The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 400 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the past week.
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Lockerbie bombing : US must clarify legality of extraditing suspect, says rights group
A leading rights group has raised concerns over the extradition of a Libyan national accused of involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, saying that Washington should “clarify the legal basis” for his arrest and transfer, given that Libya and the US have no formal extradition treaty.
Libyan Political Parties Network calls for consensual constitutional basis
The Communication Network of Political Parties called in a statement for the need for the constitutional basis to be consensual, urging for producing an acceptable constitutional basis that leads to holding elections as soon as possible.
Policeman killed, 3 injured during security operation in Tobruk
The Criminal Investigation Agency has announced the death of one of its members and the injury of three others during an extensive security operation in Tobruk, which resulted in the seizure of 380 kilograms of hashish, more than a million tablets of Tramadol, and cigarettes that were smuggled into the …
LCW demands fate of poet Tariq Gaddafi be revealed
The Libyan Crimes Watch (LCW) has renewed its demand to reveal the fate of the poet Tariq Gaddafi, 36 years old, who was kidnapped in the city of Sirte by gunmen affiliated with Haftar’s militia, on December 18.
Ministry of Interior: Two security personnel wounded in an armed attack
Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity has announced that two members of the Law Enforcement Department of the General Directorate of Security Operations were wounded in an armed attack.
Approximately 610,000 illegal migrants smuggled into Libya, human organs traded
There are approximately 610,000 illegal migrants smuggled into Libya, and a trade in migrant’s organs does exist, speakers at a debate in Tripoli on illegal migration said Wednesday. The debate was organised by the Al-Inma Organization for Supporting Youth and Women.
Al-Sayeh: We need 6,000 observers.. One-third of the required number is available
“The High National Elections Commission needs an observer for each polling center, i.e. six thousand observers, but the current availability does not exceed two thousand observers, i.e. a third of the number required to monitor the elections, and we need to double it at least.”, said Imad al-Sayeh, head of …
UN: Libya parties agree to framework for withdrawal of foreign forces
Libya’s 5+5 military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the United Nations said today.
Shoukry: There’s need to stop external attempts to manipulate Libya’s politics to their interests
The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, briefed the UN envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, on Tuesday on the developments of the constitutional track meetings in light of the meetings that Cairo hosted recently, stressing the importance of concluding this track with success, in preparation for holding the parliamentary and presidential elections simultaneously …