Local News: General News
UNSMIL concerns over the horrific videos circulating on social media.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2025 (Lana) UNSMIL is alarmed by the disturbing footage circulating on social media, which shows brutal torture and ill-treatment of detainees at the Gernada detention facility in eastern Libya, calling for an immediate and transparent investigation into these alleged violations and for perpetrators to be brought to justice. The videos depict numerous detainees, both Libyan and foreign nationals, subjected to violent beatings and forced into stress positions by... Read more
Berndt Meets with Khaled Haftar.
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Benghazi, 15 January 2025 (Lana) Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Berndt, met with Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar in Benghazi.Berndt said in a tweet yesterday, “I had a good exchange with Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar. We reviewed U.S. engagements with Libyan military officers from both the east and west.”“We also discussed how the United States can best support Libyan efforts to unify military institutions and strengthen... Read more
Al-Baour and Thabet discuss the workflow at the Libyan embassy in Cairo.
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Tripoli, 14 January 2025 (Lana) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher Al-Baour, received at the Ministry's headquarters in Tripoli, Abdul Muttalib Thabet, Libya's Permanent Representative to the Arab League and Chargé d'Affaires at the Libyan Embassy in Cairo.During the meeting they reviewed the workflow at the embassy and the delegation, the challenges they face, and ways to address them, in addition to the situation of the Libyan community in.... Read more
GNU stresses its full commitment to respecting the judicial process and the independence of the Libyan judiciary.
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Tripoli, 14 January 2025 (Lana) The Government of National Unity (GNU) stressed its full commitment to respecting the judicial process and the independence of the Libyan judiciary.The GNU stressed yesterday that it will not allow interference in judicial procedures in any way, which reflects the government's belief in the rule of law as a fundamental pillar for achieving justice and ensuring the rights of victims and all parties.The GNU- Ministry of... Read more
Al-Baour meets with Orlando.
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Tripoli, 14 January 2025 (Lana) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Al-Taher Al-Baour, met at the Ministry’s headquarters yesterday with the EU Ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando.The ministry stated on its Facebook page that the meeting discussed ways to strengthen joint cooperation between the two parties and support efforts of the UNSMIL to achieve an inclusive political settlement in the country.The two parties also discussed the importance of... Read more
