(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Member states of the European Union are considering providing Libya with boats to assist in their refugee management program called Operation Sophia, which began in June 2015. Earlier this week, the EU said they are hoping that Libya will be able to protect its own …
Read More »Al-Sarraj Meets with Tobruk Parliament in Tripoli
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Government of National Acccord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj met with 30 members of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday. Sarraj led the meeting with the Tobruk-based parliament where they discussed the formation of a new government after the HoR gave a vote …
Read More »Libyan Prime Minister’s Historic Visit to Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj, of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), along with Libyan ministers visited Sirte on Wednesday to honour the efforts of the many who have sacrificed so much to rid Sirte of ISIS. This was the Prime Minister’s first visit to …
Read More »GNA in final phase of defeating ISIS in Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan forces loyal to the Libyan unity Government (GNA) say they have finally reached the end of their battle with ISIS. After three months of intense battle against the extremist group, the Libyan army is planning and preparing for the end of ISIS in Sirte. …
Read More »Libyan Navy Fires at Humanitarian Boat Thinking it is Smugglers
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) A Libyan navy vessel fired shots at a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) rescue boat earlier this month after assuming that the MSF boat was smuggling oil, said a spokesperson on Tuesday. MSF reported that on August 17 a group of unidentified armed men shot at …
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 »Libya’s Southern Oil Fields Shut Down
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) stopped oil production of two oilfields after the Libyan unity Government (GNA) did not pay for the security of the oilfields, said Mohammad Ahmad Alkhbasha, a brigade commander on Tuesday. Alkhbasha said the PFG in the south closed the Gulf …
Read More »Libya Officially Free of Chemical Weapons
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya sent its last stockpile of chemical weapons to Germany following a UN-backed plan to make sure the chemical weapons are not obtained by the wrong people, said Libyan officials on Tuesday. The departure of the chemical weapons out of Libya brought relief to many …
Read More »ISIS Loses Control of Neighbourhood in Central Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Only one district remains in the hands of ISIS, said Libyan forces who have been in battle against ISIS fighters since Sunday. On Monday, a neighbourhood in Sirte known as Number One has been “completely liberated” and Libyan troops are currently “in the process of …
Read More »Spanish NGO Rescues 700 Refugees Off the Coast of Sabratha
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Sunday, around 1,100 refugees were rescued on the Mediterranean Sea off the shores of Libya. 11 rescue missions were launched on Sunday to save refugees aboard eight rubber dinghies, one large boat, and two punts, said the Italian Coast Guard. Proactiva Open Arms, a …
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