Kremlin Cultivates Libyan Warlord for Naval Base in Tobruk and New Front in Migrant War on the West
From its new strongholds on the Libyan coast, Russian Kalibr cruise missiles could hit almost any target in Western Europe. May was Russia’s bloodiest month in its 28-month war against Ukraine — 38,940 soldiers dead or seriously wounded. In Eastern Libya, the local leader, General Khalifa Haftar, reportedly profits from sending boatloads of African migrants north. Wagner, the Russian mercenary group, has largely been replaced by Russian soldiers answering to Russia’s Defense Ministry. Last month, on a visit to eastern Libya, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Russia plans to open a consulate in Benghazi.
Source:Libya Today
June 09, 2024 11:31 UTC
NTV Kenya: Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off Libya
Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off LibyaA charity rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants off the coast of Libya on Friday after saving more than 160 people from boats close to the North African country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said. However, they also plucked the bodies of 11 people who were seen by a spotter plane floating in the sea. The Sea Watch group, whose plane saw the bodies, said they tried to contact Libya‘s coast guard to go and retrieve the dead, but received no reply. Italy has urged Tunisia and Libya to do more to stop would-be migrants from putting to sea. It has also clamped down on the operations of rescue ships, saying they encourage people to head to Europe – a charge the charities deny.
Source:Libya Today
June 09, 2024 00:22 UTC
11 bodies retrieved from Mediterranean off Libya: NGO
ROME: The bodies of 11 people, believed to be migrants, were retrieved off the Libyan coast on Friday, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) NGO said on X. “Sadly, after a search operation that lasted over nine hours, GeoBarents team retrieved the bodies of 11 people who unfortunately lost their lives,” MSF said. MSF had been alerted to the corpses by German NGO Sea-Watch, which said earlier on Friday it had spotted the 11 bodies in the water. “During today’s flight with our Seabird, the crew spotted 11 bodies,” said Sea-Watch, which also rescues migrants in the Mediterranean. “It is unclear whether the bodies discovered off the Libyan coast were victims of a previously unknown shipwreck.”While out searching for the bodies, MSF sighted a boat and rescued the 20 people aboard, it said.
Source:Libya Today
June 08, 2024 10:43 UTC
Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off Libya
ROME: A charity rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants off the coast of Libya on Friday after saving more than 160 people from boats close to the North African country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said. However, they also plucked the bodies of 11 people who were seen by a spotter plane floating in the sea. The Sea Watch group, whose plane saw the bodies, said they tried to contact Libya’s coast guard to go and retrieve the dead, but received no reply. Italy has urged Tunisia and Libya to do more to stop would-be migrants from putting to sea. It has also clamped down on the operations of rescue ships, saying they encourage people to head to Europe – a charge the charities deny.
Source:Libya Today
June 08, 2024 09:29 UTC
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi Fast Facts
April 27, 2014 - Gadhafi appears via video link from a courtroom in the Libyan city of Zintan to his trial in a court in Tripoli. The militiamen who captured Gadhafi in Zintan in 2011 refuse to hand him over to the central government, citing security concerns. Gadhafi and dozens of former senior regime officials face charges in Tripoli of attempting to suppress the 2011 uprising, including the killing of protesters, a crime punishable by death.
Source:Libya Today
June 07, 2024 18:36 UTC
Libya take control of Group D after home win against Mauritius
Libya moved top of Group D with a 2-1 home win over Mauritius, with all the goals coming in the first half in Benghazi. Faisal Al Badri converted a penalty for Libya but they were pegged back when Kevin Bru equalised. Ahmed Ekrawa scored the winner for the hosts five minutes before the break. Malawi picked up a second win in three games as they eased to a 3-1 victory over Sao Tome and Principe in Lilongwe, while Benin beat Rwanda 1-0 in neutral Abidjan. Congo’s fixture with Niger was not played after local media reported the former had failed to arrive in neutral Kinshasa for what was their home game.
Source:Libya Today
June 07, 2024 17:55 UTC
Ancient artifacts brought to Seattle decades ago returned to Mexico, Homeland Security officials say
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Source:Libya Today
June 07, 2024 12:34 UTC
HIB discusses implementation of 16 drinking water purification plants with Britain’s Metito
The state infrastructure implementing agency, the Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB), met today with the British company Metito. The company is contracted to implement 16 drinking water purification and treatment plants in the Wadi Al-Shati area in the south of Libya. The meeting also discussed the sewage treatment plant in Sebha. The two parties discussed the activation of the project, the completion of the project, and the difficulties and obstacles facing the project.
Source:Libya Today
June 07, 2024 08:21 UTC
Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Libyan capital
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Source:Libya Today
June 07, 2024 05:26 UTC
“It is a way to provoke the United States.” The third flight from Libya in less than a month arrives in Managua
This marks the third flight arriving in Managua from the same origin in less than a month. Third Flight in Less Than a MonthThis is the third flight to arrive in Nicaragua in less than a month. Regarding the flights from Libya, he mentioned, “Libya was the point of departure this time, as Morocco was before, etc. They take advantage of Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship policy of not requiring visas for citizens from countries seeking to enter the United States illegally through its southern border. Ortega’s dictatorship, which considers the United States its enemy, is actively promoting the exacerbation of this crisis.
Source:Libya Today
June 06, 2024 10:36 UTC
Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has laid waste to large swaths of Gaza. Once admitted to the case, Spain would be able to make written submissions and speak at public hearings. Slovenia, a European Union member along with Spain and Ireland, followed suit and recognized the Palestinian state this week.
Source:Libya Today
June 06, 2024 09:09 UTC
A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
A growing number of experts say the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media is a slow, deliberate onboarding, rather than an outright ban or allowing free reign
Source:Libya Today
June 06, 2024 04:12 UTC
'Medicine to unite souls' - Libya coach Micho aims to inspire nation with football success
Two years and five days from now the curtain will rise in Mexico City on the biggest and most inclusive World Cup that football has ever staged. Libya national team coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic. “We’re all happy with the fact Africa has now got, effectively, nine-and-a-half places at World Cup 2026,” Micho tells The National. The first set of World Cup assignments kept the dream nourished, not least a stirring comeback to draw with Cameroon in Benghazi. “It could be judged as meaning less space for young Libyan players,” acknowledges Micho.
Source:Libya Today
June 06, 2024 03:13 UTC
Niger to set up protection force for 'strategic' sites
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Source:Libya Today
June 05, 2024 13:43 UTC
Divisions among world's powerful nations undermining U.N. efforts to end crises
By EDITH M. LEDERERDeep divisions especially among the world’s most powerful nations have significantly undermined what the United Nations can do to help nations move from conflict to peace, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said. Twenty years ago, Lacroix said, a united international community pushed in the same direction as the United Nations to restore peace to East Timor, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cambodia. Today, there are about 80,000 military and civilians in 11 peacekeeping operations. He warned that these divisions are undermining the cornerstone of the United Nations – having all countries work together to solve global challenges. The United Nations has no standing military force, and its peacekeepers who wear distinctive blue berets or helmets are contributed by member nations.
Source:Libya Today
June 04, 2024 22:04 UTC