Oct 20, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Salah Badi, the leader of the Shield Brigade militia in Libya has issued an
ultimatum to the Italian forces stationed at the military base in Misrata.
Salah Badi, the leader of the Shield Brigade militia in Libya has issued an
ultimatum to the Italian forces stationed at the military base in Misrata.
The Director-General of Libyan Customs, Major General Suleiman Ali Salem,
and his Turkish counterpart have reached an agreement on implementing the
mutual administrative cooperation customs agreement, signed between the two
parties in 2014.
Benghazi, a
city long enveloped in political turbulence, is yet again in the international
spotlight following a surge in violence. This has resulted in multiple
casualties, and a potentially significant political assassination.
In a key
development aiming to fortify bilateral ties, Mohamed Al-Hwaij, the Libyan
Minister of Economy held pivotal discussions with Greek Consul in Tripoli. They
discussed pathways to international collaboration, and the resumption of
meetings for the Joint Libyan-Greek Committee.
The
Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa
Haftar offered condolences to the families of flood victims in the city of
Derna.
Libyan
Presidential candidate, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan
leader Muammar Gaddafi, has hailed the election laws recently endorsed by the
Libyan Parliament.
Sept 27,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
On Tuesday,
the Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa
Haftar arrived in Russia, with Deputy Defence Minister, Yunus-bek Yevkurov
leading the welcoming committee.
Libya’s
Supreme Council for Energy Affairs has called on the state-owned National Oil
Corporation (NOC) to expedite negotiations with international companies, to
begin investments in the Ghadamis Basin.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah,
called for the complete and immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces,
fighters, and mercenaries from Libya.
On 11 September, just as Storm Daniel was beginning to wreak havoc on
Libyan shores, Elseddik Haftar was in Paris soft-launching a presidential bid.
On Friday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced its plans to expand its
support, aiming to reach up to 100,000 individuals in the storm-hit areas in
Libya.
Sept 19, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The Foreign Minister of the Libyan Parliament-designated government expressed its condolences and sympathy to Greece, following the death of five members of a rescue team in Libya.
Four members of a Greek rescue team sent to Libya after the devastating
floods that hit Derna were killed in a road accident on Sunday, a Libyan
minister said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent aid and 5,000
body bags to flood-stricken Libya, where 10,000 people are still missing in the
wake of hurricane-strength Storm Daniel.
Sept 15, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The death
toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts
continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy
rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.
The Libyan
Authority of Relief in Derna announced, Friday, that the death toll from
Derna's floods in the city to 7700, in addition to the presence of 8000
missing.
The third
and fourth planes from the Qatari airbridge arrived at Benina International
Airport in Benghazi to help those affected by floods and torrents in eastern
Libya.
In response
to the devastating storm that struck Libya, three military transport planes
loaded with humanitarian aid departed Cairo.
Sept 11,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Cairo
The Spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA), General Ahmed Al-Mismari announced the loss of contact with five soldiers, during the operation to rescue stranded families in the city of Al-Bayda.