(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Sources inside Ganfouda, a suburb in Benghazi, have informed the Libyan Gazette that they have access to the coast but passage through the sea is being blocked. Shockingly, residents are claiming that it is not Haftar’s local military that is cutting off sea evacuations, rather, …
Read More »Western Powers Call on Haftar to Withdraw from Oil Facilities
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The US and five European countries are calling on General Khalifa Haftar to withdraw his forces from the oil terminals he seized earlier this week, according to a statement released by the six governments late Monday. The UN-backed Libyan unity Government (GNA) has called on …
Read More »Martin Kobler Meets with Libyan State Council Members
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), met with the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) State Council (SC) in Tripoli on Thursday for the first time. In a press conference following his meeting with SC members, Kobler stressed the importance of fully implementing the …
Read More »Unity Government Calls on Russia to Aid in Libya’s Fight Against Terrorism
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi with Russian President Vladimir Putin Ahmed Maiteeq, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), called on Russia to help Libya in the fight against terrorism on Monday. “We have historically strong ties, the majority of Libya’s officers …
Read More »Five Killed in Attack West of ISIS Stronghold Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Attacks carried out by ISIS militants killed five local security forces and wounded 12 at checkpoints located between Misrata and ISIS held Sirte on Thursday. An ISIS suicide bomber killed two local militiamen and wounded 12 at Abu Grain checkpoint west of Sirte, while …
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