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Libya

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:59:12 GMT
Nation Rushes to Replace Ukraine Wheat Imports
[IPS] Cairo -- Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to the country in jeopardy. This is especially urgent because the price of bread in Egypt has in the past sparked protests in t...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:48:35 GMT
Parliament places Trust In Bachagha Govt
[allAfrica] The Libyan parliament granted its confidence to the government of Fathi Bachagha appointed two weeks ago to replace the cabinet of Abdel Hamid Dbeibah whose mandate theoretically ended on December 24, 2021. The vote took place at the seat...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:20:22 GMT
Why I Don't Want to See My Mother - Libya Returnee
[Vanguard] Lagos -- A Libya returnee, Miss Tosin Omole, has narrated how she left her three months old son in her mother's care and headed for Europe, only to find herself in prostitution business in Libya.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:55:32 GMT
I Resurrected At My Burial in Desert, Libya Returnee Narrates Experience
[Vanguard] Lagos -- A Libya returnee, Miss Blessing Muhammad, has narrated how she came back to life while she was being buried. She was among the 128 stranded Nigerians returned from Libya.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:41:56 GMT
High-Level Seminar on Regional Reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel
[Centre 4s] Paris, Niamey -- The 4S Centre and Promediation are organising a high-level seminar in Niamey on February 23 and 24, 2022 on the regional reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel (Libya, Chad, Sudan, Niger) at a time of great danger for the r...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:27:52 GMT
Survivors on Rescue Ship Ocean Viking Urgently Need to Disembark in a Place of Safety
[IFRC] Marseille/Geneva/Budapest -- Since Monday, 14 February, the Ocean Viking has been waiting with 247 rescued people on board to be assigned a place of safety. Despite 5 requests to the relevant maritime authorities, the ship has yet to receive i...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:40:33 GMT
The Weaponisation of Libya's Elections
[IPS] Tripoli -- Libya was supposed to hold elections early this year. Instead, it now has two rival political administrations -- a return of the divisions of the past.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:41:41 GMT
Libya's Parliament Prepares for Vote of Confidence in New Government
[VOA] Cairo -- As Libya's parliament, which meets in the eastern city of Tobruk, prepares to approve a new national unity government next week, the country's High Council of State says that the parliament should have consulted it before removing outg...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:43:54 GMT
Libya's Political Divide Widens As Rival PMs Vie for Power
[RFI] Libya's western-based administration has upheld a decision by lawmakers in the country's east to appoint a new prime minister, effectively creating two rival heads of government. The UN has urged all sides to preserve calm "as an absolute prior...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:06:57 GMT
Stability for Libya Must Be 'Top Priority' Urges Guterres
[UN News] The UN chief is "following closely" the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in Decembe...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 05:54:38 GMT
UN Backs Interim Prime Minister Despite Lawmakers' Decision to Replace Him
[DW] The UN has said it continues to back Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's administration despite Libyan lawmakers' decision to replace him with former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:16:11 GMT
Lawmakers Set to Choose New Prime Minister
[VOA] Libya's parliament is set to vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, but incumbent Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has rejected the balloting, saying Libyans should not have another period with an interim government.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:17:52 GMT
RSF Draws UN's Attention to Press Freedom Violation in Libya Since 2016
[RSF] After providing the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya with a detailed report on press freedom violations in Libya, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the UN's experts to investigate the very disturbing situation of journalists ...



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