Libya
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:29:17 GMTAU Commission Chairperson Calls on Warring Parties to Silence Their Guns
[African Union] Addis Ababa -- 23 July 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, HE. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with deep concern, the recent developments of insecurity in Tripoli, and calls on warring parties to silence their gun...
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:17:13 GMTMilitias Clash Amid Political Tensions Between Rival Governments
[VOA] Cairo -- Fighting between rival militias in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which tailed off late Friday, have left a confusing political situation as two rival governments continue to lock horns, and political leaders flex their muscles to contro...
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 16:52:16 GMTMilitia Shootout in Tripoli Leaves a Dozen Dead
[DW] Fighting between rival militias in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Friday killed at least 13 people, the city's emergency services said.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:49:45 GMTJustice in Libya - A Road to Hope or a Road to Nowhere?
[JusticeInfo.net] A UN Fact-Finding Mission recently published its third report unveiling more evidence of "crimes against humanity, war crimes, and gross human rights violations" in Libya, including against migrants. National authorities are suppose...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 04:26:32 GMTLibya - A Country in Need of a King?
[African Arguments] Restoring a symbolic monarch may sound anachronistic, but after a decade of division and chaos, it makes perfect sense to many Libyans.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:48:05 GMTNew Suspected Mass Graves Found in Tarhuna, Says UN Human Rights Probe
[UN News] New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in the country that have affected children and adults alike.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:19:27 GMTSisi - Egypt Did Not, Will Not Spare Any Effort to Achieve National Reconciliation in Libya
[Egypt Online] Egypt did not and will not spare any effort to support national reconciliation efforts in Libya and reunify its people, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Monday 4/7/2022 during a phone call with Head of the Libyan Presidential Cou...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 08:00:29 GMTCommuniqué of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On the Situation in Libya
[African Union] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with keen attention the situation in Libya.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 04:59:15 GMTMigrant Deaths in Desert 'Wake-Up Call' for Stronger Protections
[UN News] The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the Libyan desert and renewed its call for stronger migrant protection along the Chad-Libya border.
Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:30:34 GMTProtesters Storm Libya's Parliament Building in Tobruk
[DW] Libyans in several cities took to the streets on Friday to express their anger with the government over power cuts.
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:09:43 GMTTwenty Migrants 'Die of Thirst' in Desert, 30 More Missing in Mediterranean
[DW] Libyan rescue services have recovered the bodies of 20 people in the desert near the border with Chad. The deceased were believed to have been migrants and were found around a black pickup truck about 320 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of Kufr...
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:35:45 GMTUN Highlights Need to Speed up Progress Towards National Elections
[UN News] Leaders in Libya must resolve outstanding issues so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally be held, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:29:17 GMTLibya - MSF Calls for Evacuation of Most Vulnerable Migrants to Safe Countries
[MSF] Paris - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on European and north American states, among others, to offer protection to migrants currently trapped in Libya. There needs to be an urgent acceleration in the evacuation of the most vulnerable pe...
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:28:46 GMTOut of Libya - Opening Safe Pathways for Migrants Stuck in Libya
[MSF] Since the start of MSF's migration projects in Libya in 2016, we have repeatedly faced the same challenges: the impossibility of protecting migrants inside Libya, of ensuring continuity of care for serious physical and mental conditions, and of...
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:31:36 GMTReturnees of Tawergha Rebuild Their Lives After Displacement
[ICRC] "You only leave home when home won't let you stay", is a poignant line from Warsan Shire's popular poem titled "Home" that aptly captures the reality of thousands of families from Tawergha in north-western Libya.