IOM repatriates 171 stranded Nigerien migrants back to Niger from Southern Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM repatriates 171 Niger migrants back home from southern Libya (Photo: IOM). London, 11 September 2016:...
2,300 migrants rescued in Mediterranean off Libyan coast
By Sami Zaptia. 2,300 migrants were rescued on Friday in the Mediterranean originating from Libya the Italian Coast Guard reported...
Algeria bars Libyans with green passports from entering
By Sami Zaptia. The details of the old Qaddafi-era Libyan passports were written by hand which made them easier to...
Benghazi residents struggle on with everyday life on the eve of Eid-al-Adha
By Ibrahim Drissi. Benghazi residents, like most of the country, have to queue for days to get their money out...
Kuwait’s Kharafi abandon attempts to seize Libyan plane in France
By Sami Zaptia. Qaddafi's former plane, the Libyan Airbus 340 at Orly Airport two years ago, disputed over by the Kuwaiti Kharafi...
Tripoli and Malta LIA handover to PC/GNA Interim Steering Committee
By Sami Zaptia. The Tripoli-based and Faiez Serraj-appointed LIA Interim Steering Committee has announced that it has taken-over the running...
Security plan for Tripoli over Eid holiday
By Sami Zaptia. The Serraj/GNA Ministry of Interior has announced a security plan for Tripoli over the Eid holiday period...
Eighteen new US airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte bring total to 128
By Sami Zaptia. The US Africa Command (Africom) has revealed that it had conducted its 128th airstrike against IS in...
Petrol queues stoked by false rumours: Brega Petroleum
By Sami Zaptia. Brega Petroleum has assured the Libyan public of the ample availability of petrol despite petrol queues caused...
US airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte reach 108
By Sami Zaptia. The US Africa Command (Africom) says it has launched 108 airstrikes against IS in Sirte. London, 6 September...
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