As Libya proceeds through a political transition launched following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and JMW Consulting are conducting a series of nationwide public opinion surveys with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. These surveys are designed to assess Libyan …
26/10/2023
HoR calls for oil export halt and expulsion of US, UK, French, German and Italian ambassadors over Zionist Gaza genocide
Libya’s parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), based in eastern Libya, yesterday called on …
12/09/2023
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing
At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm that…
29/08/2023
Libya’s premier under fire for reported role in normalisation with Israel
Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister has come under scrutiny for his reported role in a…
28/08/2023
Libyan foreign minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart, as protests against normalisation rock country
The leader of Libya’s government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister after …
14/08/2023
Worst fighting in months as clashes hit Libyan capital Tripoli
Clashes erupt amid sounds of gunfire in Libya’s Tripoli, residents say, after armed faction leader r…
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Is Libya Beyond Repair?
Not quite. But the question is whether anyone really wants to help.
Security Council Report – November 2013 Monthly Forecast
In November, the Council will receive the semi-annual briefing by ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on recent developments concerning cases in Libya. The mandates of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee expire on 14 March and 16 April …
Libya: Nothing to Celebrate
Had it not been for the recent brief kidnapping of Libya’s prime minister Mr. Ali Zidan, Libya would not likely come up in the international news arena. The country has sadly dropped out of the spotlight, particularly in the West. Invited to speak to Amnesty International in Belgium, I asked …
Libya Business News – Weekly Security Update
Overview The establishment of a regional government in the east of the country went ahead this week. This government is not supported by the central government in Tripoli and has grown out of the separatist movement in the east.
Attacks in Libya's Benghazi kill three: security
BENGHAZI, October 29, 2013 (AFP) – Three people have been shot dead in the eastern Libyan of Benghazi, where security forces also found the body of a kidnapped banker, security sources said Tuesday.
