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English Situation Report on Libya about Health, Protection and Human Rights and more; published on 24 Dec 2020 by UNHCR

An Egyptian consulate will open south of Libya to facilitate services for citizens of both countries, a closing statement by the Libyan delegation read

December 24, 2020 at 3:50 pm | Published in: Africa, Libya, News The Libyan House of Representatives (HOR) holds a session in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on 4 January 2020 [ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images] December 24, 2020 at 3:50 pm Libyas eastern-based House of Representatives revoked the membership of 35 legislators and referred them to the attorney general, local media reported. The 35 parliamentarians who have been sacked are accused of "calling for dividing the country and spre...

December 24, 2020 at 9:15 am Acting United Nations (UN) Envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams announced on 23 October: "[It is] a crucial sign of hope for the Libyan people." Williams was enthusiastically describing a permanent ceasefire just signed in Geneva between Libyas two competing authorities. The document called for several requirements to be met for a ceasefire to become permanent. One crucial requirement was the departure of all foreign fighters and forces from Libya within three months...

Libya: ICC concludes third visit to investigate Haftars crimes December 24, 2020 at 9:00 am | Published in: Africa, ICC, International Organisations, Libya, News International Criminal Court building in The Hague on 30 July, 2016 in the Hague, Netherlands [Michel Porro/Getty Images] December 24, 2020 at 9:00 am The International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded its third visit to Libya on Wednesday to investigate the crimes committed in the country by the militia of General Khalifa Hafta...

UNHCR Update Libya (24 December 2020) [EN/AR] Format Highlights This week has seen the departure of a Syrian refugee family from Libya, bound for North America on a resettlement flight. One member of the family, a six-year old child, has severe medical difficulties and will now be able to receive longawaited care and treatment, after many months of searching for help. UNHCR was able to assist the family in preparing for their move, by arranging temporary accommodation for them in Tripoli and he...

By Sami Zaptia. London, 23 December 2020: Asaad Al-Shartaa, the Official spokesperson for the breakaway Libyan Parliament in Tripoli, the House of Representatives (HoR), today described the dismissal of 35 HoR members as a political and illegal manoeuvre, the Tripoli based state LANA news agency reported today. Shartaa’s comments came after news circulated today that Ageela Saleh, the constitutional head of the internationally recognized HoR based in Benghazi, had dismissed 35 boycotting and...

(Dec. 25, 2020) This week, 80 years ago a regiment of the 6th Australian Division, under the command of George Wootten, was besieging the Italian garrison of Giarabub, commanded by Maj. Salvatore Castagna. Giarabub, now known as Jaghbub, is located in the eastern Libyan desert, 200 miles south of the Mediterranean port of Bardia. The administrative seat of the Jaghbub Basic People’s Congress, it is 40 miles west of the Egyptian border, and just north of The Great Sand Sea in the Butnan Dis...

Libyan coastal highway project implementation to begin next year Libyan coastal highway project implementation to begin next year Modified date: Libyan coastal highway project implementation is set to begin sometime next year, between March 20th and June 21st, according to the North African country Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The announcement came after the first virtual meeting of the Libyan-Italian Joint Technical Committee for Economic Cooperation. Financed by the Italian government as p...

2020-12-23 22:36:14 GMT2020-12-24 06:36:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English TRIPOLI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Libyan authorities on Wednesday said that four unidentified bodies were recovered from two newly discovered mass graves in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of the capital Tripoli. Each of the two graves contained two bodies, General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said in a statement. Search is underway for more mass graves in the city, the statement said...