The head of Sabratha’s central security department has been assassinated by unidentified gunmen in front of the local civil registry office.
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New Fezzan-wide pressure group formed
Fezzan is fed up with being neglected economically and socially while rival politicians to its north jockey for power. This was the message of a group from the region who today decided, after a two-day Tunis meeting, to set up a new organisation to defend Fezzan’s interests and exert pressure …
Read More »Libya’s Benghazi airport reopens after 3-year closure during war
Benghazi’s international airport officially reopened for commercial flights amid a heavy security presence on Saturday after a three-year closure due to fighting in the city.
Read More »Protesters attack Zintan Municipality demanding cash
Dozens of angry protesters stormed Zintan Municipality building on Tuesday, demanding improved living conditions ahead of Eid celebrations next week.
Read More »Southern fuel shipments stopped after Sebha-bound trucks seized
Fuel supplies to Sebha have been stopped following today’s suspected IS terrorist seizure of two fuel trucks south of Sirte as the vehicles made their way from Zawia to the south.
Read More »GNC members of south Libya form political bloc
Former members at the General National Congress (GNC) representing southern Libya formed a political bloc and named it Southern Political Bloc.
Read More »Libya: Ensure Safe Return of Displaced Tawerghans
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has ratified an agreement to allows for the return of the displaced population of the city of Tawergha and should implement it swiftly, Human Rights Watch said today. Some Tawerghan families intend to commence the effort to return home starting on June 22, …
Read More »Misrata, Tawergha sign peace agreement
The final reconciliation agreement, reached by the joint reconciliation committee of Misrata and Tawergha, was officially endorsed in Tripoli on Monday, a move that would allow thousands of Tawerghan IDPs to return to their ghost town after more than six years of displacement.
Read More »Navy spokesman blasts coastal communities over smuggling
Naval spokesman Ayoub Qassem has launched another attack on what he sees as the EU’s plan to turn Libya into a huge migrant camp. But this time Qassem has also struck out at the coastal communities that he says refuse to help the coastguards stop the people-smugglers.
Read More »Anti-smuggling protests as Zuwara faces fuel crisis
Locals in Zuwara are up in arms at the lack of fuel and have been protesting in the town since Friday demanding an end to profiteering and fuel smuggling.
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