ignite in Sebha last Friday between rivals from the Awlad Sulieman tribe and the Tebus following two weeks of relative calm successfully negotiated by Fezzan’s Supreme Council of Tribes and towns on 10 April.
Read More »U.S. Congress calls for a greater role in Libya
The Voice of America said that members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded a greater role for Washington in Libya, and expressed support for the military contribution of U.S. forces in Libya.
Read More »Algerian authorities discover arms cache on border with Libya
The Algerian Ministry of Defense announced today the discovering of a weapon cache allegedly belonging to terrorists in Tarat town, border with Libya.
Read More »Deported to Libya, Ex-Gitmo Detainees Vanish. Will Others Meet a Similar Fate?
Some resettlements have gone well. Former detainees learned their new local languages, found jobs and even married. Others have been rockier. In countries like Uruguay and Kazakhstan, former detainees have struggled to fit in while complaining of inadequate support, distance from relatives and heavy-handed security. In still other countries, like …
Read More »Networks of profiteers run rampant in Libya. Can they be stopped?
For too long, the economic drivers of Libya’s conflict have received insufficient attention. But this may be about to change. Ghassan Salamé, the U.N. special envoy to Libya, has his sights set on targeting Libya’s “economy of predation.”
Read More »Fire in Waha Oil Co. pipeline in Libya put out, says NOC
A fire that broke out on a pipeline operated by Libya’s Waha Oil Co that feeds Es Sider port has been brought under control, an engineer at the port said on Sunday.
Read More »Libyan oil pipeline attacked by ‘terrorist group’
A Libyan crude pipeline owned by the al-Waha oil company, feeding the port of Es Sider, was set on fire on Saturday causing the loss of between 70,000 barrels per day and 100,000 bpd, state firm NOC said.
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