Tag Archives: Libya

TRIPOLI | Xinhua | Representatives of Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives (parliament) on Sunday discussed forming a unified government in the country with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). In a meeting with Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Officer-in-Charge of UNSMIL Stephanie Koury, they …

  TRIPOLI | Xinhua |  Libya deported a group of migrants to Niger by land on Wednesday, the first such deportation in years, according to the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department. The department said in a statement on its Facebook page that the deportation took place in the presence of …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda said it received 113 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya late Thursday, the government announced. The evacuees include individuals from South Sudan, Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire and Somalia, the Rwandan Ministry in charge of Emergency Management said in a statement. The evacuees, who arrived …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Martin Aliker, a veteran businessman, politician, diplomat and dental practitioner died on Monday. He was 95 and will be buried on Sunday at Aworanga, Gulu, where he was born in 1928. In his long and illustrious career at the intersection of politics and business, …

TRIPOLI | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Saturday that 61 migrants have drowned at sea off the coast of the western Libyan city of Zuwara, some 120 km west of the capital Tripoli, while trying to reach Europe. IOM tweeted late Saturday that the migrants, …

United Nations, US | Xinhua | UN humanitarians and partners issued a flash appeal worth 71.4 million U.S. dollars on Thursday to meet the urgent needs of Libyans suffering from devastating floods. The funds are for 250,000 people targeted out of the 884,000 people estimated to be in need over the …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua |  Thousands of people were killed and over 10,000 more missing after floods, triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel, hit eastern Libya on Sunday. At least 5,300 people are feared dead, said the eastern-based Interior Ministry on Tuesday, as emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday a revision to the procedures for confidential diplomatic meetings after his foreign minister sparked controversy by disclosing a closed-door meeting with the Libyan counterpart. Netanyahu instructed all government ministers to seek approval from his office before conducting any …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Friday called on Libyans to unite in order to achieve lasting peace, stability and prosperity. “On this occasion, I call upon all Libyans … to come together in a spirit of compromise for the …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said 112 illegal migrants were sent from Libya to their country of origin. “Today 112 migrants were able to return their country of origin through the European Union funded Joint Initiative,” the UN agency said in a statement. “The …