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Drifting migrant boat in Mediterranean supplied with fuel but no rescue, NGO says

A merchant ship has supplied fuel and water to a boat with around 400 migrants on board which is in distress between Greece and Malta but Maltese authorities have ordered it not to conduct a rescue, German NGO Sea-Watch International said on Monday.

Reuters

Bathily to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Support Any Agreement that Leads Libya to Recovery

Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Abdoulaye Bathily stressed that his initiative to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in 2023 aims to “move the still political waters” and “ensure that everyone takes part in the electoral process.” In…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy Says It Supports Bathily’s Efforts to Hold Elections in Libya

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani affirmed on Tuesday his country's support for the efforts of UN Special Envoy Abdoullaye Bathily to hold elections in Libya. Tajani said in a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in Italy that his country supports the efforts of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UNSMIL: More Than 15 Mln sqm of Libyan Territories Contaminated with Explosive Ordnances

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported that "despite strong efforts from mine action partners over the past decade, more than 15 million square meters are still contaminated with explosive ordnances across Libya." "Mine action efforts are an essential component of Libya’s journey to peace and stability coupled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bathily Tasked with Ensuring Security for Libya's Elections

UN Special Representative for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily has made several "unprecedented" security steps in preparation for holding Libya's elections, amid speculations by some politicians over the sufficiency of the measures he took so far.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Defends Its Libya Migrant Work as UN Points the Finger

The European Union defended on Tuesday its work with migrants in Libya after UN-backed investigators accused the 27-nation bloc of abetting human rights abuses and other crimes in the largely lawless north African country. Libya is a major departure point for people from northern Africa and elsewhere desperate enough to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Opposition protesters in Senegal barricaded by police

In tonight's edition: Senegal’s state prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a small but organised cell of opposition supporters have plotted to use violence to stop the trial of the country’s opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko. Also, a UN-backed fact-finding mission in Libya has released its final report on human rights in…

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Commentary: There are consequences to pursuing a war crimes case against Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court’s March 17 decision to issue war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin was shocking in more ways than one. This was the first time in 12 years a head of state has been charged by the international court; in 2011, Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi was indicted…

Chicago Tribune

EU defends its Libya migrant record over UN team allegations

The European Union is defending its record on helping relieve migrant suffering in Libya after U.N.-backed investigators accused the bloc of abetting human rights abuses and other crimes there

The Independent UK

Libyan Parties Agree to Continue Efforts to Unify Army, Form Unified Govt

The 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC), in the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya, organized in Tripoli on Sunday a meeting between commanders of the military and security units in the western, eastern, and southern regions.  The meeting was the largest of its kind in Libya in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN mission accuses EU of aiding crimes against humanity in Libya

Fact-finding mission says state security forces and armed militia groups have committed a wide array of crimes.

Al Jazeera

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

U.N.-backed human rights experts say there is evidence that crimes against humanity — including women being forced into sexual slavery — have been committed against Libyans and migrants in the North African country

The Independent UK

Libyan migrants are victims of crimes against humanity - UN mission

A U.N. fact-finding mission on Libya said on Monday that it had reasonable grounds to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed, including against migrants, and that it would relay the evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Reuters

Türkiye: Normalization of Ties with Egypt Will Reflect Positively on Libya, Palestine

Türkiye stressed that the normalization of relations with Egypt would reflect positively on the situation in Libya, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the region in general. Spokesman for the Turkish presidency Ibrahim Kalin said in a televised interview that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s recent visit to Egypt was "very important…

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At Least 29 African Migrants Die when 2 Boats Sink Off Tunisia

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday. Separately, in the last four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the coast of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Group Says Libyan Coast Guard Fired Shots over Rescue Ship

Libya’s coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it attempted to rescue a rubber boat carrying migrants off Libya's coast, a sea rescue group said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Missing Libya Uranium Found

UN inspectors visiting southern Libya found drums containing natural uranium reported missing earlier this month in the chaos-stricken country, the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said earlier this month that some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored at a site in the southern town of…

Reuters

Exclusive-IAEA confirms almost all missing uranium in Libya now accounted for

Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told member states on Friday in a statement seen by Reuters.

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UN Libya Envoy Points to ‘Alternatives’ If Political Bodies Duck Electoral Pact

If Libya's legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner "we will look at what alternative we will find", the UN Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections. Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily is seeking to break…

Reuters

U.N. Libya envoy points to 'alternatives' if political bodies duck electoral pact

If Libya's legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner "we will look at what alternative we will find", the U.N. Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libya Revives Cannon Salute to Break Ramadan Fast

The blast of a cannon booms across Tripoli, but it doesn't signal another round of fighting in the Libyan capital -- rather, the revival of a long-lost Ramadan tradition. Officers in berets rolled out a red carpet on the iconic Martyrs' Square on Thursday for the 600-year-old weapon, setting of…

Reuters

US says Tunisia president weakened checks and balances

Tunisian President Kais Saied has caused "enormous concern" about where Tunisia is headed with moves that have weakened democratic checks and balances, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Team Inspects Uranium Storage Site South Libya

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived Tuesday in southern Libya to inspect a natural uranium storage site containing 6,400 barrels, Fawasel media reported. The site said the IAEA team arrived in Sabha airport in southern Libya coming from Vienna. “The team left Libya after completing the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Says US ‘Actively’ Working to Re-Establish Diplomatic Presence in Libya

The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, although he declined to provide an exact time on when the US embassy can be reopened. Libya has had little peace since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted…

Reuters

Blinken says U.S. 'actively' working to re-establish diplomatic presence in Libya

The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, although he declined to provide an exact time on when the U.S. embassy can be reopened.

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