Turkey and Libya have agreed to launch an urgent joint investigation into a shipment of arms which was sent from the former country to the latter and seized by authorities in Khoms port.
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Libya’s Al-Khoms port authorities seize arms, ammo coming from Turkey
Libya’s Al-Khoms port authorities seized on Tuesday a container laden with weapons and ammunition coming from Turkey.
Cross-border security meeting between Libya, Chad, Niger and Sudan to convene Wednesday
The 4th ministerial meeting to strengthen the security of the joint border among Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger would be held in Ndjamena on Wednesday.
Mitiga Airport back to its normal movement
The director of Mitiga International Airport, Lutfi Al-Tabib, told LIBYAPROSPECT, on Thursday, that the air traffic in the airport is operating normally.
East-based parallel government lifts security restrictions on travelers
The official spokesman for the east-based Interim Government Hatem Al-Oreibi said Monday that all security restrictions on the travel of Libyan citizens through the government-control borders have been cancelled.
Back to business: Tunisia-Libya border reopening sparks hope for locals dependent on smugglers
Tunisian traders are back to business in the southeastern town of Ben Guerdane, following the reopening of the Ras Jedir border crossing between Tunisia and Libya on September 1.
At Libya’s unchecked southern borders, a key to easing the migration crisis
As the EU sets new policies and makes deals with African nations to deter hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking new lives on the continent, what does it mean for those following dreams northwards and the countries they transit through? From returnees in Sierra Leone and refugees resettled in …
Libya-Tunisia Ras Ajdair border reopens after over a month of closure
Ras Ajdair border crossing between Libya and Tunisia has been reopened after a month of close from the Libyan side, the Libyan Central Security Apparatus in Ras Ajdair said.
The Tunisian-Libyan Border: Security Aspirations and Socioeconomic Realities
The Tunisian-Libyan border has long been a thoroughfare for the illicit movement of material and people. To bolster efforts to secure the border, the U.S. Department of Defense is spending nearly $20 million on advanced, high-tech sensors and cameras, drawing from a joint fund it created with Germany in September …
The Risks of Hardened Borders in North Africa
Over the past several years, North African countries have worked to heavily fortify their borders. A 200-kilometer (125-mile) trench, completed in February 2016, runs along the Tunisian–Libyan border. Twelve hundred kilometers (746 miles) to the west, two new walls mark the border between Morocco and Algeria. These barriers are symptom …