This is Beirut, 21/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe Libya Khalifa Haftar EU
Libya's eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognized administration backed by military leader Khalifa Haftar cannot be ignored. On July 8, an EU commissioner and ministers from Greece, Italy and Malta were in Libya to discuss irregular migration from the ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran Libya Sudan Donald Trump USA
President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands ...
This is Beirut, 16/05 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Libya Tripoli Abdelghani al-Kikli
Flights resumed Friday at Tripoli's airport as businesses and markets reopened after days of deadly fighting between armed groups in the Libyan capital. "Last night, for the first time since Monday, residents of the capital were able to sleep without hearing explosions or gunfire," an interior ministry official told AFP, speaking on condition of ...
This is Beirut, 15/05 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fresh gunbattles erupted on Wednesday in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said, a day after authorities declared the fighting over. Clashes flared between the Radaa force and the 444 Brigade in key areas of the city, including the port, the source said. Fighting eased towards the end of the day, according ...
This is Beirut, 14/05 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Tripoli Libya Abdelghani el-Kiki
Six dead in Tripoli, including military leader Gheniwa. A turning point in the balance of power in western Libya.
This is Beirut, 13/05 14:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Overnight clashes in Libya's capital killed at least six people, an emergency medical service said Tuesday, with local media reporting that an armed group leader was among the dead. Heavy arms fire and explosions were heard in several areas of Tripoli from 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Monday as violent clashes between rival armed groups rocked the ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/01 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nicolas Sarkozy France Trial Libya
Accused of having received Libyan funds to finance his 2007 presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy appeared on Monday before the Paris court in a historic trial. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, already convicted for corruption in the Bismuth case and for illegal campaign financing in the Bygmalion case, faces justice for the third time in ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus Syria Libya visit HTS
A senior official from Libya's UN-recognized government met Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday and discussed issues including diplomatic relations, energy and migration. "We expressed our full support for the Syrian authorities in the success of the important transitional phase," Libyan Minister of State for Communication and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Young Libyans have mobilized for Saturday's municipal elections, the first time many will vote in the fractured North African country where polls have been rare since Muammar Gaddafi’s 2011 overthrow. “Elections are a new concept here,” said Radouane Erfida, 21, from Misrata, as he and other volunteers eagerly gave out leaflets and engaged ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-18 16:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Libyans gather on Saturday in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square to mark the 13th anniversary of the start of the popular uprising that toppled the regime of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.