Libyan

10 migrants dead, dozens missing off Libya coast

Catania - Emirates voice

Ten migrants perished over the weekend and dozens are missing, including children, after their boat sank off the Libyan coast, aid organisations said Monday. An inflatable boat loaded with men, women and children left Garabulli, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Tripoli, on Friday night, but after eight or nine hours it began to deflate and take on water. Several people fellRead more

Britain arrests French suspect in Sarkozy financing probe

london - Emirates voice

British police have detained a French businessman as part of a long-running investigation into suspected Libyan financing of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign, officials said Monday. Alexandre Djouhri, the subject of a European arrest warrant, was apprehended at Heathrow Airport on Sunday and remanded in custody after a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday. A spokesman for London'sRead more

Britain arrests French suspect in Sarkozy financing probe

London - Emiratesvoice

10 migrants dead, dozens missing off Libya coast

Catania - Emiratesvoice

Libya's Sarraj stresses continuation of his government

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

The head of the Libyan National Accord Government, Fayez al-Sarraj, stressed on Monday the “continuation of the work of his government,” in response to the declaration by the Libyan National Army commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Sunday, that the two-year-old Skhirat Agreement has expired. This will eventually lead to the dissolution of the government. “Those who set obstacles willRead more

Libyan accused in 2012 Benghazi attack appears before US judge

Washington - Emirates Voice

A Libyan accused of involvement in the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic complex in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the US ambassador, appeared Friday before a federal judge in Washington. Mustafa Al-Imam, who authorities said is approximately 46 years old, had been days earlier captured in Libya by American commandos. Dressed in an orange prison suit, he wasRead more

Libya’s Darna was bombarded by unknown fighter jet

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

Warplanes launched three air strikes on the Libyan city of Darna on Monday, a witness said, days after Egypt attacked camps there, saying it was targeting militants responsible for killing Egyptian Christians. There was no immediate confirmation of Monday’s strikes from officials in Libya or neighbouring Egypt, nor any claim of responsibility for the raid on the city at theRead more

Libya’s envoy calls for renewing Skheirat

Benghazi - Fatima Al Saadawy

The United Nations launched on Tuesday new rounds of political talks between the different Libyan factions with the aim to end the ongoing crisis, under the supervision of UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame. The closed meeting gathered a delegation representing the Libyan Parliament and another representing the High Council of the State, while initial discussions focused on the twoRead more

Libyan MPs and academics praises new roadmap

Benghazi - Fatima Al Saadawy

Libyan parliamentary and academic figures expressed a conditional welcome to the Libyan roadmap, which was presented by United Nations Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh before the UN General Assembly in New York, pointing out that the success of this plan is linked to the compliance of the dialogue committees to amend the political agreement without objections. Salameh outlined an actionRead more

Libyan army clashed with ISIS militias

Benghazi - Fatima Al Saadawy

Units of the Libyan National Army (LNA) clashed yesterday with an armed group some 90 kilometres east of Sirte, near Harawa. Air force jets were brought in to attack the force and claim to have destroyed three vehicles and killed a number of fighters. According to one LNA source, the clashes involved fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS). LocalsRead more