Libya

Leaders and revolutionaries of the force that supports the Libyan army on Saturday condemned the election of Fathi Bashagha as head of the new government, a move that risks triggering a new power struggle in the war-torn nation. In a statement read on Martyrs' Square in the capital Tripoli, they said that the support force condemned "the absurd situation that contradicts the results of the political dialogue forum and wants the country to enter a new transition phase." Decisions taken in the House of…

On Thursday, the eastern parliament in war-torn Libya appointed a former interior minister as prime minister, a serious challenge for the administration of interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. "The House of Representatives unanimously approved Fathi Bashagha to lead the government," Parliamentary spokesman Abdullah Bliheg said in a tweet. The move threatens to trigger a new power struggle between the eastern-based assembly and the Dbeibah administration based in Tripoli, in western Libya. The…

Libya's Vice President, Moussa Al-Koné Moussa, and the President of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby, met behind closed doors on Wednesday. Among the issues addressed: trade relaunch and economic programs between the two countries. But also, and perhaps above all, security issues. This is the first visit…

Closed in July last year for health reasons, the land border between Tunisia and Libya remains so despite the information announcing that it is imminent again. Open this Thursday, 19 August only on the Libyan side, last week was the subject of a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of the two countries. Tunisia fears for its security and seems to be informed of a possible infiltration of…

The illegal East-based forces loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar have released 17 prisoners from Libya's western region, the Libyan army said on Saturday. "Seventeen prisoners held by Haftar's militias were released," military spokesman Abdel-Hadi Darah told Anadolu Agency (AA). He said the prisoners had been handed over to the Libyan army at the al-Khamsin gate, west of the city of Sirte. "The detainees arrived in Misrata, northwest of Libya, and will be offered medical check-ups before handing…

Much of Libya has been without water for a week already. The source of this shortcoming is that an armed group in the water supply center ceases to demand the release of a man who was previously close to the ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. This is Abdallah al-Senoussi, a former interior minister and Gaddafi's brother-in-law.…

In Libya, thousands of Africans have been imprisoned for years in abuses where they have been abused. Among them are many Syrian migrants, who had chosen to become mercenaries in order to cross into Europe. The migrants who are in these centers are intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard during the crossing of the Mediterranean…

During the first seven months of the year, the International Organization for Migration registers an increase in wiretapping of migrants from the Libyan Coast Guard in the Mediterranean. Figures difficult to analyze for the International Organization for Migration. A total of 20,257 people were intercepted between January and…

Much of Libya has been deprived of drinking water since Saturday, August 14. An armed group broke into the country's main supply center and demanded the release of Abdallah al-Senoussi, Muammar Gaddafi's brother-in-law and senior official of the former regime. The authority of the great artificial river - Gaddafi's flagship…

The first day of new UN-led talks between delegates from war-torn Libya failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for holding elections as planned in December, the UN said. The UN support mission in Libya said that the participants in Wednesday's meeting held via video conference discussed four proposals, the content of which was not revealed. "A final decision on the constitutional basis" for legislative and presidential elections would be taken at the next meeting, UNSMIL said,…