Africa Libya The German Ambassador to Libya emphasised his country's readiness to provide all support for the success of the political process and to realise the aspirations of the Libyan people by conducting elections and achieving lasting stability and peace
Africa Libya The UK government announced a support package of over $2 million for more than 150.000 Sudanese refugees in Libya to provide 'health, water, sanitation and child protection services' to those seeking refuge in the country
Africa Libya Members of the Libyan parliament and the High Council of State meeting in Cairo, Egypt, decided to form a unified government, a significant step towards ending the long political crisis by establishing a 'government of competence'
Africa Libya The recent arrest and arbitrary detention of a journalist in Tripoli, Ahmed Sanussi, who had reported on allegations of government corruption and was arrested by security forces, has raised concern in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
Africa Libya Palestinian citizens are exempt from paying visas and residence fees upon decision of the government of national unity
Africa Libya The UN said it was 'deeply concerned' about the allegations of human rights violations, while emphasising the 'determination and unity' of the Libyan people, whose majority expressed the need for political agreement for national elections
Africa Libya Skyrocketing meat prices threaten Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of mutton sacrifice: last March Libya's Central Bank imposed a 27% surcharge on the sale of hard currency, with price increases of up to 50%
Africa Libya The launch of a project for the creation and implementation of a paved road connecting Sokna to the cement factory to be built in Al-Jofra has been authorised by the Agency for the Implementation of Transport Projects
Africa Libya 40.000 hectares are still to be de-mined: UNSMIL, the UN Support Mission in Libya, reported that incidents with explosive devices claimed 35 lives in the country, of which 26 children, between April 2023 and April 2024
Africa Libya The Director General of the Libyan Customs Authority, Major General Suleiman Ali Salem, signed two agreements on Customs Cooperation and the Transit Transport Organisation between the Arab countries
Africa Libya Leaked photos of the son of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi and the tiny underground cell in which he has been held for years in Lebanon have led the Libyan authorities to ask the Lebanese ones to improve his living conditions
Africa Libya The country has become Africa's top crude oil producer; a further increase in the price of Brent crude, to around $90 per barrel, would represent a key for recovery for the economy
Africa Libya Yet another UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has resigned; the average term of office is less than 20 months and there has been a series of resignations one after another