The former Foreign Minister of the Central Republic of African, Hussein Mahmoud, who announced withdrawal of the Al-Wefaq government, has completed his term in the embassy from a while. He is no longer represents Libya and we appointed Abdul Majid Al-Noeli as his replacement. In a statement on Friday, Foreign …
Read More »AFRICOM: The Plan To Reduce US Force In Africa Does Not Include Libya
AFRICOM commander, Thomas Waldhauser, said that the plan of the Ministry of Defense to reduce the number of troops in Africa does not include the air strikes to combat terrorism in Libya. In a briefing to the US Congress on Thursday, Waldhauser stated the first phase of the reduction plan …
Read More »LIBYAN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY: We Have Completed The Receivership In London, And We Have Taken Measures To Control The Investment Funds
The Libyan Investment Authority confirmed the termination of the receivership in London and taking actions to restore control and supervision of the investment funds. On its official page, on Wednesday, the Libyan Investment Authority said that it is its responsibility not to allow the parallel institutions to damage the assets …
Read More »Libyan Consul General of Marseille deplores accusation of Libya’s involvement in slave trade and explains its relationship with Africans
On Sunday, the Libyan consul general in Marseille, France, Abdel Salam Al-Qadi, said that Libyans sympathize with their African brothers due to the circumstances that led them to emigrate. A source in the consulate said that the judge, during his speech at the gathering, denounced what he deemed as a …
Read More »Deputy Foreign Minister discusses with the head of the #Chinese Companies Confederation the possibility of companies returning to resume their projects in #Libya
On Sunday, the Deputy Foreign Minister Lufti Al-Mughrabi discussed with the head of the Chinese Companies Confederation at the African-China Cooperation Forum in Beijing the possibility of companies returning to resume their projects in Libya. #Libya #News #ArraedLG #BuildingANation
Read More »127 illegal immigrants, including minors, were found in Sabratha and Zuara
Spokesperson of the illegal immigration authority, Milad al-Saadi, said that 127 illegal immigrants were received from the airport road and Al-Hamraa in Gharian. Al-Saadi said in a statement to Arraed LG that the migrants found in Sabratha and Zouara are from the countries of Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Algeria, …
Read More »700 illegal immigrants rescued and more than 20 bodies recovered
On Friday, the Italian Coast Guard spokesman said they had rescued about 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and recovered 23 bodies. According to Reuters, they carried out six rescue operations in the Mediterranean on the route between Libya and the southern border of Europe. #ArraedLG #BuildingANation #Libya #News …
Read More »The “National Sovereignty” bloc in the HOR is exempting its presidency
The “National Sovereignty” bloc in the HOR was relieved of its duties at a meeting held on Tuesday at the HOR headquarters in Tobruk. A member of the bloc, Adel Mahmoud, said in a statement that was posted on the official website, that the bloc absolved the head of …
Read More »President of the European Council Donald Tusk: #Europe has pledged to support a credit fund for #Africa
On Friday, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, praised #Italy’s cooperation with Libyan authorities in tackling the migration crisis across the Mediterranean. Speaking at a press conference following the EU summit in #Brussels, Tusk said that leaders of European countries pledged to increase their support for the African …
Read More »German Chancellor Says African Union Should be More Supportive Towards Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, called on the African Union to help Libya get out of the state of chaos and instability that it is in. Merkel was on a three-day visit to Africa where she spent some time in Mali, Niger and Ethiopia. While …
Read More »Eastern Parliament in Libya Approves of Oil Revenues Going to Tripoli
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Revenue from Libya’s oil exports will be going to the central bank in Tripoli, said officials from the eastern parliament in Libya, despite the eastern parliament’s recent vote of no confidence for the Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli. Major oil terminals …
Read More »UN Diplomats Talk About Lifting Libya’s Arms Embargo
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Revenue from Libya’s recent oil exports has begun to flow into the country’s economy. Diplomats who held a meeting in New York said the revenue should only be used to strengthen the Libyan unity government (GNA) and “strengthen Libya’s economy for the benefit of all …
Read More »6,500 Refugees Rescued
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Tuesday, the Italian coastguard said that close to 3,000 migrants and refugees were saved in 30 different rescue missions in the Strait of Sicily on Tuesday. In the last two days, close to 10,000 lives were saved by rescue missions on the Mediterranean Sea. …
Read More »Germany Shifts Position on Migrants
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Over the weekend, refugees on route to Sicily from Libya were rescued by a navy vessel and were taken to Augusta port in Sicily. A total 576 refugees were rescued on the Mediterranean from seven different rescue missions this weekend. The body of a …
Read More »West African Diplomats Visit Migrant Detention Centre in Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Monday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), brought “seven West African embassies in Libya to visit an immigration detention centre in Tripoli,” said a report by the IOM. The IOM brought the embassies to the detention centre, which was holding citizens from West African …
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