The US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland urged the country’s central bank to safeguard oil revenue from misappropriation, a statement by the US Embassy said.
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Up to 20,000 Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine: official
Up to 20,000 mercenaries from the Russian private military company the Wagner Group as well as from Syria and Libya are fighting alongside Moscow’s forces in Ukraine, a European official said Tuesday.
Italy hands over two new boats to Libyan coast security
The Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity received on Monday, two out of six naval boats equipped with the latest technology from Italy.
Migrant sea crossings to Italy doubled in 2021: report
Migrant sea crossings to Italy nearly doubled in 2021, according to a report released this week by an Italian migration assistance network.
Russians unlikely to leave Libya, despite Ukraine war
Russia’s Wagner Group, a shadowy paramilitary organisation tied to the Kremlin, has played a significant role in Libya, supporting renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) in the country’s civil war.
Switzerland to launch probe into 2014-2015 Libya state oil ‘looting’
Swiss state prosecutors said Thursday they were investigating suspected war crimes through looting, in a probe into a network allegedly smuggling Libyan gasoil.
Consultations on constitutional basis between Libyan HoR and HCS continue in Cairo
Consultations of the joint committee constituted by the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS) began Thursday for the second day for defining a consensual constitutional basis for holding national elections in Libya.
UNSMIL Statement on the launch of the United Nations-facilitated Joint HOR/HCS Committee meeting in Cairo
Under the auspices of the United Nations, the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG) on Libya, Ms. Stephanie Williams, launched today in Cairo the consultations of the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS) to determine the constitutional basis for fair, credible, …
Libya’s rival governments start UN-backed talks in Egypt
Representatives of Libya’s two rival governments began talks in Egypt on Wednesday aimed at reaching agreement on holding national elections, the United Nations Mission in Libya said.
HoR and HCS representatives hold constitutional talks in Cairo
Members of Libya’s House of Representatives are expected to meet today with members of the High Council of State, in the capital of Egypt.