Spain condemned the bombing commeted by the militias of the leader of Al-Karama Operation, Khalifa Hafter on the city of Merzek, which resulted in dozens of casualties. Spain, in a statement published by the Libyan Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday, to respect international humanitarian law in every circumstance, deploring the serious …
Read More »European Countries Refuse To Welcome Migrants And A Rescue Center Demands Them To Follow Libya’s Lead
Malta, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and the European Union, on Wednesday, refused to welcome two ships carrying 49 illegal immigrants who were rescued off the coast of Libya. The two ships are owned by two German non-governmental organizations, and that the two of them have spoken to the previously …
Read More »A Spanish Organization Rescues 300 Migrants From The Libyan Coast
Spain’s Proactiva Open Arms NGO has rescued 300 illegal immigrants off the Libyan coast and taken them to the port of Crinavis, Spain. According to the agency, “Sputnik” on Friday, the nationalities of migrants were from Somalia, Nigeria and Mali, that were aboard 3 rubber boats, explaining that the Red …
Read More »Spain ready to yield back Libyan smuggled Antiquities
The Spanish ambassador to Libya, Francisco de Miguel expressed his country’s readiness to return the smuggled Libyan antiquities in Spain to Libya. During his meeting with Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Al-Sayala in Tripoli, de Miguel stressed that Spain is ready to cooperate with Libya …
Read More »Italy: The stability of Libya is a priority
Italian Defense Minister Roberta Benotti stated that the stability of Libya is of absolute importance to Italy. During the ministerial meeting of the 5 + 5 defense initiative in Paris on Tuesday, Benotti explained that political stability is the key element to security in Libya, which is important for the …
Read More »UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame met with Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis to discuss the UN action plan for #Libya
On Tuesday, UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame met with Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis to discuss the UN action plan for #Libya and Spanish support- according to the United Nation’s mission account on Twitter. #Libya #News #ArraedLG #BuildingANation
Read More »Canada Donated Over Half a Million to Libya’s Chemical Removal Operation
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Canada donated $725,000, which helped purchase 20 new chemical tanks with GPS tracking devices, as part of an international effort to remove dangerous chemicals from Libya. The operation to remove the chemicals wrapped up last week after a ship, which was sent from Denmark, dropped …
Read More »Western Superpowers Support Appointment of Panel to Manage Libya’s State Fund
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Thursday, the governments of the US, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the UK said that they support the decision of the Government of National Accord (GNA) to appoint a panel that will direct the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) in its management of Libya’s state …
Read More »Are Western Powers Seeking Redemption from GNA for Supporting Haftar?
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) France released a joint statement on behalf of the French government, Britain, Germany, the United States, Italy and Spain on Wednesday expressing support to the UN-backed unity government (GNA). The western allies said they were concerned with the constant power struggle over Al-Zueitina oil port …
Read More »International Community Pledges its Support to Libya’s Unity Government
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The international community pledged its support to Libya’s fledgling UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in a joint communique released after the meeting in Vienna between foreign ministers to support security and stability in Libya. The meeting in Vienna, which took place Monday, was …
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