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Decarbonization, Formation of Green Economies Must Be Central to Pandemic Response, Islet Leaders Stress, While Others Call for ‘New Normal’ Grounded in Multilateralism Climate change continues to pose an existential threat to many small island developing States, even as the coronavirus pandemic presents an immediate crisis, world leaders said todayRead More →

TRIPOLI— A prominent rights group has called on the European Union to reconsider its cooperation with Libya over “horrific abuses” being committed against refugees and migrants in the North African country. In a new report published on Thursday, Amnesty International criticised the EU and its member states for supporting theRead More →

Population movement As of 23 September, 8,247 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) and disembarked in Libya. On 21 September, some 91 individuals mainly from Sudan disembarked at the Tripoli Naval Base. UNHCR and its partner, the International Rescue Committee (IRC),Read More →

Tripoli- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya denied today, Thursday, its responsibility for the circulation of the names of participants in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum sponsored by the United Nations, which is scheduled to be held in Geneva in the coming weeks. In a circular issued by theRead More →

Amman- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed today, Thursday, with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on the sidelines of the quartet ministerial conference in the Jordanian capital Amman, international efforts to achieve political and security stability in Libya. The official page of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs saidRead More →

Amman- A Jordanian Foreign Ministry Spokesman ‘Dheif Allah Al Fayez said on Wednesday the Med Wave company, on which the European Union imposed sanctions for its role in violating arms embargo on Libya, was neither a Jordanian company nor registered in Jordan. Relevant bodies have unveiled the place, claimed toRead More →

Tripoli- The Security Directorate at the Ras Jdeir border crossing said officials from the Foreign and Interior Ministries have discussed problems hindering re-opening of the border crossing with Tunisia. The Security Directorate Communication Office said the meeting, which was held on Wednesday was attended by the Undersecretary of the InteriorRead More →

Tripoli- A meeting was convened via TV link for African Partners Alliance for Response to Covid 19, with participation of Libyan doctors working for Military Medicine Body of the GNA Ministry of Defence. The meeting was devoted to opportunities and risks in a CoronVirus environment, and the best ways ofRead More →