Tag: #Libya
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Restoration is underway to preserve the centuries old heritage of Tripoli’s Old City
Libyan capital’s neglected Old City gets facelift under a restoration project spear-headed by Prime Minister Adbulhamid Ddeibah
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Cluster of mass graves in Libyan town ‘Tarhuna’, hearkens to the “reign of terror” practiced by the ‘Kaniyat’
Shadow of murderous brothers still hangs over Libyan town.
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11 bullet-ridden bodies found in eastern Libya
Benghazi, Libya, March 18 (AFP/APP):The bodies of 11 people bearing gunshot wounds were discovered on Thursday in eastern Libya’s Benghazi, said a security source, suggesting they had been “executed”. “Security forces were alerted on Thursday of the presence of 11 unidentified bodies at the southern entrance to Benghazi in the Haouari area, near a cement…
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Skid and spin: Libyan drift drivers burn rubber for ‘unity and peace’
In Libya Benghazi, drivers from across the country took part in a drifting championship this month
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Libya’s western government hands power to unity team
Tripoli, March 16 (AFP/APP):Libya’s Fayez al-Sarraj, outgoing head of the western-based Government of National Accord, formally handed over power Tuesday to a new interim executive hoped to unify the divided and war-torn nation. Sarraj, who has led the UN-recognised GNA since it was set up in 2016, stepped down from the role in a ceremony…
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What Now for Libya’s New Government?
What now for Libya’s new government?
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France, Germany, Egypt, Jordan Hail Unity Government in Libya
France, Germany, Egypt, and Jordan have hailed the unity government in Libya.
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Libya PM Urges Parliament to Vote for New Cabinet
The Libyan PM has urged the parliament to vote for a new cabinet.
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Libya PM hands choice of government to parliament for approval
Tripoli, March 4 (AFP/APP):Libya’s interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Thursday submitted his proposed government for approval by parliament, his office said, a key step towards unifying the war-ravaged nation. “In accordance with the roadmap of the political agreement… (Dbeibah) handed over to the speaker of the elected parliament his proposals for ministerial portfolios,”…
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At least 41 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean: UN
Rome, Feb 24 (AFP/APP):At least 41 migrants are feared dead following a weekend shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea route from Libya to Italy, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. They were among the 120 passengers of a dinghy that left Libya on February 18, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration…