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(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Martin Kobler, the UN envoy to Libya, called on the international community to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and to do what is necessary to prevent illegal arms trade to Libya. Kobler addressed the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday …
Read More »British Parliament Calls Out Cameron for Flawed Intervention in Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is being criticized for Britain’s role in the 2011 military intervention in Libya. On Wednesday, members of the British parliament released a report stating that Cameron was given flawed intelligence which caused Libya to quickly fall into political and …
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 »Greek Vessel Loads Oil From Zueitina Oil Port Despite Hostile Environment
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) An Oil tanker sent by the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) began to load a shipment of oil on Thursday from the Zueitina oil port after forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar allowed the tanker to dock, said an official from the port. Earlier this …
Read More »Obama Says Airstrikes in Libya will Continue as Long as Needed
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) US forces continued to attack ISIS in Sirte, Libya on Tuesday. President Barak Obama said the airstrikes is vital to the protection of US national security. Obama said that the airstrikes are intended to support the efforts of forces loyal to the Libyan Government of …
Read More »Rival Central Bank in East To Issue Separate Banknotes Made in Russia
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Central Bank of Libya in Bayda reveals new banknotes A central bank, created by the eastern government, based in the city of Bayda announced on Wednesday that it would be printing new banknotes from Russia separate from the internationally recognized Central Bank in Tripoli. The …
Read More »ISIS Militants Kill 4 Libyan Soldiers
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Four Libyan soldiers were killed and over 30 wounded in clashes between ISIS militants and the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) military forces near the city of Misrata. “Two suicide bombers, one in a vehicle and one on a motorbike, blew themselves up at the …
Read More »Libya’s Unity Government Has Spain’s Full Support Says Foreign Minister Garcia-Margallo
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said that Libya’s new unity government has Spain’s full support during a visit to Tripoli with Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on April 28. Garcia-Margallo also announced that Spanish oil company Repsol is planning on resuming its oil production in …
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