Water is expected to return to Greater Tripoli and many parts of the Western region within the next 48 hours, Tripoli Central Municipality confirmed today.
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UN warns Libya vulnerable as country suffers first coronavirus death
The United Nations warned Friday that health services in conflict-plagued Libya were already fragile as the North African country recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus.
Libya fears 150,000 displaced vulnerable to COVID-19
There are fears that the spread of the new coronavirus in Libya will pose a serious threat to some of the 150,000 people who have been displaced by the conflict.
Coronavirus: Libyans brace for uncertainty as the country battles war, economy and virus
Up until the moment the first coronavirus case was announced in Libya, citizens were still hoping that the country would be spared the global spread of the pandemic, due to its isolation from the world caused by its ongoing civil war.
Tripoli government allocates LD 75 m to municipalities across Libya after criticism of inaction; further anti-Coronavirus measures announced
The internationally recognized Libyan government, based in Tripoli and led by Faiez Serraj, announced today the allocation of LD 75 million to municipalities across Libya. The amounts from the ‘‘Emergencies Budget’’ came in implementation of what was agreed at the government’s 17 March meeting with Municipality mayors to counter the …
Minister: 57.000 families fled Tripoli since start of Haftar’s offensive in April 2019
The Minister of Displaced People’s Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Yousef Jalala, said there over 57.000 displaced families from Tripoli since the start of Khalifa Haftar’s offensive on April 04 2019.
UN: 345.000 civilians are living in clash zones in Libya
The UN has said that 345.000 civilians are still living in areas considered the frontlines of the war in Libya. A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that 749.000 people are in fighting-hit areas, including the 345.000 ones.
International community and UNSMIL call for humanitarian truce in Libya in view of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak
The Embassies of Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States along with the Delegation of the European Union and the Governments of Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates call on all parties in the Libya conflict to declare an immediate, humanitarian cessation of hostilities …
HRW Interview: Libya’s Chaos Explained
Extensive fighting in Libya re-ignited last April, when an armed group based in eastern Libya launched an offensive against Tripoli, a city in the west of around 1.2 million. The fighting has killed hundreds of civilians and wounded thousands, according to the United Nations, and the violence is only growing …
Haftar militias fire 9 rockets at Mitiga Airport
Several Sources confirmed that approximately 9 Grad rockets have fallen on Mitiga International Airport on Monday night.