Intense fighting broke out in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday night. The city has since been engulfed by violence, according to witnesses cited by international media. The violence has claimed the lives of at least 12 people, the Tripoli-based Libyan Health Ministry said, calling it “preliminary” figures. It …
Read More »Kazakhstan, Libya supply cuts push oil higher
Oil prices were up on Monday following days of supply shortfalls in Kazakhstan and Libya. Global benchmark Brent crude gained 35 cents, or 0.4%, rising to $82.1 a barrel at 08:00 GMT. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was also up 37 cents, or 0.5%, trading at $79.27 a barrel. Overall, oil …
Read More »Gaddafi’s son blocked from Libya election
Gaddafi had announced his candidacy on November 14 and looked like one of the front-runners in the contest, scheduled for December 24. On Wednesday, however, the election commission ruled him ineligible. It is a preliminary decision and can be appealed in court. A military prosecutor in Tripoli had urged the …
Read More »The killing of Gaddafi 10 years ago has resulted in the death of the nation of Libya and the destruction of its people
There was never really an ‘Arab Spring’ in Libya the way there was in Egypt or Tunisia. Protests were much smaller, and as time went on to show, the biggest players turned out to be extremist groups and foreign actors, each trying to get a slice of the country. NATO’s …
Read More »Libya risks slipping into new round of civil war & violence if crucial December elections not held – UN envoy
“Aborting the drive for elections will for many be a signal that violence is the only path to power in the country. This cannot be allowed,” Jan Kubis, the head of the UN mission in Libya, said. “The country and its people need a full clarity that the elections are …
Read More »Autonomous drones may have ‘hunted down’ and attacked troops in Libya without human control – UN report
According to the report, anti-government Libyan National Army fighters, under military commander Khalifa Haftar, were retreating last March following an unsuccessful attack on Tripoli, when they ran into a swarm of terrifying aerial opponents. They were “hunted down” by unmanned drones, as well as “lethal autonomous weapons systems,” the latter of …
Read More »Migrants will keep coming from Libya to Europe in huge numbers unless the EU rethinks its misguided foreign policy
Over the past week – mostly over the span of just a single day – 2,000 new migrants to Europe have crowded Italy’s first-entry point on the small island of Lampedusa, in and around a reception center that can only hold 200 people. The migrants have come mainly from Libya, …
Read More »The Egyptian army went into Libya
There were messages and images transport tanks, armored combat vehicles and helicopters to the border with Libya. Some sources say that Egyptian troops have crossed the border into Libya, but this is reliable evidence not. Moreover, the technique in Libya Egypt had previously put through the Western border, and not …
Read More »Libya said that Russian mercenaries had used nerve gas in Tripoli
Anadolu (Turkey): Libya has said that Russian mercenaries had used nerve gas in Tripoli Netsolace the government of Libya said that “Russian mercenaries” allegedly fighting in the ranks of the Haftarot, has used nerve gas in the South of Tripoli. While the Libyan interior Minister said that the NTC works …
Read More »The NTC emerged from the talks in Libya, that’s a bad sign
On 8 January, the presidents of Turkey and Russia urged the two warring in the middle East (TNC and LNA) the parties to cease fighting. On 13 January met in Moscow representatives of the heads of both parties and concluded a truce, agreeing to end hostilities. 19 January in Berlin …
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