A team from the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded a third visit to Libya on Wednesday after looking into Khalifa Haftar’s war crimes in the country.
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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.
Libya and Italy discuss cooperation in the field of security
The Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashagha, on Tuesday, hosted the Italian ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino to discuss the possibility of joint cooperation between the two countries, along with a number of other issues of common interest.
Presidential council denies Serraj’s offer to Haftar
Hassan al-Huni, media advisor to Libya’s Government of National Accord vehemently denied that head of presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj ever made an offer to Khalifa Haftar to name a new prime minister as reported by Italian newspaper La República.
Di Maio denies striking a deal with Haftar in exchange for fishermen
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio denied the rumoured deal between his government and Khalifa Haftar that four Libyans convicted of human trafficking were exchanged for the 18 Italian fishermen held in Benghazi.
Al-Serraj offers Haftar the chance to name a new Prime Minister
According to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, the Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, in his most recent visit to Benghazi extended an offer from the head of presidential council Fayez Alserraj to field marshal Khalifa Haftar to nominate a new prime minister for the government as a apart of a …
Has the EU lost Libya to Russia?
Located just a two-hour flight or a short boat trip away from its southern shores, Libya is a country in Europe’s immediate neighbourhood. Political shifts and conflicts in this oil-rich Northern African nation have immediate and extensive consequences for European nations. As a result, the European Union has long been …
US charges third Libyan man in 1988 Lockerbie bombing
The US Justice Department unsealed new charges against a third Libyan man in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, including 190 Americans.
Libyan army tracks 12 flights carrying mercenaries in less than three months
The media center of the Volcano of Range Operation on Friday disclosed it had monitored 12 flights carrying mercenaries from Syria to areas controlled by the warlord Khalifa Haftar since last October.
Janjaweed mercenary fighter killed by residents in Libya’s Sirte
The spokesman for the Libyan Army’s Sirte-Jufra Operations Room, Abdelhadi Drah said one mercenary fighter from Sudanese Janjaweed – fighting for Khalifa Haftar – was killed Friday in Sirte by the residents.