The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, discussed the Libyan crisis while meeting French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Derian, on the sidelines of the 12th session in Manama.
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Libya’s instability made migrants endure inhuman conditions
While Libya is going through political division and nation-wide conflicts, migrants from all African countries continue to be the victim of individual and militia abuse in the capital and elsewhere around the country, according to IOM and other relief organisations as well as Operation Sophia of the EU off Libya’s …
Read More »EU Says Human Traffickers in Libya Making Millions Off of Refugees
Human traffickers and smugglers operating in Libya are making major contributions to the Libyan economy that is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of Libyan dinars, said the EU.
Read More »Russia in Libya, A Driver for Escalation?
Since summer 2016 Russia has stealthily joined the fray in Libya, having disengaged in 2011 when its hopes at protecting up to $10 billion in contracts with the Qaddafi regime were frustrated. In early November, a small number of Russian military technicians appeared on the ground in Cyrenaica, reportedly to …
Read More »Serraj and French President Hollande in security cooperation talks in Marrakesh
French help in training the presidential guard and on cooperation on security and the fight in Libya against the so-called Islamic State were at the centre of talks today in Marrakesh between Faiez Serraj, head of the Presidency Council (PC), and French President Francois Hollande.
Read More »Libyan Navy: Italy must stop beating around the bush and return our boats
The spokesman of the Libyan Navy, Ayoub Qasim, has revealed that they called again on Italy to return the four Libyan boats that are held for maintenance in there since before the February revolution in 2011.
Read More »Joint Communique by League of Arab States, African Union and United Nations (UNSMIL)
1. The League of Arab States, the African Union, and the United Nations held a trilateral meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 25 October 2016 to discuss the situation in Libya and the means to further cooperation between the three organizations in order to advance …
Read More »Arab League, African Union and UN move to coordinate Libya policy
UN Special Envoy Martin Kobler and former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, the African Union’s High Representative to Libya, have joined Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Cairo today for a trilateral meeting aimed at streamlining policy on Libya between the three bodies.
Read More »EU and Arab League call for ending Libyan crisis
The Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of the European Union, Jean-Christophe Belliard, said that the ninth ministerial meeting for Libya neighborhood, in the capital city on Niger, Niamey, is very significant for the EU.
Read More »Libya: Rival group seizes UN-backed government offices
Libya’s UN-backed government has suffered a new setback after forces loyal to a political rival seized key offices in the capital and proclaimed the reinstatement of the former administration.
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