There has been some progress on information on the matter of missing Libyan funds in Belgium frozen by the UN Security Council during Libya’s 2011 revolution.
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The promise of Palermo: Uniting the strands of Europe’s Libya policy
Europe’s short-term strategy for Libya should be to identify where to deploy its technical expertise. This will help address the structural issues that drive the conflict and that make new elections so risky. Europe should also develop its coercive arm to combat Libyan spoilers. Such a cohesive approach would generate …
315 illegal migrants saved by Libyan Coast Guard
The Libyan Coast Guard picked up a total of 315 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday who were trying to reach Europe in three inflatable boats, a spokesman said.
Serraj reveals his discussion agenda for Palermo conference
Faiez Serraj, the head of Libya’s internationally-recognized Presidency Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA) has revealed his discussion agenda for the planned conference on Libya in the Sicilian city of Palermo on 12-13 November.
UN Envoy Arrives in Eastern Libya for Talks with Haftar
United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame arrived on Thursday in the country’s east for unannounced talks with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar.
Opportunism As a Strategy
Owing to its intervention in the Syrian crisis, Russia is making a powerful comeback in the Arab world. In its efforts to pursue such a return, after years of being sidelined by Western powers, it is also playing a larger role in Libya.
Libyan FM opposed to EU’s ‘disembarkation platforms’
Libya and its north African neighbours are opposed to the EU’s plan for “regional disembarkation platforms” to stem the flow of migrants entering the bloc, Tripoli’s Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Taher Siala said in an Austrian newspaper interview Friday.
Violence, militias and corruption: Surviving in Libya’s war
“The daily life of Libyans is just a matter of survival,” says Abdullah. He speaks with a tense voice, as if the fear of being heard never leaves him in the few minutes that the internet connection allows us to talk at the phone.
Salame and Williams in Cairo to discuss Libyan issues
The United Nations Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, and his deputy, Stephani Williams, are in a visit to Cairo to meet with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shukry, and the Arab League Secretariat, Ahmed Abul-Gheit, on Sunday.
HRS and FEMED discuss human rights issues in Libya
The Human Rights Solidarity (HRS) held some meeting, last week, with the Euro-Mediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) for enforced disappearance. The organisations held the meetings with some interested in the Libyan issues in the European Union (EU).