Marsad Libya Libyan Security Sector Observatory
A decade after the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and the end of his regime’s stranglehold on information, hopes for a free media remain a mirage.
Hopes for free media dashed in post-Gaddafi Libya
16/03/2021
Libya’s interim government takes power after handover in Tripoli
A transitional government in Libya has taken power in the capital, Tripoli, officially beginning a p…
10/03/2021
Libyan lawmakers approve gov’t of PM-designate Dbeibah
Libya’s parliament has voted to approve an interim unity government to lead the war-ravaged nation t…
30/01/2021
UNSMIL Announces the list of candidates for the Presidency Council and Prime Minister Positions
Following the closing of the one-week period on 28 January for the submission of nominations for the…
19/01/2021
Libyan leaders approve interim executive mechanism: UN
Libyan envoys at UN-backed talks to end nearly a decade of war voted Tuesday to pass the mechanism t…
12/11/2020
Libyans agree preliminary plan for elections: UN
Libyans agreed in UN-led talks on Wednesday a plan to hold elections within 18 months, as diplomatic…
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IRINI has done a good job, foreign fighters must leave Libya, the EU happy to send ceasefire monitors if the UN requests it: EU’s Josep Borrel
Speaking to media in Rome yesterday on the occasion of the first anniversary of Operation IRINI, EU High Representative Josep Borrel said ‘‘Through Operation Irini we have been contributing substantially to create a stable environment that will allow for reconciliation and to go forward’’.
NATO Killed Civilians in Libya. It’s Time to Admit It.
The alliance bombing campaign had a devastating toll—but, a decade after the war, leaders have still not taken responsibility.
More mass graves are found in Tarhuna, authorities say
The General Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced that they are continuing to discover mass graves in several various locations near Tarhuna.
Libya orders investigation after bodies found in Benghazi
Libya has ordered an investigation after more than a dozen bodies were found in the eastern city of Benghazi.
8 children injured as rocket falls on residential area in Benghazi
Benghazi’s Al-Jala Hospital said eight children were injured as a rocket fell on Zamzam neighborhood in the city on Friday.