Benghazi Libya Herald The Prime Minister attended a ceremony at Khartoum’s Military Academy yesterday to mark the passing out of the latest batch of Libyan army officers being trained by the Sudanese. The training programme had been agreed by Abdullah Al-Thinni last year when he was Minister of Defence. In what was one of his last functions during his three-day [ Read More ]
Tripoli, 31 October 2014: Libya Herald With human rights abuses and war crimes by lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict rampant, according to Amnesty International, leaders of militias and armed groups have a primary duty to put an end to these violations of international humanitarian law, the organisation has said. The leaders must make clear to their [ Read More ]
Libya Herald 27 October 2014: Over one hundred and fifty newly-trained Libyan army officers were amongst the first passengers on yesterday’s flight from Istanbul to Misrata – the first in over three months. They were on their way home from Pakistan. According to Misrata Airport’s official Facebook page, the 165 officers had just completed their training at the Pakistan [ Read More ]
Libya Herald Tripoli, 27 October 2014: The Tunisian authorities have rejected an attempt to resume flights from Misrata to Tunis, via Zuwara. Earlier, it was announced by Misrata airport that Ghadames Air was to begin operating twice-weekly flights from Misrata to Tunis, beginning this Friday. According to Misrata airport spokesperson Mohamed Ismael, the flights would stop over at Zuwara airport on the way, because [ Read More ]
Leon, meets the Libyan Parliament’s Speaker, Mr. Akila Saleh, to update him on the discussions relating to the dialogue initiative and the arrangements for the next round of dialogue. Tobruk, Monday 27 October 2014
22 October 2014 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon met on Tuesday 21 October2014 in Malta with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thini. Mr. Leon briefed the Libyan Prime Minister in detail about the dialogue initiative facilitated by the United Nations and launched in Ghadames on 29 September between the Libyan parliamentarians. The Special Representative stressed that [ Read More ]
By Tom Westcott London, 19 October 2014: The works of two Libyan authors imprisoned for ten years under the Qaddafi regime are featured in a collection of short stories focused on prison writing in the Arab world. Stories in translation by Ahmed Al-Faitouri and Guima Bukleb, who were both held between 1978-1988, are in Banipal 50 – the 50th anniversary [ Read More ]
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Libya Herald Tripoli, 19 October 2014: Archaeologists and heritage experts have condemned a series of attacks on the country’s historical buildings and ruins which are increasingly suffering from vandalism and neglect. Libyan archaeologist Dr Fadl Al-Korana has warned that some of the country’s key archaeological sites, including the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Leptis Magna and Sabratha, are being [ Read More ]
Libya Herald: Amid rising concern that the increasing deterioration of the security situation inside Libya is creating opportunities for Islamic extremists to permeate the country’s border with Egypt, US Secretary of State John Kerry added a surprise meeting with Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Al-Dairi to his Paris schedule. Kerry was scheduled to fly into Paris from Cairo on Monday for [ Read More ]
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