Libya: UN refugee agency deeply concerned by shelling near Tripoli facility
New York/IBNS: Shelling near a major facility run by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday, has sparked the deep concern for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers there.
Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief
New York/IBNS: The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people dead and several others injured.
US expresses concern over situation in Libya
Washington/UNI: The United States is concerned by foreign actors in Libya funnelling fighters and military aid to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar, US Department of State said in a statement.
Libya's eastern-based army destroys military equipment of UN-backed gov't in Misurata
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern-based army of Libya on Monday announced launching airstrikes on location in Misurata city, some 200 km east of the capital Tripoli, and destroying military equipment belonging to the UN-backed government forces.
Libya's eastern-based army destroys military equipment of UN-backed gov't in Misurata
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern-based army of Libya on Monday announced launching airstrikes on location in Misurata city, some 200 km east of the capital Tripoli, and destroying military equipment belonging to the UN-backed government forces.
Libya's Tripoli int'l airport to resume flights on Dec 12
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: The Ministry of Transport of the UN-backed Libyan government on Sunday announced that the Mitiga International Airport in the capital Tripoli will resume flights on Dec. 12.
2 killed in shelling in Libya's Tripoli
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: Shelling has killed two people in south of the capital Tripoli, which is under armed conflict between the UN-backed government and the eastern-based army, said a statement on Sunday.
New York/IBNS: Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, nearly a decade since the Court began its work in the country.
Ninety-eight illegal immigrants rescued off Libya's western coast
Tripoli (Xinhua/UNI) The Libyan navy rescued 98 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities Thursday off the country's western coast.
Deadly airstrikes and drone hits displace thousands of civilians in Libya oasis town
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): Intensifying clashes in the southern Libyan town of Murzuq involving air and drone strikes in recent days have left at least 90 people dead and displaced thousands of “terrified” civilians, the UN said on Tuesday.
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): A UN call for a humanitarian truce over this week’s Eid al-Adha religious holiday led to a “palpable reduction” of violence around the embattled capital of Tripoli, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Arab league chief condemns Benghazi car bomb attack
Cairo, Aug 11 (Sputnik/UNI) The secretary-general of the Arab League (LAS), Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on Sunday condemned the recent attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which resulted in the deaths of at least three UN employees.
New York, July 24 (IBNS): The heads of the two key UN agencies championing refugees and migrants have called for an end to their “arbitrary detention” across Libya, following an agreement on Tuesday by European Union countries to offer those fleeing across the Mediterranean a safe berth through a new distribution mechanism.