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(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Government of National Acccord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj met with 30 members of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday. Sarraj led the meeting with the Tobruk-based parliament where they discussed the formation of a new government after the HoR gave a vote …
Read More »Libyan Prime Minister’s Historic Visit to Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj, of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), along with Libyan ministers visited Sirte on Wednesday to honour the efforts of the many who have sacrificed so much to rid Sirte of ISIS. This was the Prime Minister’s first visit to …
Read More »GNA in final phase of defeating ISIS in Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan forces loyal to the Libyan unity Government (GNA) say they have finally reached the end of their battle with ISIS. After three months of intense battle against the extremist group, the Libyan army is planning and preparing for the end of ISIS in Sirte. …
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 »EU and Libyan Coastguard Sign Memorandum to Train Libyan Coastguards and Navy
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Tuesday, the European Union signed a memorandum to train Libyan Coastguards. Abdallah Toumia, Commander of the Libyan Coastguard and Port Security, met with with Enrico Credendino, the EU’s Operation Sophia Commander, to sign the memorandum in Rome at the headquarters for Operation Sophia. “The …
Read More »Supplying Misrata’s Hospital is the Key to Winning the Battle Against ISIS in Sirte
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Mohammed Abu Grin, a GNA backed fighter, was injured from a landmine explosion. (AFP) Misrata’s Central Hospital, the city’s only hospital, has been overflowing as Libyan forces fighting ISIS in Sirte suffer losses from a car bomb attack earlier this week. Misrata, Libya’s third largest …
Read More »America’s Own War Criminal In Libya
(Republished from the Huffington Post) by: Aly Abuzaakouk At the onset of the Libyan Revolution in February 2011, Colonel (General) Khalifa Haftar, who had been living comfortably in exile in suburban Virginia for two decades, returned to Libya with the blessing of the United States to finally get vengeance against Muammar …
Read More »Libya’s Head of Intelligence Says ISIS Has No Room To Escape
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government (GNA) in Tripoli said they are nearing the end to their fight against ISIS in Sirte. As of yesterday, one of three districts that were controlled by ISIS was liberated by Libyan forces said a security official on …
Read More »GNA Appoints Committee to Take Care of Libyan National Fund Worth $67 Billion
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Hassan Bouhadi submits his resignation from the LIA. On Monday, the UN-backed unity government (GNA) formed a five-member committee to look after Libya’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund. The committee is not meant to discard the assets of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), said the …
Read More »Canadian Company and Government Knowingly Violate UN Arms Embargo on Libya
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Streit Group, a Canadian-owned company, has supplied armoured vehicles to war torn Libya in violation of the UN imposed arms embargo. The UN has spoken against Streit Group, who has manufacturing plants in Innisfil, Ontario, north of Toronto, for violating a UN resolution and sending …
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