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🇱🇾🇮🇱 Libya suspends foreign minister after meeting with Israeli foreign minister
Libya Tripoli's government prime minister suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday and referred her for investigation after Israel said its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week.
Israel's statement on the meeting, in which it said the ministers had discussed possible cooperation, prompted small protests in Libya, which does not recognise Israel.
Libya's Foreign Ministry said Mangoush had rejected a meeting with representatives of Israel and that what had occurred was "an unprepared, casual encounter during a meeting at Italy's Foreign Affairs Ministry."
The Libyan ministry's statement said the interaction did not include "any discussions, agreements or consultations" and added the ministry "renews its complete and absolute rejection of normalisation" with Israel.
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Libya Tripoli's government prime minister suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday and referred her for investigation after Israel said its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week.
Israel's statement on the meeting, in which it said the ministers had discussed possible cooperation, prompted small protests in Libya, which does not recognise Israel.
Libya's Foreign Ministry said Mangoush had rejected a meeting with representatives of Israel and that what had occurred was "an unprepared, casual encounter during a meeting at Italy's Foreign Affairs Ministry."
The Libyan ministry's statement said the interaction did not include "any discussions, agreements or consultations" and added the ministry "renews its complete and absolute rejection of normalisation" with Israel.
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🇹🇩🇱🇾🇳🇪 Chad's President says border with Libya, Niger in need for more vigilance
Chad's President Mahmat Deby said Tibesti state - border area with Libya and Niger - needed more vigilance, urging forces in the region to play a more viable part in helping security and defense forces to protect the border, people and properties.
Deby's arrival at the border coincided with the eruption of clashes between Chadian army forces and rebel fighters from FACT, which were barricaded in Libyan territory.
Meanwhile, Khalifa Haftar's forces started last Friday a military operation in south Libya to "expel foreign armed groups on border with Chad."
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Chad's President Mahmat Deby said Tibesti state - border area with Libya and Niger - needed more vigilance, urging forces in the region to play a more viable part in helping security and defense forces to protect the border, people and properties.
Deby's arrival at the border coincided with the eruption of clashes between Chadian army forces and rebel fighters from FACT, which were barricaded in Libyan territory.
Meanwhile, Khalifa Haftar's forces started last Friday a military operation in south Libya to "expel foreign armed groups on border with Chad."
#Chad #Libya #Niger
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🇮🇱🇱🇾 Netanyahu rues his foreign minister's disclosure of meeting with Libyan counterpart
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appeared to shift blame to his top diplomat for the disclosure of a secret meeting with the Libyan foreign minister that has caused a backlash in Tripoli.
"It is not helpful, now that's clear," Netanyahu told. "I've issued a directive to all our government ministers that such meetings of this kind have to be cleared in advance with my office, and certainly their publication has to be cleared in advance with my office."
Israel, for its part, is keen to pursue discreet talks with potential Arab and Muslim partners in the hope that they will develop into full ties, Netanyahu added.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appeared to shift blame to his top diplomat for the disclosure of a secret meeting with the Libyan foreign minister that has caused a backlash in Tripoli.
"It is not helpful, now that's clear," Netanyahu told. "I've issued a directive to all our government ministers that such meetings of this kind have to be cleared in advance with my office, and certainly their publication has to be cleared in advance with my office."
Israel, for its part, is keen to pursue discreet talks with potential Arab and Muslim partners in the hope that they will develop into full ties, Netanyahu added.
#Israel #Libya
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🇱🇾 Major Mediterranean storm kills at least 150 in eastern Libya
A major Mediterranean storm swept through eastern Libya on Sunday and Monday, killing at least 150 people and damaging homes and roads, medical sources said.
Seven members of the Libyan National Army were missing, LNA spokesman Ahmad Mesmari said.
Search and rescue operations were ongoing, witnesses said.Authorities declared a state of extreme emergency, closing schools and stores and imposing a curfew.
Four major oil ports in Libya, Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra, were closed from Saturday evening for three days.
Many cities were heavily damaged, mountain roads have been washed away and destroyed.
The head of the town of Bayda, the most affected by the storm, has appealed for help from the international community.
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A major Mediterranean storm swept through eastern Libya on Sunday and Monday, killing at least 150 people and damaging homes and roads, medical sources said.
Seven members of the Libyan National Army were missing, LNA spokesman Ahmad Mesmari said.
Search and rescue operations were ongoing, witnesses said.Authorities declared a state of extreme emergency, closing schools and stores and imposing a curfew.
Four major oil ports in Libya, Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra, were closed from Saturday evening for three days.
Many cities were heavily damaged, mountain roads have been washed away and destroyed.
The head of the town of Bayda, the most affected by the storm, has appealed for help from the international community.
#Libya
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🇮🇷🇱🇾 Iran offers aid to flood-stricken Libya
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has offered humanitarian aid to Libya after severe floods caused mass casualties.
Amir-Abdollahian said on Tuesday that Iran's Red Crescent Society had expressed readiness to provide relief to Libya.
The Iranian minister also expressed sorrow over the disaster and sent condolences to the Libyan authorities and people as well as to the families of the victims.
Iran and Libya have recently moved to fully restore diplomatic ties, with Tehran and Tripoli announcing plans to reopen embassies.
The two countries have diplomatic relations, but Iran closed its embassy during the uprising against the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
The new Libyan ambassador to Tehran, Ali Jumaa Hassan Fudail, presented his credentials to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran in early July.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has offered humanitarian aid to Libya after severe floods caused mass casualties.
