Niger president, Mahamadou Issoufou said Europe must end chaos in Libya if it wants to stop the arrival of boats to its shores. According to Reuters, Issoufou said during a meeting with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday, “I have expressed my desire to be supported by the …
Read More »Libya, Chad, Sudan &Niger FMs discuss border control
The Government of National Accord (GNA), Foreign Minister, Mohamed Al-Sayala will participate in the special ministerial meeting on a memorandum draft to enhance security cooperation and border control between Libya, Chad, Sudan and Niger. According to the Ministry’s media office, the meeting will be held in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, …
Read More »Libya, Sudan, Niger and Chad agree on securing Libya’s borders
Libya, Sudan, Niger and Chad agreed on Wednesday to coordinate security efforts to fight organized crime in the Sahel and secure the southern border of Libya. According to AFP news agency, the four countries said, at the meeting of foreign ministers in Niger, the southern border of Libya suffers from …
Read More »Immigration Agency receives 85 migrants from the Eastern region
The Anti-illegal Immigration Agency in Tripoli received 85 illegal immigrants from the Eastern region branch in the cities of Al-Marj and Shhat. The Agency’s media advisor, Milad Al-Saadi told ArraedLG on Saturday, the migrants, of Eritrean, Ethiopian, Sudanese and Chadian nationalities, including two children and five women, were transferred from …
Read More »Al-Ittihad beats Niger’s Sahel 1-0 at CAF
Al Ittihad managed to get a tough win 1-0 against Niger’s Olympique Sahel in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round. The game held on Saturday at Al-Tayeb Al-Mahiri Stadium in Sfax, Tunisia, was goalless till the final minutes, before Mouad Essa snatched the winner in the 90th minute. The two …
Read More »Al-Ittihad arrives in Tunisia in preparation for African competition
Al-Ittihad football team arrived on Wednesday evening to the Tunisian city of Sfax, in preparation for their upcoming game against Sahel SC from Niger, next Saturday. Al Ittihad plays the 64th round match in the African Confederation Cup on the grounds of Al Tayeb Al Muhairi Stadium in Sfax at …
Read More »African Sahel countries call for countering effects of Libyan crisis
The G5 Sahel called on Wednesday, in the final communique of the summit held in Mauritania, to continue efforts to achieve security and stability in the Sahel region. According to the Russian agency Sputnik, the Sahel countries discussed, during the summit challenges facing the region because of what they described …
Read More »Libya and Niger agree to open air pathway
The foreign minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Al-Sayala, agreed on Tuesday with his Nigerien counterpart, Ibrahim Yacoubou, to implement a proposal to open an air pathway between Tripoli and Niamey. The agreement tool place during a meeting on the sidelines of the 30th African Union (AU) …
Read More »The United Nations appeals to the countries of the world to receive more than a thousand immigrants from Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed to the world to receive 1,300 migrants stranded in Libya after being “ill-treated during their detention in difficult conditions in Libya.” UNHCR said that Niger had agreed to temporarily host the most vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied children and mothers with their children- …
Read More »International agreement to carry out emergency evacuations of migrants and UNHCR sets up onground centers to facilitate deportations out of Libya
An agreement for the emergency evacuation of migrants in Libya was reached at the African Union-European Union summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The agreement was discussed in the presence of the European Union, the African Union, and the United Nations. Nine countries present agreed to undertake the initiative – Libya, …
Read More »Fayez Al-Sarraj arrived in Niamey on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries
President of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries #Libya #News #ArraedLG #BuildingANation
Read More »Baby Born in the Sky
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) A baby who was born mid-flight has been gifted free flights for life by Buraq Air after a Libyan woman went into labour during her flight from Tripoli to Niamey in Niger. The Cabin crew assisted the mother in delivering her baby who was …
Read More »UN Envoy Martin Kobler: The fight against ISIS Must be a LIbyan Fight and a United Fight
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Special Representative of the Secretary General Martin Kobler in a meeting in Paris on Tuesday urged Libya’s rival factions to unite alongside the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the battle against ISIS and stop fighting each other. “The fight against ISIS, which is the …
Read More »International Summit on Libya to be Held in Vienna on Monday
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni An international summit between twenty nations is going to be held today in Vienna focusing on bringing stability to Libya, which has been plunged into chaos since the 2011 toppling of leader Muammar Gaddafi. Monday’s important meeting will be …
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