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Deputy Minister Andries Nel: National General Meeting of the Black Lawyers Association
South African Government
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May 26, 2025
Good morning, President, leadership and members of BLA, panellists, guests, comrades and friends. I stand on the protocol established by the programme director. The Secretary General stated that he did not see me being accompanied by any...
Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi Resumes Operations After Ten-Years Closure
MENAFN
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May 27, 2025
(MENAFN) The Libyan Foreign Ministry expressed its approval on Monday regarding the reopening of Tunisia’s consulate in Benghazi, eastern Libya, ending a closure that lasted ten years. According to an official statement, this move is the result of...
Pipeline Leak Sparks Shutdown at Libya’s Hamada Oil Field
MENAFN
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Saturday that a crude oil pipeline rupture near the western city of Zawiya forced an abrupt shutdown of operations at the Hamada oil field. According to the NOC, the leak occurred in the...
Crude Oil Leak Disrupts Production in Libya
MENAFN
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported on Saturday that a rupture in a crude oil conduit occurred close to the western city of Zawiya, leading to an immediate suspension of output at the Hamada oil field. According to the NOC,...
Libya Extends Condolences for Iran’s Explosion Victims
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya's Foreign Ministry extended condolences on Sunday following a devastating explosion at an Iranian port. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the State of Libya expresses sincere condolences and heartfelt...
US operates a strategy to relocate Palestinians to Libya
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The White House has refuted the allegation that the government of the US Leader Donald Trump is operating a strategy to forever reposition approximately one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, as this statement has been reported,...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Algeria drafting asylum law ― NGOs criticise European Commission designation of Egypt as ‘safe’ country of origin ― Head of Frontex expresses regret about agency’s co-operation with Libya ― UNWRA chief condemns Israel’s blockade o…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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May 15, 2025
The Algerian government has started drafting an asylum law. A number of NGOs have criticised the inclusion of Egypt in the European Commission’s proposed list of safe countries of origin. The head of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency...
UN, Libyan powers establish truce committee
MENAFN
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libya's Presidential Council, affiliated with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's Tripoli-based government, have established a joint truce committee to work towards a permanent...
Authorities Announce Discovery of 58 Unidentified Bodies in Libya's Tripoli
MENAFN
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Libyan authorities announced the discovery of 58 unidentified bodies that had been stored for a prolonged period within a morgue at Abu-Saleem Hospital in southern Tripoli. The Interior Ministry stated on Facebook that the morgue was...
UN, Libyan Authorities Form Truce Committee
MENAFN
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has declared the establishment of a "truce committee" in coordination with Libya’s Presidential Council. This move follows recent violent confrontations in Tripoli. According to...
US plans on relocating Palestinians to Libya
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Trump administration is allegedly considering a plan to relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, as reported by NBC, citing informed sources. However, the White House has rejected the claims. Since taking office in...
Trump Administration Considers Gaza Relocation Plan to Libya: Report
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A report by a news outlet claims that the Trump administration is actively exploring a proposal to permanently move as many as one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. The White House has denied the allegation. Since assuming office...
UN, Libya Forge Joint Truce Committee After Tripoli Clashes
MENAFN
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Sunday the creation of a joint truce committee with Libya's Presidency Council, the supreme commander of the Libyan Army. Formed in the wake of recent deadly clashes in...
Groups Protest in Libyan Capital
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Multiple factions organized protests on Friday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following a series of violent incidents in the city. The gatherings took place in Martyrs' Square, where participants voiced their opposition to the current...
US Considers Permanent Relocation of Gazans to Libya
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) According to a report by a news agency, the administration of U.S. Leader Donald Trump is allegedly developing a proposal to permanently transfer up to one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. The information was reportedly provided...
Libya Reports Discovery of Four Unidentified Bodies
MENAFN
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April 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Libyan authorities reported on Saturday that four unidentified bodies were discovered near the town of Zillah, approximately 750 km southeast of Tripoli. "Four bodies were found buried deep in the desert, specifically near the town of...
UNICEF: Libya’s Tripoli Violence Threatens Thousands of Children
MENAFN
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May 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The escalating conflict around Tripoli, Libya, has put nearly half a million children at risk, UNICEF warned on Wednesday. The humanitarian organization reported that children, families, and medical staff were trapped in hospitals,...
Powerful fighting continues in Libyan capital
MENAFN
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May 15, 2025
(MENAFN) restored stability and completed its military operations in the capital. Gunfire and explosions were reported into Wednesday across several districts, with eyewitnesses noting the mobilization of militias on major roads such as Al-Shat...
Deadly Overnight Clashes Rock Libya's capital, Claim Six Lives
MENAFN
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May 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Violent overnight fighting in Libya's capital, Tripoli, resulted in at least six fatalities, according to emergency medical services on Tuesday. The Emergency Medicine and Support Center stated that "the Recovery Unit at the Emergency...
Tripoli-located Libyan administration announces capital secure
MENAFN
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May 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) announced on Tuesday that it has successfully wrapped up a security operation in the capital, Tripoli, following violent clashes triggered by the reported assassination of a top...