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On Wednesday, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, Emmanuel Jacquet, said Wednesday that Switzerland has provided $ 1 million since last year to finance and support the IOM program to strengthen the Libyan Coast Guard capabilities. Jacque said that Switzerland had made it a priority …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, the EU’s commander for Operation Sophia, said that Libya’s coastal cities are making $346 million from the illegal smuggling business. The EU launched Operation Sophia last year as a naval operation to regulate the flow of refugees and migrants fleeing to …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The first phase of the European Union’s Operation Sophia training program for the Libyan coastguard and Navy forces was completed on Monday on a Dutch vessel called the Rotterdam. The program, which began a month ago, involved training in dealing with fire hazards, avoiding damages …

Display problems? View this newsletter in your browser. News Digest Aug 29,2016 Your top stories from the past week: War On ISIS Libya’s Southern Oil Fields Shut Down (Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) stopped oil production of two oilfields after the Libyan unity Government (GNA) …

(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 …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Monday European Union foreign ministers attended a meeting in Brussels where they agreed to Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj’s request to provide training to the Libyan navy and coastguard. The meeting focused on strategies to defeat the ISIS threat in Libya and cutting down illegal …