The Libyan Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, discussed with the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, Tuesday cooperation in border security in Libya’s south.
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Libya and Tunisia discuss smoother border transit
The Libyan Embassy in Tunis reported yesterday that its Security Attaché, Brigadier General Ibrahim Al Bouissi, discussed on Saturday with Tunisia’s Interior Ministry measures related to facilitating the passage of travellers between the two countries through land and air borders.
Customs Authority preparing to reopen Libyan-Algerian Ghadames-Debdeb border crossing
Libya’s customs authority announced that preparations are ongoing for the reopening of trade at the Libyan-Algerian Ghadames-Debdeb border crossing.
Libya-Tunisia border will not be closed under any circumstances: Tunisian PM Mechichi
Tunisian Prime Minister, Hichem Mechichi, affirmed Tunisia’s commitment to keeping his country’s common borders with Libya and Algeria open, whatever the circumstances.
Tunisia-Libya border reopens after seven-month closure over virus
Travellers began to cross between Tunisia and Libya again on Saturday after a seven-month border closure due to novel coronavirus restrictions was lifted.
Tunisia Opens Land Border With Libya, Talks on Flight Resumption Under Way
Tunisia is opening its land border with Libya in accordance with the bilateral sanitary protocol signed on Wednesday, which envisions measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Tunisia approves reopening of Libya land border to passengers
Tunisian Prime Minister, Hichem Michichi, announced that he had granted permission to his country’s authorities to open the Ras Jedir border crossing with Libya.
Libya, Tunisia reach initial agreement to reopen borders and resume flights
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), on Wednesday, said it had reached an agreement in principle with its Tunisian counterpart to map out an urgent, unified health protocol between both countries, to be followed shortly afterwards by the reopening of air space between the …
EU to help draft Libya’s strategy on border security
The EU will help write Libya’s national strategy of border security and management, according to an internal EU document.
The Volatile Tunisia-Libya Border: Between Tunisia’s Security Policy and Libya’s Militia Factions
The 2010–2011 uprisings disrupted a long-standing informal arrangement governing border trade between Tunisia and Libya. Over the following decade, as Libya disintegrated into mutually hostile fiefdoms, Tunisia maintained its unity, transitioned from authoritarian to democratic rule, and increasingly shunned official dealings with competing Libyan power centers. As such, grassroots cross-border …