Analysis: Fallout from Israel meeting shows militia power in Libya The outcome of the meeting between Israel and Libya’s foreign ministers is a weakened Libyan PM, and stronger militias. Al Jazeera · Sep 2, 2023
Middle East Roundup: Syrian journalist ponders disappeared father’s fate Protests in Syria, a Palestinian woman’s fight, secret Libya-Israel meeting — here’s the Middle East this week. Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023
Libyan foreign minister flees country amid outcry over meeting with Israeli counterpart Najla al-Mangoush had already been suspended after news of secret meeting with Eli Cohen was released The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Israel’s Netanyahu wants to approve all secret talks after Libya debacle The meeting prompted the Libyan foreign minister to flee to Turkey and led to street protests in Libya. Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023
Wagner Group: what Yevgeny Prigozhin's death means for stability in Africa The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin after his private jet crashed on August 23 has raised questions about the Wagner Group’s future. Many in the west suspect Kremlin involvement in his death and are asking what will become of the mercenary group without its charismatic leader. The Conversation · Aug 30, 2023
Death typical of Libyan camps say former detainees after video emerges Former detainees now in Tunisia say death of woman in Libya camp is not unexpected considering conditions there. Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2023
Netanyahu orders ministries to get his OK before secret talks, as drama over Libya meeting persists Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an order mandating that his office approve all secret diplomatic meetings in advance, as officials scrambled to contain the growing diplomatic firestorm over Israel’s disclosure that its top diplomat had met with his Libyan counterpart The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Libya’s premier under fire for reported role in normalisation with Israel Reports have emerged that Abdul Hamid Dbeibah was aware of his foreign minister’s meeting with Israel’s top diplomat. Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2023
Video shows woman lying dead on floor of migration detention centre in Libya Footage provides latest shocking glimpse of conditions endured by refugees in north African country The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023
Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush dismissed: Sources Israel’s foreign minister announced he met Najla al-Mangoush in Rome, causing protests to erupt across Libya. Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023
Libya’s foreign minister suspended after meeting with Israel’s chief diplomat One of Libya’s rival prime ministers says he has suspended his foreign minister after Israel revealed that its chief diplomat met with her last week The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Libya suspends foreign minister over ‘unofficial encounter’ with Israeli counterpart The leader of Libya's Tripoli-based government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister a day after Israel revealed that its chief diplomat met with her last week – news that prompted scattered street protests in the chaos-stricken North African country. France 24 · Aug 27, 2023
To Libya and back, victims of deceit and cunning Rahul Kumar, along with 16 other men, were duped by Indian 'agents' and taken to Libya on false promises of work permits. There, they were assaulted, made to work for no pay, and forced to live in sub-human conditions. Rajat Gulia and Madan Lal were arrested for their involvement in… The Hindu · Aug 26, 2023
Libya’s LNA launches operations against Chad rebels along border Civil unrest in Libya has seen rival leaders forge alliances with rebel factions in neighbouring Chad and Sudan. Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 French former President Nicolas Sarkozy to go on trial over Libya financing for 2007 campaign French investigative magistrates have ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to go on trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2023 Libya's stability at greater risk with turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN warns Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the country's special UN envoy said Tuesday.
Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023 Changing tack, UN to seek a ‘unified Libyan government’ before elections In a shift of policy, UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called for a unified government before elections take place.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Thousands of discouraged migrants are stranded in Niger because of border closures following coup Some 7,000 Africans who gave up on migrating to Europe have been stranded in Niger since the coup last month in which members of the presidential guard overthrew the West African nation’s democratically elected president
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Libya's stability at greater risk after deadly militia clashes, turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN says The U.N. special envoy for Libya says the oil-rich North African country’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid the danger of spillover from the turmoil in neighboring Sudan and Niger
Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2023 Libya repatriates 161 Nigerian refugees in UN-backed scheme Nigerian embassy official in Tripoli says they are happy to be returning to their home country.
The Hindu · Aug 21, 2023 17 Indians evacuated from Libya Seventeen Indian nationals rescued from Libya after MEA's sustained efforts. Hailing from Punjab and Haryana, they reached Delhi on Aug 20. Indian embassy in Tunis played key role in evacuation.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 19, 2023 Spike in violence shows Libya remains crippled by rival armed groups Following a year of relative calm in Libya, fighting erupted again this week in the capital Tripoli. The UN-backed government remains powerless in more than a third of the country, whose people have not seen an election in almost a decade.
Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2023 The Sudanese who fled war for weeks, now praying for a boat to Europe Al Jazeera speaks to Sudanese refugees in Tunisia’s Sfax who dream of ‘complete security’ across the Mediterranean.
Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2023 Middle East roundup: The Rabaa massacre remembered Ten years since the massacre in Egypt, dozens killed in Libya – this is what happened in the Middle East this week.
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has warned that his government would not tolerate any further militia fighting, days after the year’s bloodiest bout of clashes rocked the capital, Tripoli, killing at least 45 people