Amir-Abdollahian said on Tuesday that Iran's Red Crescent Society had expressed readiness to provide relief to Libya.
The Iranian minister also expressed sorrow over the disaster and sent condolences to the Libyan authorities and people as well as to the families of the victims.
Iran and Libya have recently moved to fully restore diplomatic ties, with Tehran and Tripoli announcing plans to reopen embassies.
The two countries have diplomatic relations, but Iran closed its embassy during the uprising against the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
The new Libyan ambassador to Tehran, Ali Jumaa Hassan Fudail, presented his credentials to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran in early July.
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🇱🇾 Libya storm death toll expected to swell as sea washes bodies ashore
Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, swelling the death toll from a storm that swept whole neighbourhoods out to sea, with thousands already confirmed dead and many thousands more still missing.
Swathes of the Mediterranean city of Derna were obliterated by the flood torrent.
Whole multi-storey buildings were swept away with sleeping families inside.
The "sea is constantly dumping dozens of bodies", minister of civil aviation in the administration that runs eastern Libya, told.
"We have counted more than 5,300 dead so far, and the number is likely to increase significantly and may even double because the number of missing people is also thousands," he added.
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Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, swelling the death toll from a storm that swept whole neighbourhoods out to sea, with thousands already confirmed dead and many thousands more still missing.
Swathes of the Mediterranean city of Derna were obliterated by the flood torrent.
Whole multi-storey buildings were swept away with sleeping families inside.
The "sea is constantly dumping dozens of bodies", minister of civil aviation in the administration that runs eastern Libya, told.
"We have counted more than 5,300 dead so far, and the number is likely to increase significantly and may even double because the number of missing people is also thousands," he added.
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🇱🇾🇮🇹 Libya flights to Italy resume after nearly 10 years
Flights resumed between Libya and Italy on Saturday after a nearly decade-long suspension due to a ban by the European Union.
Twenty-five passengers boarded Saturday's flight, operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, which will offer a twice-weekly direct connection to the Italian capital, Rome.
The EU stopped flights operated by Libyan airlines and banned them from entering member states' airspace in 2014, as the country was mired in intense fighting.
For much of the past decade, Libyans have had to transit through cities such as Tunis, Istanbul, or Cairo to reach Europe by air.
Restarting flights is "part of intensive government efforts to lift the European ban on Libyan civil aviation", Libya's UN-recognised government said.
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Flights resumed between Libya and Italy on Saturday after a nearly decade-long suspension due to a ban by the European Union.
Twenty-five passengers boarded Saturday's flight, operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, which will offer a twice-weekly direct connection to the Italian capital, Rome.
The EU stopped flights operated by Libyan airlines and banned them from entering member states' airspace in 2014, as the country was mired in intense fighting.
For much of the past decade, Libyans have had to transit through cities such as Tunis, Istanbul, or Cairo to reach Europe by air.
Restarting flights is "part of intensive government efforts to lift the European ban on Libyan civil aviation", Libya's UN-recognised government said.
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🇱🇾 Clashes reported in Libya's Benghazi amid communications blackout
Telecoms in Libya's second-largest city, Benghazi, have been cut since Friday, with authorities blaming a broken cable but the U.N. Libya mission saying it comes amid armed clashes between the main military force and a smaller group.
The U.N. Libya mission said it was concerned by the clashes and the disruption to communications.
Benghazi is controlled by Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA), the military coalition that controls eastern Libya.
Libyan media reported that the LNA was clashing with an armed group affiliated with Mahdi al-Barghathi, who once led a brigade fighting alongside Haftar's forces before joining a Tripoli government.
A leader of the Barghatha clan, part of eastern Libya's influential Awaqir tribe, said it had been working to effect a reconciliation between Haftar and Barghathi.
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Telecoms in Libya's second-largest city, Benghazi, have been cut since Friday, with authorities blaming a broken cable but the U.N. Libya mission saying it comes amid armed clashes between the main military force and a smaller group.
The U.N. Libya mission said it was concerned by the clashes and the disruption to communications.
Benghazi is controlled by Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA), the military coalition that controls eastern Libya.
Libyan media reported that the LNA was clashing with an armed group affiliated with Mahdi al-Barghathi, who once led a brigade fighting alongside Haftar's forces before joining a Tripoli government.
A leader of the Barghatha clan, part of eastern Libya's influential Awaqir tribe, said it had been working to effect a reconciliation between Haftar and Barghathi.
#Libya
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On October 20, 2011, former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi was assassinated near the city of Sirte.
As the Jamahiriya loyalist military was driven out of the city, they were bombed by NATO, which grossly perverted a UNSC resolution and instead of establishing a no-fly zone just bombed Libya.
Gaddafi was captured by the opposition. Barely alive & bleeding, he was tortured & brutally executed. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looked happy & laughed merrily with the reporter who interviewed her when she learned of the Libyan leader's death.
After Gaddafi's death, Libya plunged into deep complex crisis from which it is still unable to emerge.
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As the Jamahiriya loyalist military was driven out of the city, they were bombed by NATO, which grossly perverted a UNSC resolution and instead of establishing a no-fly zone just bombed Libya.
Gaddafi was captured by the opposition. Barely alive & bleeding, he was tortured & brutally executed. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looked happy & laughed merrily with the reporter who interviewed her when she learned of the Libyan leader's death.
After Gaddafi's death, Libya plunged into deep complex crisis from which it is still unable to emerge.
Via: RussiaUN on X/Twitter
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