Nov 28,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar engaged in a detailed discussion about the ongoing Libyan political crisis with the German Ambassador to Libya, Michael Ohnmacht.
Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally presented a memorandum to the Turkish
Parliament, advocating for the extension of Turkey’s military presence in Libya
through 2025.
Nov 20, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
An investigation by Greek newspaper Kathimerini says that mistakes and
oversights in the planning and execution of a fatal mission undertaken by the
Special War Command (DEP) of the Greek Armed Forces in Libya on September 17,
in the aftermath of deadly floods.
Nov 18,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
“Itamil
Radar” has announced that it monitored the landing of a British Royal Air Force
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, with the registration number ZZ175, in Misrata,
Libya.
On Sunday, the Libyan National Army (LNA) managed to foil an arms smuggling
operation to Niger, according to Libya’s Al-Watan news website.
Tripolis.
Prime
Minister/ Foreign Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met on Sunday with
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan.
The Libyan
Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity (GNU) announced the
completion of intensive training for its Coastal Security Administration in
Italy.
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 US government has included Egypt in its Human Trafficking Report for employing child soldiers, particularly in the North Sinai region.
Sept 19, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The US government has for the first time included Egypt in its list of countries employing child soldiers, focusing primarily on the North Sinai region where Egypt has been battling an insurgency for about a decade.
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.
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.
A beach in
the city of Dahab in South Sinai was closed after a shark attacked an Egyptian
swimmer on Wednesday, causing her a severe injury, Environment Minister Yasmine
Fouad confirmed.
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.
Sept 9,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Authorities
declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that it
could take years to repair the damage.
The
6.8-magnitude quake struck late Friday in a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45
miles) southwest of the tourist city of Marrakesh, the US Geological Survey
reported.
An earthquake struck central Morocco on Friday night, killing at least
1,036 people and leaving more than 1,200 injured, according to the country's
interior ministry, with the death toll expected to rise.