‘I saw him kill people:’ Libya and Italy’s shadowy migrant deals | Refugees
Libya’s Chief of Judicial Police, Osama “Al Masri” Njeem, returned to Libya on an Italian government plane after his arrest in Italy on January 19…
Bodies of migrants in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, UN says | Refugees News
IOM urges ‘dignified recovery’ and identification of dozens of bodies discovered in two mass graves in Libya.Gunshot wounds have been discovered on some of the…
Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees | Refugees News
Rights groups and UN agencies have documented systematic abuse against migrants, refugees in Libya including torture, rape and extortion.Libya authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies…
Italy officials say accused Libyan freed over ICC warrant ‘inaccuracies’ | Courts News
International court demands answers after Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem, who is accused of abusing detainees.Italy had no choice but to free a Libyan officer…
Italy’s Meloni says she is being investigated over release of Libya suspect | News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni says she is suspected of aiding and abetting a crime and embezzlement in connection with the case of…
Italy defends expulsion of Libyan war crimes suspect | News
Some senators express dismay that Italy ignored its obligations to the ICC to turn over suspects.Italy’s interior minister says a Libyan man detained under an…
ICC seeks answers after Italy frees Libyan war crimes suspect | Politics News
The Italian government unexpectedly freed Osama Elmasry Njeem because of a legal technicality.The International Criminal Court has demanded answers from Italy over why it freed…
We Came, We Saw, We Failed: Libya’s Descent into the Flintstone Age
Libya stands as a sobering testament to the catastrophic consequences of military intervention in Africa, where regime change by outside powers births chaos rather than…
‘More bullets’: Analysts mull whether Russia will move to Libya after Syria | Syria’s War News
Russia’s future in Syria may be a matter of debate, and analysts broadly agree that the loss of Syria will mean little to Russia in…
Tuesday 24 December Independence Day in Libya
Libya had been under the rule of the Ottoman Empire since the middle of the sixteenth century. Following the Italo-Turkish war of 1912, Libya became…
UK blacklists mercenary groups in Africa in latest sanctions against Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
‘Strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine’ also target people involved in Ukraine war and Salisbury nerve agent attack.The United Kingdom has announced dozens of…
Nigeria set to boycott 2025 Afcon qualifier in Libya after being left at airport
NFF media manager Promise Efoghe said no reason was given for the decision to divert their plane to Al Abraq."No Libyan FA official has come…
Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’ | Football News
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours without food or drink.Nigeria’s…
Three children among 12 dead as boat capsizes off Tunisian coast | Migration News
At least 10 people still missing and 29 rescued in latest boat disaster in the Mediterranean.At least 12 people have been found dead and 10…
Refugee chronicles: The long and lonely road from Sudan to northern France | Refugees
Tea, towels and survival blankets On that same cold, grey morning when I met Hashim and Yusuf, 12 wet, freezing Vietnamese people were walking down…
Diplomatic failings and ‘elite bargains’ prolonging Libya turmoil: Analysts | Corruption News
After weeks of tension that saw the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) shuttered, salaries go unpaid and cash vanish, the country’s two rival governments appeared…
How important is the central bank to Libya’s politics? | Business and Economy
Leadership dispute between rival governments leads to suspension of oil production.Libya’s central bank, which controls billions of dollars in oil revenue, is at the heart…
Libya’s central bank chief flees country over militia threats: Report | Politics News
Tripoli-based Presidential Council appoints new board of directors, with banking operations suspended amid upheaval.Libya’s central bank Governor Sadiq al-Kabir says he and other senior employees…
Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat | Politics News
Two rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal.Libya’s internationally-unrecognised eastern-based government is shutting down oilfields…
Will turmoil in Libya spill over into the region? | TV Shows
Libya was among the Arab Spring nations – but since a revolution toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, it has known neither peace nor…