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The Director of the Maghreb Department of the Canadian Foreign Ministry, Troy Lulashnyk said on Tuesday that his country supports the outcome of the Paris meeting which brought together the Libyan parties. During his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Al-Sayala, …

The Government of National Accord (GNA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Al-Sayala, discussed on Friday with Canadian Ambassador to Libya, Hilary Adams the possibility of the Canadian Embassy returning to Tripoli and ways to facilitate granting visas to Libyan citizens. The meeting, which was held at the Libyan Embassy in …

The head of the Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord, Faiz Al-Sarraj received on Sunday, in Tripoli, seven new ambassadors to Libya, who presented him with their credentials in the presence of Foreign Minister, Mohamed Al-Sayala. According to the GNA media office, the ambassadors are of the …

By: Ayman Hammamieh Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – November 21, 2016: Today, in honor of its 50th anniversary, CBIE recognized four Libyan students for their tremendous academic performance and for giving back to their communities in Libya and North America. Dr. Basel Alashi, CBIE Vice-President, International Partnerships and Ms. Debbie Grantham, …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Aref Ali Nayed, who has served in the mission since the revolution, has stepped down. In a letter to Ageela Saleh, Nayed expressed that it was an honour to serve since he was appointed by the National …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Sunday, the Canadian government confirmed that one of its citizens was kidnapped and held hostage in Libya. The Canadian government said that they will be “diligently pursuing all appropriate channels to obtain more information”. According to Libyan authorities, the kidnappers were supposedly a criminal …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Five Italian investigators arrived in Ghat, a Libyan town close to the Algerian border, to investigate the abduction of two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday, said Libyan officials. Hassan Osman Eissa, a member of the southern Libyan city’s municipal …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Canadian ministry of global affairs stated it was aware that a Canadian was kidnapped in southern Libya earlier this week. “We are aware of the troubling, yet unconfirmed report of the abduction of a Canadian citizen in Libya,” said Michael O’Shaughnessy spokesperson for the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Two Italians and a Canadian have reportedly been kidnapped in Southern Libya, said the Italian foreign ministry on Monday. Italian media outlets first reported that the two Italians were abducted in the desert but no further information has yet been given. A spokeswoman for the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Canada donated $725,000, which helped purchase 20 new chemical tanks with GPS tracking devices, as part of an international effort to remove dangerous chemicals from Libya. The operation to remove the chemicals wrapped up last week after a ship, which was sent from Denmark, dropped …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) For over three months, the Canadian federal police force, known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), have been examining a Canadian company that manufactured vehicles which were sent to war-torn Libya. The shipment of the armoured vehicles directly violated a UN ban that was …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Canadian government told the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s federal police force, to look into a UN report which stated that a Canadian owned company violated a UN arms embargo by sending dozens of armoured personnel carriers to war-torn Libya. On Monday, the …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Four Libyan nationals, including two Libyan Americans, and a Libyan Canadian who were detained in the United Arab Emirates for nearly two years were acquitted on Monday of charges that they illegally raised funds for a foreign entity and took hostile actions against a foreign …