USA continues national emergency over Libya beyond 2025 http://lyo.ly/5iiuTarhuna bans livestock markets amid foot-and-mouth disease concerns http://lyo.ly/5iioLibya, Turkey agree to draft prisoner exchange protocol http://lyo.ly/5iinMenfi pledges to continue engagement with all parties to reach a settlement http://lyo.ly/5iikInterior Minister says perpetrators of Abu Salim murder will be punished http://lyo.ly/5iihHoR Speaker warns authorities against providing GNU public funds http://lyo.ly/5iigRussia confirms resuming work at Tripoli embassy with full staff http://lyo.ly/5iifDbeibah chairs ministerial meeting to follow up availability of foodstuff and prices regulations during Ramadan http://lyo.ly/5iitCBL forms committee to monitor foreign currency demand http://lyo.ly/5iilLibya qualifies for group stage in AfroBasket http://lyo.ly/5iisAirbus plane joins Libyan Airlines fleet after maintenance http://lyo.ly/5iidEU Ambassador calls on Libyan parties to engage in Bathily's mediation http://lyo.ly/5iicHammad claims his government can help establish security in western Libya http://lyo.ly/5iibIllegal immigrants repatriated from Libya to Niger http://lyo.ly/5iiaNational Accord Bloc urges HoR to expel US ambassador from Libya http://lyo.ly/5ii8HoR first deputy speaker discusses Libyan political process with US official http://lyo.ly/5ii2Mortar shells from Haftar's assault on Tripoli retrieved in Khallet al-Furjan http://lyo.ly/5ii1Protesters shut down Al-Zawiya oil refinery, Mellitah and Misrata oil complexes http://lyo.ly/5ihsEgyptian delegation discusses enhancing export opportunities to Libya http://lyo.ly/5ihtEducation minister commits to educational reform, teacher skill development http://lyo.ly/5ihvMunicipality of Kufra fears influx of Sudanese refugees without count http://lyo.ly/5ihpZliten Mayor: Horizontal drainage system contributed to lowering water level http://lyo.ly/5ihmLibya, Turkey review return of Turkish Airlines to Libya http://lyo.ly/5ihiLibyan AG: HoR has issued some legislation without extensive legal study http://lyo.ly/5ihhHaftar's son sworn in by HoR as Head of Libya Reconstruction Fund http://lyo.ly/5ihgAl-Sayah discusses enhancing HNEC readiness with Japanese ambassador http://lyo.ly/5ihcFire extinguished at Tripoli fuel station, one person injured http://lyo.ly/5ihbDbeibah honours citizen for handing over priceless Roman artefact http://lyo.ly/5ih6GNU discusses national strategy to address the immigration file http://lyo.ly/5ih5Exchange rate, fuel subsidies, and 2024 budget focus of Al-Kabir-Takala talks http://lyo.ly/5ihnEgypt wants to implement oil projects in Libya http://lyo.ly/5ihj

February 23, 2024 21:10 UTC

The Turkey e-Visa (also called the Turkey e-Visa) is a government-issued document that allows you to enter Turkey. An approved Turkey online visa from Cyprus is a single-entry electronic visa that allows the holder to stay in the country for 30 days. Turkey Visa from LibyaVisitors planning to travel to Libya should be aware that a visit visa is required in advance, as Libya is not a visa-free country. The Turkish e-Visa, also known as the online Turkey visa, is an official document that grants foreigners entry into Turkey. The Turkey visa for Libya consists of a simple online application form that can be completed in a matter of minutes.

February 23, 2024 18:03 UTC

Thirteen years have passed since Libya’s pivotal Arab Spring uprising in February 2011, yet the nation still finds itself ensnared in a web of political discord, rampant corruption and ascendant militias that have effectively transformed into quasi-state actors. Amid this fragmented landscape, European governments are seeking to deepen their oil and gas partnerships with Libya, largely to diversify away from Russian energy supplies. Yet by neglecting these internal factors, they may jeopardize their own objectives as well as Libya’s own path to political stability and economic recovery. Though violence has been minimal since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire in October 2020, their standoff has delayed elections to unify the government that were originally slated for December 2021. In the meantime, the country’s state of limbo has hamstrung its prospects for progress and growth.

February 23, 2024 13:23 UTC

According to the minister, China is financing a 30 billion dollar (28 billion euro) project in Libya to build subways through the BFI consortium. Libyan sources of “Agenzia Nova” in Tripoli they reported that at present no Chinese investments have started in the North African infrastructure sector. However, it would be wrong to underestimate the role that China has played and is still playing in Libya. But it is above all in the infrastructure sector, the trademark of Beijing's "turnkey" projects, that China has shored up its presence in Libya. The chaos of the civil war blocked everything, but a possible stabilization (or partition) of the country could restart the projects.

