Displaced for years by war, the Mokhtar family is set on reoccupying their home in Libya’s ruined city of Sirte, but bitter that they are repairing the shell-cratered apartment with almost no help.
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Six new bodies recovered from three newly discovered mass graves in Tarhuna
The General Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced that it had recovered human remains of six unidentified bodies from newly discovered mass graves in the Tarhuna area on Monday.
Libya’s Haftar sends his son to Israel to ask for political, military support
Libyan renegade General Khalifa Haftar has sent his son to Israel to ask for political and military support, veteran Israeli journalist Yossi Melman revealed yesterday.
Libya finds 3 more mass graves in Tarhuna city
Three more mass graves were found in Tarhuna city, south of the capital Tripoli, according to the Libyan authorities on Sunday, Anadolu reports.
US judge freezes cases against Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, citing political interference
In the latest twist in Khalifa Haftar’s US legal battles, a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday issued a halt to a series of civil lawsuits levelled against the Libyan commander until presidential elections in the country are concluded.
Why does the Arab League condemn Turkey’s efforts in Libya and stay silent about Israel?
Earlier this week, a Libyan private jet landed in Israel’s Ben Gurion airport carrying close aides of Libyan warlord General Khalifa Haftar. The identities of those onboard were not disclosed, but an Israeli journalist revealed that the jet took off from the UAE and that its next destination after Israel …
What has Libya’s uncelebrated ceasefire achieved?
We have just passed the first anniversary of the Libyan ceasefire agreement signed in Geneva last October, which brought to an end one of the bloodiest episodes in the country’s recent history, apart from an occasional flare up here and there. The agreement, although not yet fully implemented, was a …
UNSMIL statement on the JMC meeting in Cairo with representatives of Chad, Niger, and Sudan and agreement on establishing communication and coordination mechanism with neighboring countries
The 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) concluded on 1 November a three-day meeting in Cairo, where they agreed with representatives of Chad, Niger, and Sudan on establishing an effective communication and coordination mechanism to support the implementation of the JMC Action Plan for the departure of mercenaries, foreign fighters, and …
Libya’s 5+5 JMC to meet with Turkish, Russian officials
The member of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), Emraji Al-Emmami, said the JMC is going to meet with officials from Turkey and Russia separately to discuss the exit of foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya under international supervision.
Haftar’s lawyer says client ready for interrogation through closed-circuit
The Lawyer of Khalifa Haftar has informed the Virginia court of his client’s readiness to undergo interrogation through a closed-circuit starting on November 9, 2021, the head of the Democracy and Human Rights Foundation, Emadeddin Muntasser confirms.