Libyan authorities have deported 400 irregular migrants to Niger by land, marking the first such operation in 12 years. The deportation, conducted Wednesday, is part of intensified efforts to curb illegal migration. Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Buredia, deputy head of security at the Anti-Illegal Migration Unit, said the agency has ramped up op...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco hosted a consultative meeting between representatives of the Libyan Parliament and the Tripoli-based High Council of State, which acts as a senate. “The meeting (in the northern city of Bouznika) aims to reach elections to end the duality of Libyan institutions,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourit...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Unknown assailants killed Abdel-Rahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” who commanded a coast guard unit in the western town of Zawiya, opening fire on his vehicle in the Janzour suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli. A security source who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case said that M...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Algeria expressed concern Sunday about military activity in southwestern Libya, urging all Libyan parties to act with restraint and prudence. The Foreign Ministry said Algeria shares the same concerns as the UN regarding military movements in southwestern Libya. It urged all parties to act with restraint and wisdom to pro...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened military action against Israel. He is suggesting a possible intervention in Palestine similar to Turkiye’s past involvement in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Erdogan’s remarks reference Turkiye’s previous military engagements, including its 2020 intervention in Libya and its support for Azerb...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa said Saturday it canceled the visas of 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested Friday at a suspected “secret military camp” in White River, a holiday town in the northeastern Mpumalanga province. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said he welcomed the arrests of the Libyans whom he said acquir...
White River, South Africa — AFP South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans in a raid at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal military training base, the police said. The raid was in a remote area outside the town of White River in the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, about 360 […]
Tripoli, Libya — AFP Libya along with European and African countries agreed Wednesday to establish investment projects in Africa aiming to curb irregular migration to Europe, during an international forum on migration. Participating countries agreed to form a “working group” that would “identify priority development pro...
Ras Jedir, Libya — AFP Libya reopened its Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia, the key transit point between the countries, three months after it was shut down due to smuggling-related armed clashes. A ceremony organised in this respect at the crossing was attended by both countries’ interior ministers alongside other officials....
Casablanca, Morocco — AFP North African football fans are using the sport to express solidarity for the Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal war in Gaza. As early as October 8, supporters of Raja Club Athletic in Casablanca revived an old chant: “You for whom my heart is saddened,” goes the song which spread thr...
