Libya

TRIPOLI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) on Wednesday expressed concern about the deadly explosive remnants of war in Libya, urging for awareness among the Libyans of the danger.

"This week, another child tragically lost his life when he found and played with a grenade that was left behind by the warring parties in the conflict. His two brothers, standing near him, were severely injured," the UN agencies said in a statement.

07 Nov 2022; MEMO: Libyan Major General Khalifa Haftar has appeared before an American court to respond to a war crimes lawsuit against him, Libyan researcher and head of the US-based Foundation for Democracy and Human Right, Imad El-Din Zuhri Al-Muntasir told Arabi21.

14 October 2022; MEMO: The Head of a Turkish firm, on Friday, called on Turkish entrepreneurs to invest in Libya and play more active roles, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Libya's Government of National Unity has drawn praise, and there are positive developments in the local economy, Murtaza Karanfil of the Karanfil Group said in a press release.

Saying that bad impressions of Libya should be changed, Karanfil added: "As Turkish business people, we believe in Libya."

8 October 2022; MEMO: Fifteen irregular migrants were shot dead by traffickers in Sabratha city in western Libya, according to a local NGO on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

Ahmed Hamza, head of the Libyan National Commission for Human Rights, said the migrants were killed in a dispute between traffickers before their boat were set ablaze.

He said the slain migrants were from different nationalities.

There was no comment yet from Libyan authorities.

06 Sep 2022; MEMO: Turkiye announced that the country supports Libya's Tripoli forces, amid deadly battles after the clashes on Friday took place in Warshafala, a district west of Tripoli, local Turkish media reports.

According to the report, on 1 September, Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar and spy chief, Hakan Fidan met with two rival Libyan premiers, Fathi Bashagha and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.

TRIPOLI, Sept 2 (NNN-LANA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said yesterday that, it evacuated more than 100 asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda.

“More than 100 vulnerable asylum seekers have been evacuated on a flight out of Libya to Rwanda,” the UNHCR said in a statement.

The asylum seekers, including 38 children, are from different African countries, it added.

“We are also grateful to the relevant Libyan authorities for their support in facilitating necessary formalities for these humanitarian evacuation flights,” it noted.

25 August 2022; MEMO: A US Air Force drone was downed in Libya this week, in an incident which has prompted an investigation by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM).

According to the Military Times, a statement provided to it by AFRICOM spokesperson, Lieutenant Commander Timothy Pietrack, revealed that the "aircraft was operating in support of US Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland's diplomatic engagements".

26 July 2022; MEMO: A lawyer representing Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has filed a petition to the Federal Court of Eastern Virginia in the US asking to suspend his trial on war crimes charges so that he can run in the Libyan presidential election. The petition has been submitted, he explained, "To prevent the issue from being used as a tool to impede Haftar from running for the presidency."

The widow of Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, has appealed a decision by a Maltese court which ordered a bank to return to the Libyan state 95 million euros ($100 million) of the family's former funds.

TRIPOLI, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Presidency Council of Libya on Friday ordered that the armed groups should immediately stop the clashes in the capital Tripoli and return to their camps.

"All the parties to the clashes are requested to immediately cease fire and return to their camps. The Attorney General and the Military Public Prosecutor must start an investigation immediately into the reasons for the clashes," the council said.