(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Background On June 1, 2016 revolutionaries living in Benghazi declared the start of a defensive effort in support of the Shura Council and the Chamber of Ajdabiya, according to an official statement they issued. They named themselves ‘Defend Benghazi Brigade’ (DBB) stressing that they do …
Read More »French Investment Firm and Libya’s 2.1 Billion Dollar Lawsuit Pushed to April 2017
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) After a three-day hearing London’s High Court set a date for the lawsuit between the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) and Societe Generale (SocGen), a French investment bank, over the $67 billion investment of Libya’s sovereign wealth. The date set is April 25, 2017 four months …
Read More »30 Killed In Eastern Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) 30 bodies were found dead in eastern Libya on Friday. 14 bodies were found in a garbage bin in Benghazi and were brought by the Red Crescent to the Benghazi Medical Centre. It was evident that all 14 were killed execution style as they all …
Read More »Outrage in Libya as France Violates Libya’s Sovereignty
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) President Francois Hollande confirmed Wednesday that three French soldiers on board a helicopter in eastern Libya were killed. Hollande has called it an “accident” contradicting Defend Benghazi Brigade (DBB)’s statement who claim they shot down the helicopter. DBB said the helicopter carrying the French troops …
Read More »‘Defend Benghazi Brigade’ force Haftar Forces to Retreat
The Defend Benghazi Brigade reported on Monday that more than 30 of Haftar’s forces were killed in clashes in an area known as Al-Maqroun in the outskirts of Benghazi. Suluq General Hospital released a medical report stating that over 25 of Haftar’s men sustained injuries from the clashes and the …
Read More »France Military Forces Fighting with General Haftar’s Forces In Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Defending Benghazi Brigade (DBB), a militia group in eastern Libya, is reported to have shot down a helicopter carrying French special forces on Sunday. The Libyan officials who reported the crash on Tuesday have requested to remain anonymous as they report to not have authority …
Read More »Refugees: Better to ‘die at sea’ than return to Libya
(Republished From: Al Jazeera) By: Natasha Ghoneim Survivors tell of horror at the hands of smugglers and say they would rather “die at sea” than return to Libya. The anguished faces and the stories of desperate journeys have been supplanted by scenes of bloody attacks around the globe and racial …
Read More »Frustrations in Tripoli Reach Breaking Point After Continuous Power Shortages
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Libyan Government of National Accord has finally decided to react to power outages in Libya’s capital. Improving the living conditions of Tripoli residence has been an ignored issue for way too long. Power shortages became unbearably especially during the month of Ramadan making fasting …
Read More »ISIS Collecting Corpses of its Fighters in Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Sunda-y ISIS in Sirte launched two separate failed attacks on GNA loyal forces. The first attack took place near Ouagadougou Hall where ISIS fighters were taken out by GNA fighter jets. In the second attack ISIS fighters attempted to sneak through an area between …
Read More »Libyan Gazette Weekly News Digest 07/18: “PM Sarraj must make a choice: Stand by those who empowered him or those who fight him
News DigestJuly 18, 2016 Your top stories from the past week: War on ISIS: Ouagadougou Hall a Symbol of the Fall of Ghaddafi and Soon the Fall of ISIS (Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Muammar Qaddafi has been killed in his home town of Sirte. It is ironic that …
Read More »Expert Witness says Goldman is at Fault for the LIA’s Unsuitable Trades
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Court sessions continue in the lawsuit filed by the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) against the American investment bank Goldman Sachs. In a recent court appearance an expert witness said the investments that Goldman was able to persuade the LIA to take on were “dint of …
Read More »UN Call for Regional Armies Abandoned at Tunis Meetings
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Martin Kobler, the UN special envoy to Libya, has been calling for the formation of three regional Libyan armies, one for the western region, one for eastern region and one for the southern region. Meanwhile Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj has been calling on his people …
Read More »Sources Say Haftar Behind Attempted Assassination of Libya’s Minister of Defense
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya’s Minister of Defense Mahdi Al-Barghathi survived an attempted car bomb assassination on Wednesday night in the eastern city of Benghazi. Four people were were injured, including two children, according to Khalil Qwaider, director of media office at Benghazi Medical Center. There has been conflicting …
Read More »Ouagadougou Hall a Symbol of the Fall of Ghaddafi and Soon the Fall of ISIS
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Muammar Qaddafi has been killed in his home town of Sirte. It is ironic that ISIS choose Sirte as their base in Libya and Ouagadougou Hall as their headquarters. For months the Government of National Accord’s operation Albinyan Almarsous, that united armed groups and battalions …
Read More »Haftar’s Assassination Attempt of Libya’s Minister of Defense Jeopardizes His Remaining Power in the East
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidency Council were both born out of a Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) championed by the United Nations and signed by representatives from a broad range of Libyan society. Article VIII of the LPA requires that all powers …
Read More »Militias Threaten 5 Libyan Heritage Sites
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Thursday five of Libya’s World Heritage sites were added to the list of World Heritage in Danger by the World Heritage Committee. The heritage sites have been damaged by the ongoing clashes in Libya, and further damage is thought to be imminent. The five …
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