24 March 2015 – After weeks of discussions with all the parties and in light of the deteriorating military situation that threatens with further escalation as progress is made in the political dialogue, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon visited both Tobruk and Tripoli where he presented some ideas to expedite the talks. These ideas are first [ Read More ]
London – 24/03/2015 Libya’s collapse since the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi has turned it into a potential security threat to the UK, the Foreign Affairs Committee says. The group of MPs warn that fighting in Libya has allowed Islamic State (IS) extremists to become influential there. Illegal migration from Libya could help IS to stage attacks in Europe, MPs say. [ Read More ]
Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:08pm GMT By Adrian Croft Libya’s warring groups could agree this week on the leaders of a national unity government to try to overcome the conflict in the North African country, but it will not be easy, a U.N. envoy said on Monday. The talks, originally due to end on Sunday, have been extended for two [ Read More ]
By Adam Ali and Mosbah Ahmed Tunis, 23 March 2015: Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie recently ran a 12-day workshop in Tunis for Libyan journalists, aimed at developing journalists to report impartially on events in Libya and at developing all sectors of Libyan media. The event was attended by Nataliya Apostolova, the European Union ambassador to Libya, members of Libya’s Constitutional [ Read More ]
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