(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 …
Read More »Canadians Say They Are Diligently Pursuing Kidnapping Case in Libya
(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 …
Read More »Two Italians and A Canadian Kidnapped in Libya
(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 …
Read More »Canada Donated Over Half a Million to Libya’s Chemical Removal Operation
(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 …
Read More »Canadian Federal Police to Assess Streit Group’s Violation of UN Arms Embargo on Libya
(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 …
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