In the wake of the devastating dam collapse in Derna, attention has shifted towards the role of eastern Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar and his kin.
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Haftar forces’ arrest campaign sweeps through Sirte singling out Gaddafi loyalists
Sources from Sirte reported on Monday that Khalifa Haftar’s forces started a campaign of arrests of a number of supporters of the Gaddafi regime in the city.
Libya asks Lebanon to release Gaddafi son on hunger strike: Officials
Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of Libya’s former longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi’s sons because of his deteriorating health.
Families of Libya mass grave victims demand justice
A photograph of Mourad Allafi hangs in the family farmhouse in western Libya three years after he was found in a mass grave. His father wants his killers dead.
Attorney General’s Office calls for releasing Hannibal Gaddafi, handing him over to Libya
The Libyan Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, called on Lebanese authorities to release Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi, and to hand him over to Libya. Hannibal Gaddafi was arrested in Lebanon in 2015, on charges of concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa Al-Sadr.
Fezzan Groups Voice Opposition to Potential Migrant Settlement Plans Stemming from Rome Conference
The Fezzan Coalition, a group of civil society organizations and activists from the Fezzan region of southwest Libya, has issued a statement today rejecting any project or agreement that aims to locally integrate illegal migrants discussed at the Rome Conference on Development and Migration.
Oilfields partially resume after ex-official released in Libya
Production at Libya’s Sharara and al-Fil oilfields has resumed after being shut down as part of a protest against the arrest of a former finance minister, according to officials.
Al-Sayeh says absence of parties from previous elections resulted in weak authorities
The Head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, said that the HNEC cannot replace political parties in the process of democratic awareness and political participation, saying that voters in the past elections used to vote for people not for parties, and people don’t have a vision like …
Why is Libya’s Hannibal Gadhafi on hunger strike in Lebanon?
The health of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was deteriorating three days after he began a hunger strike to protest his prolonged detention without trial in Lebanon.
HCS head says Dbeibah is using drone attacks to “terrorize political opponents”
The Head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khaled Al-Mishri, says that Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is using drones “to terrorize his political opponents” following the government’s airstrikes that targeted specific militias in Al-Mishri’s hometown of Zawiya.