Tripoli (AFP) – Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself as a boxer in his prime, posing in shorts and a training vest before Libya's then-dictator, Moamer Kadhafi, banned his beloved sport. Boxing was "in his blood", said the 63-year-old Tripoli resident who proudly keeps the image as his phone's wallpaper. Libya's late dictator … Continue reading Libya’s boxers recover from Kadhafi-era knockout
Eastern Libyan forces said on Thursday that 10 drums of uranium declared missing by the UN nuclear watchdog had been found near the warehouse they were taken from in Southern Libya. Khaled Mahjoub, head of a media unit for the Libyan National Army, the main eastern military force, said in a statement that the 10 missing barrels had … Continue reading Eastern Libya forces say they have found uranium reported missing by IAEA
Rome (AFP) – A charity monitoring migrant boats in the Mediterranean said Sunday some of the 47 people on a boat it had earlier warned Italian authorities was in distress off the coast of Libya had drowned. Alarm Phone, a hotline used by migrants in distress, tweeted that it had first alerted Italian authorities early Saturday … Continue reading Charity says dozens of migrants drowned off Libya
Protesters stormed Libya's parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk on Friday, demonstrating against deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock, Libyan media reported. Several television channels said that protesters had managed to penetrate the building and committed acts of vandalism, while media outlets showed images of thick columns of black smoke coming from its perimeter as … Continue reading Protesters storm Libya’s parliament building amid political deadlock, power cuts
Tripoli (AFP) Ten years since dictator Moamer Kadhafi was slain by Libyan rebels, the North African country is still struggling to emerge from the violence sparked by his overthrow. A year-long ceasefire and a UN-led peace process have barely papered over deep divisions, and upcoming elections are unlikely to resolve the crisis, analysts say. People … Continue reading 10 years since Kadhafi death, has failed to bring stability in Libya
By Ali Abdulaziz Issawi, Minister of Economy of Libya When the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) was formed in Libya in December 2015, it was facing an enormous amount of work to restore the country’s social fabric and rebuild its devastated economic structures. The violence that ensued since the toppling of Moammar Ghaddafi had undermined … Continue reading Libya’s fragile economic gains thwarted by the unnecessary war ǀ View
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar handed over Hisham el-Ashmawy after meeting with Egypt's intelligence services chief in Benghazi, his office said in a statement late Tuesday. Libyan Armed Forces, AFP file photo | This handout picture released on October 8, 2018, by the Libyan Armed Forces shows Egyptian jihadist leader Hisham al-Ashmawy after being arrested in the Libyan city … Continue reading Wanted Egyptian jihadist transferred from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 195 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammad, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, who confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday in Ikeja, said this was the largest batch of voluntary returnees since the exercise began in April 2017. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived … Continue reading NEMA receives 195 Nigerians from Libya
Up to 70 migrants most of them from Bangladesh have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea after it left Libya for Italy, the Tunisian Red Crescent said Saturday. According to survivors, at least 16 of whom were rescued, the boat left Zuwara in Libya, where renewed warfare between rival factions has gripped the capital, … Continue reading 70 migrants drown off Tunisia after boat capsizes trying to reach Europe from Libya
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