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Egypt retaliated for the decapitation of 21 Egyptian Christian workers held hostage in Libya by supporters of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) by
At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance in Libya since the armed group called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces withdrew from Tripoli’s southern suburbs in June 2020.
London, 9 March 2021: In a landmark moment in Libya’s tumultuous political history since the 2011 revolution, the country’s split parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), elected in the 2014 elections, finally met in a reunified and quorate session in the city of Sirte yesterday. The HoR leadership reported that it does indeed have what it regards as a quorum with 132 members present. The session was called by HoR head Ageela Saleh on 28 February. It is tasked with passing a vote of confidence in the designate Government of National Unity (GNU) – the first unified Libyan governme...
By Sami Zaptia. Maltese ambassador Charles Saliba says Malta has real desire to resume commercial activity and issue Schengen visas from Tripoli (Photo: HSC). London, 1 February 2021: Malta has a real desire to resume commercial activity with Libya soon, as well as resume the issuance of Schengen visas for Libyan citizens to enter Malta and the European Union from Tripoli. The news was revealed by Malta’s ambassador to Libya, Charles Saliba, during his meeting last Thursday (28 January) in Tripoli with the head of Libya’s High State Council, Khaled Mishri. Saliba had revealed that visas ...
By Sami Zaptia. London, 29 December 2020: A high-level Egyptian delegation headed by Undersecretary of the Egyptian Intelligence Service visited Tripoli on Sunday (27 December). It was the first such visit in six years. It will be recalled that the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli closed in 2014 when Libya Dawn militias carried out a coup, which eventually led to the current political division in Libya. The Tripoli Foreign Ministry’s Official Spokesperson, Mohamed Giblawi, said they discussed activating signed agreements on economy and security, as well as reopening the Egyptian embassy in Trip...