February 23, 2024 08:51 UTC

Some of the repatriated Bangladeshi nationals from Libya. Photo: Ministry of Foreign AffairsA fresh batch of 144 irregular Bangladeshi nationals, who were held at a detention centre in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, were repatriated to Bangladesh today (23 February) morning. A chartered flight of Buraq Air carrying the Bangladeshi nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning, said a press release of the foreign ministry. With the utmost efforts of the Bangladesh High Commission in Tripoli in association with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated to their homeland, the release said. Since July 2023, 1,390 Bangladeshi nationals have been repatriated from Libya.

February 23, 2024 06:22 UTC





Armed groups that have been controlling Tripoli for more than a decade have agreed to leave Libya’s capital. The deal comes after a series of deadly clashes in the city in recent months. Libya is currently divided between the internationally recognised government in the west, led by interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah in Tripoli, and an administration in the east run by military strongman Khalifa Haftar. He said once they had left the capital other cities would follow, noting there “will be no more checkpoints and no more armed groups” on roads. AdvertisementThe deal will see at least five armed groups quit Tripoli by the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on 9 April, including one based in an area where 10 people were killed over the weekend.

February 23, 2024 04:24 UTC

Protests were expanded on Thursday and saw the participation of employees from other public administrations and institutions. The matter is to be discussed during the government session on Friday, as an item outside the agenda. Retired soldiers in Tripoli protested in front of the central bank’s branch in the city and blocked access to the administrative complex. Their demands include calculating a unified percentage of the actual value of the pre-2019 salaries for all of the public sector and canceling all of the increases, bonuses and funds that have been given to certain categories of public sector employees. The supply of food is also in question after employees at the Ministry of Agriculture went on strike, along with consumer protection inspectors.

February 22, 2024 20:03 UTC

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February 22, 2024 19:19 UTC

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Major armed factions remained visible on the streets of Libya's capital Tripoli on Thursday after the Government of National Unity said they had agreed to withdraw from checkpoints and stop patrols over the coming weeks. Myriad armed forces have jostled for position in Tripoli since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that unseated long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi and led to years of chaos, warfare and insecurity. Interior Minister Emad Trabulsi announced on Wednesday that the main armed factions operating in Tripoli had agreed to remove their forces before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which is expected around April 10. However, even if armed factions become less visible on the streets, any substantive withdrawal is seen as unlikely without broader agreements on Libya's long-term political future. Long convoys of military vehicles with mounted heavy weapons frequently patrol key streets in central Tripoli, setting checkpoints at traffic intersections and sometimes triggering gunfights with rival forces.

February 22, 2024 16:59 UTC

The militias they control Tripoli for over a decade they would have agreed to leave the capital of Libya by April 9th, at the end of the sacred month of Ramadan. “During the coming period, the capital will be cleared of all militias, with enforcement starting after the holy month of Ramadan (which begins March 10),” Trabelsi said. Following the overthrow of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and the lack of security created subsequently, Libya has been plagued by internal conflicts and political chaos. The minister also denied taking sides or supporting specific figures in the current political dispute, reiterating that he "only supports citizens" and rejects military mobilization. The clashes occurred in an area under the control of the stability support militia, led by Abdul Ghani al Kikli, and affiliated with Prime Minister Dabaiba's Gun.

February 22, 2024 14:52 UTC

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February 22, 2024 14:12 UTC

A court has sentenced 41-year-old Samir Almiri to 34 years in prison for the murder of Victor McKeon. Almiri, originally from Libya, had been extradited to Malta from Morocco, in December 2020, to face a murder charge. Madam justice Natasha Galea Sciberras sentenced the man to imprisonment for 34 years. His victim, pensioner Victor McKeon, died after being hit on the head and suffocated. Almiri was arrested in Casablanca six days later and extradited to Malta.

February 22, 2024 12:35 UTC

A 63-year-old man from Raħal Ġdid has been charged with attempted murder, after allegedly stabbing his sleeping brother-in-law 13 times. Inspector Rizzo told Magistrate Nadine Sant Lia how the Raħal Ġdid police station had received a report of a stabbing on February 20. When asked by the court whether he understood the charges, Frendo replied “Jien naf, kelli inċident,” Defence lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar told the court that the defendant understood them. After the lawyer pointed out that journalists were present in the courtroom, the magistrate told the press to only report the official plea, so as not to prejudice the defendant's case. Lawyers Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri and Adriana Zammit are assisting the victim as parte civile.

February 22, 2024 11:45 UTC

The agreement allows it to build processing centres for asylum seekers in the Balkan country. TIRANA: Albania’s parliament today ratified a migration deal with Italy allowing it to build processing centres for migrants in the Balkan country. The agreement was challenged in Albania’s constitutional court by lawmakers from the opposition Democratic Party, who argued it broke the constitution by transferring territory and state power to another country. The constitutional court rejected the claims and gave a green light for the deal last month. Brussels has said that the Italian plans do not breach European Union law.

February 22, 2024 11:21 UTC

The EU is watching Albania's deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worriedAlbania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be run by Italy under a deal that worries human rights activists

February 22, 2024 10:59 UTC