UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful future for all the Libyan people”.
390 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Oct 12, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Tripoli/Xinhua: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday that a total of 390 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past 48 hours.
Put peace in Libya first, UN chief urges summit on war-shattered nation
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: A “rare opportunity” for peace in Libya should be seized by all those involved directly or indirectly in the conflict, António Guterres said on Monday, at a High-Level virtual meeting convened to end the fighting.
Libyan rivals conclude talks on key security and military issues
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New York: Delegations from Libya’s warring sides meeting in Egypt have concluded two days of security and military talks in efforts towards a lasting ceasefire, the UN political mission for the country, UNSMIL, has reported.
Security Council support ‘in action’ for Libya, crucial for its future, declares UN mission chief
Sep 04, 2020, at 03:44 pm
New York: The top UN official in Libya urged the Security Council on Wednesday to press for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a return to negotiations, following the call from rival political leaders for a ceasefire on 21 August.
Libya: UN human right chief appoints independent investigators to probe abuses
Aug 20, 2020, at 04:31 pm
New York: UN-led efforts to address serious rights violations in Libya, received a boost on Wednesday with the appointment of three independent investigators to document abuses in the war-torn country.
IOM reports 160 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:02 pm
Tripoli/Xinhua: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said that 160 illegal immigrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast recently.
Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:47 pm
New York/IBNS: With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya, Secretary-General António Guterres says.
Libya: Case filed over killing of 26 Bangladesh nationals
Jun 01, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: A case has been filed with Bhairab Police Station in Kishoreganj of Bangladesh over the killings of its 26 nationals in Libya.
Bangladesh asks Libya to take action against killers 26 Bangladeshis
May 30, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Saturday asked Libya to take stringent punitive actions against perpetrators of the massacre of its nationals alongside compensation for the victims a day after alleged hostage takers killed 26 Bangladeshis and wounded 11 others.
'Alarming’ military build-up underway in Libya, as COVID-19 heightens insecurity
May 20, 2020, at 12:44 pm
New York/IBNS: The civil war in Libya is in danger of intensifying as foreign intervention grows and the spectre of the COVID-19 pandemic adds to a deepening sense of insecurity, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Two civilian planes hit in rocket strike at Tripoli airport - GNA
May 09, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: Two civilian jetliners in Libya were damaged in Saturday shelling of a Tripoli airport by forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar, the UN-backed administration said.
Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya: ICC Prosecutor
May 06, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New York/IBNS: Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more than a year, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council in a virtual briefing on Tuesday, warning that war crimes may have been committed.
UN welcomes response by Libyan parties to calls for humanitarian pause
Mar 22, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Nations on Saturday welcomed the “positive responses” of Libya’s Tripoli-based government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to calls for a pause to stop the fighting, in the hopes that this would allow humanitarian access throughout the crisis-torn country and head off the potential threat of COVID-19.
Libya's eastern-based government shuts border to ward off coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Tripoli/Sputnik: Libya’s Tobruk-based interim government ordered the shutting down of all land, air and sea border crossings on Thursday to prevent the risk of the coronavirus pandemic reaching the country, an Interior Ministry statement said.
Mar 03, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New York/IBNS: After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a way to a lasting peace in war-torn Libya, Ghassan Salamé - who also heads up the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) - handed in his resignation on Monday, citing failing health caused by the immense stress of the job.
At least 16 Turkish servicemen die in clashes in Libya's Tripoli
Feb 23, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Sixteen members of the Turkish armed forces and more than 100 Syrian mercenaries have died fighting in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Libyan National Army (LNA).
Libya: Security Council demands commitment to ‘a lasting ceasefire’
Feb 13, 2020, at 01:20 pm
New York/IBNS: After what has reportedly been weeks of diplomatic negotiation, the UN Security Council passed a resolution on Wednesday aimed at stemming rising violence across Libya, demanding the warring parties commit to “a lasting ceasefire” according to terms agreed by military representatives from both sides at recent talks in Geneva.
Libya’s cities left ‘re-contaminated’ by months of fighting, warn landmine clearance experts
Feb 13, 2020, at 01:02 pm
New York/IBNS: Ongoing hostilities in Libya have left numerous cities severely “re-contaminated” with unexploded ordnance, threatening schools, universities and hospitals, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Wednesday.
Lasting Libya ceasefire: Some consensus, but further talks needed - UN Mission
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New York/IBNS: The first round of UN-brokered talks between military representatives in Geneva aimed at forging a lasting ceasefire between Libyan Government and main opposition forces, has concluded without full agreement, despite reaching consensus in many areas.
‘Convergence’ over lasting Libya ceasefire, as negotiator urges against ‘provocative’ acts
Feb 07, 2020, at 09:50 am
New York/IBNS: On day four of UN-led talks to transform an uncertain truce in Libya into a permanent ceasefire, veteran negotiator Ghassan Salamé on Thursday welcomed the “progress” that had been made so far, before urging an end to any “provocative” military action that might dash the chance of a successful outcome.
Both sides in Libya conflict agree need for lasting ceasefire: UN negotiator
Feb 05, 2020, at 09:58 am
New York/IBNS: The UN negotiator leading talks in Geneva to secure an end to fighting in Libya said on Tuesday that high-ranking officials from both sides of the conflict have agreed on the need for a “permanent and lasting” ceasefire to replace an uncertain truce.
Find unity ‘to halt Libya’s senseless unraveling’, UN envoy urges Security Council
Jan 31, 2020, at 09:47 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his “deep anger and disappointment” over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country back on a path towards peace.
World leaders must address ‘shameful’ disparities in education spending: UN children’s agency
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:55 am
New York/IBNS: A new report from the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, shows that a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and spending on education is heavily skewed towards wealthier households.
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:50 am
New York/IBNS: Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by thousands of civilians, as conflict in the North African country grows deeper and more destructive.
Pompeo hopes Berlin conference will help at least to reduce arms flow to Libya
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:15 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hopes that the conference on Libyan settlement in Berlin will help at least reduce arms deliveries to Libya, as stipulated by the UN embargo.
Erdogan says too early to talk of draft communique for Berlin peace conference on Libya
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Ankara/Sputnik:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara does not have a draft communique ahead of Sunday’s peace conference on Libya to be held in the German capital of Berlin, as it is too early to talk of one, although he expressed hope that the talks would yield positive results.
Libya: 'Dire and untenable' situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:23 am
New York/IBNS: The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.
Syrian helicopters drop leaflets to urge civilians to leave rebel-held areas in Aleppo, Idlib
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian choppers dropped leaflets on rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo, urging civilians to leave rebel-held areas through humanitarian corridors which opened on Sunday, a war monitor reported.
Libya's eastern-based Parliament may ask Egypt for military assistance - Speaker
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The eastern-based Libyan parliament, which supports Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), may ask Egypt for military support in case of foreign interference in the Libyan conflict, the parliament’s speaker, Aguila Saleh, said on Sunday, in the wake of Turkey's decision to send troops to Libya.