Tag Archives: United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Head of Information Department at the Ministry of Health Widad Abu Al-Niran confirmed on Sunday that 4 citizens, including 3 pilgrims, were injured and 30 pilgrims fainted due to high pressure and sugar as a result of panic after the bombing of Mitiga airport at dawn today. The President of …

The Presidential Council said on Sunday that a number of pilgrims, including children, were injured after Hafter bombed the airport of Mitiqa, describing the bombing as an act of dehumanizing terrorism. In a statement, the president held full responsibility for the UN mission and called on it to show the …

The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou El-Gheit, on Saturday, stressed the need for regional cooperation in support of the political process in Libya. During his meeting in Cairo, Abou El-Gheit expressed the University’s keen interest in achieving stability …

The United Nations envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, stated that the mission is not a peacekeeping force, has no military presence, and is content only with the political process. In a media statement, Salame said that there is no solution for Libya but a political one, so the mission seeks …

The United Nations envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame, on Monday, confirmed that he is in Libya as the representative of the UN Secretary-General, not as a Lebanese citizen. In a statement to the news agency “LANA” news agency, Salame said that it is the duty of the League of Arab …

Air strikes in besieged #Derna have killed at least 15 people. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya stated that at least 12 of those killed are women and children. In addition, more than 15 people have been injured by the recent bombing by an unknown flight in the area …

The Presidential Council, the Justice and Construction Party, and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya issued statements condemning the aerial bombing of #Derna on Monday- which has left many innocent civilians, including women and children, dead. The head of the JCP, Mohamed Sowan, labeled the bombing as “crimes against …

The Ministry of Justice of the Government of National Accord, the Justice and Construction Party, the deputy of the Presidential Council, the Presidential Council, the Italian embassy to Libya, and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya all condemned the killing and dumping of the 36 bodies found in Abyar …

Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano stated that cooperation between Italy and Libya has led to an improved containment of illegal immigration flows. In a statement to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Tuesday, Alfano said that the decline in migration flows was also due to decreased number of migrants …

On Sunday, members of the Joint Drafting Committee for the amendment of the Libyan Political Agreement returned to Libya after concluding a series of month long talks in Tunisia. UN envoy Ghassan Salame had proposed a one year action plan aimed at transitioning towards presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya. …

(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 …

(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 …

(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. …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) stopped oil production of two oilfields after the Libyan unity Government (GNA) did not pay for the security of the oilfields, said Mohammad Ahmad Alkhbasha, a brigade commander on Tuesday. Alkhbasha said the PFG in the south closed the Gulf …

(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 …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Only one district remains in the hands of ISIS, said Libyan forces who have been in battle against ISIS fighters since Sunday. On Monday, a neighbourhood in Sirte known as Number One has been “completely liberated” and Libyan troops are currently “in the process of …