Tag: Libya
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Libya declares the Misrata Free Zone with Italy and Qatar
The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has announced the launch of the Misrata Free Zone project with a plan to build a new container terminal. The project is being signed along with the Italian company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the Qatari company Al-Maha Capital who will operate the port and develop a new…
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Libyan Army Cheif killed in private plane crash in Turkey: investigations are ongoing in France
The Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army (Tripoli), Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Haddad was killed along with the crew of the plane and his aides after the plane crashed in the Haymana area on Tuesday night. The plane, a Dassault Falcon 50 with flight number HMJ185, reported an electrical malfunction to air traffic control…
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Pakistan forms military alliance with Khalifa Haftar
Pakistan is forming a new military alliance with Libya’s rump dictator Khalifa Haftar. In a visit to Benghazi last week on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Army ,Chief General Asim Munir, praised the Libyan general and pledged more cooperation with him. Unconfirmed reports state that Libya will be purchasing weapons from Pakistan but official statements only mention “cooperation”.…
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Sudan is undermined by neighbours and attacked from various fronts
The official army of the South Sudan government has confirmed that it has sent its troops to the Heglig oil refinery after it was captured by the Rapid Support Forces. The confirmation came just as the Sudanese Armed Forces bombed the RSF and their allies at the Heglig oil refinery with drones. The South Sudan…
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Another immigrant boat capsizes in Libya earlier this month
According to the International Organization for Migration another migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya on November 8th resulting in the death of up to 42 migrants, with most them being Sudanese migrants. This is the second case recoded case of a migrant boat capsizing in Libya since late October. The boat left Zuwara…
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Hannibal Gaddafi released from prison in Lebanon
Hannibal Gaddafi has been released from prison in Lebanon after posting bail of up to $900,000. His bail initially at $11 million but was reduced on appeal saying he did not have the money. His travel ban has been lifted. Hannibal Gaddafi was imprisoned in Lebanon in 3025 after being kidnapped in Syria by armed…
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Libyan Prime Minister says prisons are back under state control: Al-Masri charged with torture by the Tripoli Prosecutor
In a speech to new police officer graduates Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbiebah announced that all prisons are now under the management of the state. Previously this year, the Prime Minister pledged to bring prisons run by armed militias under state control. The Prime Minister is currently involved in a power struggle against armed…
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18 migrants drowned after boat capsized near the Libyan coast
A migrant boat with more than 100 people capsized near the Libyan town of Sabratha earlier this week on Tuesday morning. Libyan authorities have stated that up to 18 people have died with up to 90 survivors. Survivors include up to 31 Sudanese nationals, 18 individuals from Bangladesh and 12 individuals from Pakistan. Maltese HeraldNewsroom…
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Colombian mercenaries still flying to Sudan despite pledges by the Colombian President to cut the practice
Colombian mercenaries are still flying to Sudan to fight alongside the Rapid Support Forces despite a pledge by the Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, to cut the practice. The Colombian President, who is a regular critic of foreign wars abroad, had made a pledge to abolish mercenaryism last August. Colombian mercenaries, funded by the United Arab…
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Libya haunted by a wave of racism as government cracks down on illegal migrants
Libya is currently being plagued by mass wave of racism as the government clamps down on illegal immigrants. The clampdown is mostly focused on Black immigrants who are often victims of racism across Libya. Several reports of Libyans taking the law in their own hands to search for immigrants are coming up daily with many…
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RSF clash with Haftar’s militias: press reports
Unconfirmed press reports are stating that the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan have breached the Libyan border and clashed with Khalifa Haftar’s “Subul Al-Islam” militia. Dozens have been reportedly killed and the RSF fled with a trove of Libyan equipment and also trucks. Earlier this year, Khalifa Haftar, the rump dictator of eastern Libya, allied…
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Libyan Government of National Unity takes over Mitiga Airport base from Al-Radaa Brigade through Turkish brokered deal
The Libyan press is reporting that the Government of National Unity has taken over Mitiga Airport and its military base from the Special Deterrence Forces (Al-Radaa Brigade) via a Turkish brokered deal. The deal is part of a process led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba to integrate armed militias with the security forces. The…