Libya threatens political response if US attempts deportations
Tensions are building up between the Libyan elite and the Trump administration about deportations. The Libyan House of Representatives’ Foreign...
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Libya and Greece begin new naval initiative to tackle migration
The Greek Navy has deployed two naval frigates to patrol the international waters of the Mediterranean around Libya, according to...
Libyan activists kidnapping sparks calls for investigation
The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Libya is calling for an investigation into the “deliberate kidnapping” of activist Abdelmonem...
New DNA could bring an end to Libyan Lockerbie suspect’s trial
Nearly 37 years after the Lockerbie bombing, a major forensic breakthrough has been made that could be crucial evidence in...
Greece proposes maritime deal with Libya to bring stability
During a United Nations Security Council session on June 24th, Greece’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Evangelos C. Sekeris, reaffirmed...
Libya: Sudan’s new presence at border is a serious threat
The Italian Institute for International Affairs has issued a new report warning that Libya may well be facing higher security...
Voting to begin in Libyan local elections by mid-August
On June 25th, the head of Libya’s High National Elections Commission confirmed that the voting phase of municipal elections will...
Libya: eastern government calls for UN’s departure from nation
The head of the government in eastern Libya, Osama Hammad, has called for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya...
Libya: committee warns that violence in the capital will continue
The Committee for Communication, formed by the Tripoli Central Municipal Council, has warned that the capital city of Tripoli is...
UN to present a new roadmap to solve the Libya crisis in August
On June 24th, Hanna Tetteh, the United Nations Special Representative for Libya, announced that she will present a political roadmap...
Trump overtly puts a regime change in Iran on the table
On social media, US President Trump has suggested the possibility of the current Iranian regime being overthrown after getting directly...
Trump now allowed to deport immigrants to Libya or South Sudan
The US Supreme Court ruled on June 23rd that the government can now deport immigrants to third countries such as...
Tunisia hands out three more sentences to opposition figures
A Tunisian court has sentenced in absentia the former president Moncef Marzouki, his former advisor Imed Daimi and former bar...
Niger: ruling junta will nationalise French uranium company
The military junta ruling Niger is aiming to gain autonomy and economic control over their mineral wealth, by nationalising a...
ICC asked to investigate Russian groups war crimes in Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is asked to review a confidential legal brief which argues that the privately owned Russian...
