Libya Africa Investment Portfolio considering funding its Libya projects through Islamic bonds

Libya’s EU-Backed Coast Guard Attacked a Migrant Rescue Ship

Ayla Emmink was resting in their cabin when the shooting started. As deputy search-and-rescue coordinator (SARCO) on the rescue ship Ocean Viking, they had been awake for thirty-six hours. The ship had taken eighty-seven people on board earlier...

Mother of the Church: loving us as her own

Devotion to Our Lady as Mother of the Church only became prominent in modern times. On Nov. 21, 1964, Pope St. Paul VI officially declared the Blessed Virgin Mary “Mother of the Church.” But the Holy Father pointed out that the title goes back to...

‘Ukraine Supplying Drones to ADF Islamists in Eastern Congo’

1 At least 43 civilians were killed overnight in January 2025 in an attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels where the fighters stormed a Catholic church in the town of Komanda, Ituri Province. Russia government claims to...

US envoy reaffirms support for Libya’s unity and stability during Sirte visit

The United States has reiterated its commitment to Libya’s unity, security and stability during a visit to the central city of Sirte by the US chargé d’affaires, Jeremy Berndt. In a video message posted by the US embassy, Berndt said it was an...

Photos shared with claims they show ‘life for minorities in Gaza’ were actually taken in Libya

Pictures being shared on social media alongside claims about “life for minorities in Gaza” were actually taken in Libya. The first image shows a black man being held at gunpoint, while another shows a large group of people lying and sitting on the...

Libya: Tebu Group Calls For Stronger Representation And Rights In Libya's Political Process

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) TRIPOLI, Libya, August 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- A group of Tebu called for greater political inclusion during a meeting Monday with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Koury. The...

Libya: UN Envoys and the Vicious Circle of Stalemate

They come and go, one after another. The empty loops drawn by their steps are the only trace they leave behind. Some two out of ten envoys have tried and failed, the Lebanese Ghassan Salameh and the American Stephanie Williams. All of them were...

Spider Stacy’s travel (and life) advice? Behave like a decent person, and be kind to children and stray animals.

Formed in London more than 40 years ago, The Pogues continue to share with audiences around the world their unique sound that fuses traditional Irish music with punk rock influences. The Pogues will perform at Seisiún, an Irish music and cultural...

Weekly Migrant Interceptions in Libya Near 370, Annual Total Approaches 15,000

From 17 to 23 August 2025, 366 migrants were intercepted at sea and returned to Libya. This latest weekly figure contributes to a total of 14,920 migrant interceptions so far in 2025, according to data from the International Organization for...

A new wave of repression is gripping both rival regions of Libya

"There are no reliable figures on the kidnapped, detained, or missing across Libya, and the victims range from activists and journalists to community elders," human rights activist Ahlam al-Warfali told TNA. [Getty] For more than a year, Jumaa...

UN envoy meets Tebu representatives in Libya

The UN Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs, Stephanie Koury, has met a delegation of Tebu representatives, including political, legal and tribal figures, as well as youth, women and civil society activists. The UN mission in Libya...

162 Nigerians, Including Women, Children, Repatriated From Libya

In a statement released on Tuesday, the organisation disclosed that the Libyan Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), facilitated the voluntary return of the...

Libya Police Raid Migrant Prostitution House, Arrest 36 Nigerians, Chadians

The operation was carried out following an investigation and on the orders of the public prosecutor. Police in Ajdabiya have raided a residential house reportedly used for prostitution involving undocumented migrants, according to Migrant Rescue...

Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt: Foreign Ministers Hold Consultations on the Libyan Crisis

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Expatriates, a bilateral meeting was held between Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Expatriates of Egypt; Mr....

How other countries are tackling migrants — even the liberal ones

As public frustration at mass immigration and its consequences has risen across the western world, many countries have markedly changed policy.Those states that already took a tough line on asylum, such as Denmark and Italy, have tended to get...

How Trump’s claim of ending the Congo conflict doesn’t hold ground

The recent massacre of more than 50 civilians at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-backed Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exposed the persistent...

After Ten Years of Rugged Paths in Libya: Was the UN Mission in Libya for Libya or for itself?

By Al-Mihdi Hindi, political activist When the Lebanese minister and former UN envoy to Libya, Tarek Mitri, wrote his book “Rugged Paths: Two Years in Libya and for It”, it seemed as though he was holding up a harsh mirror to Libyans, showing them...

Turkish spy chief holds rare meetings with Libya's Haftar in Benghazi

Turkey’s intelligence chief has held rare meetings in the eastern part of Libya controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar, as Ankara seeks to project influence across the Mediterranean. Ibrahim Kalin, a close confidant of Turkish President...

Libya’s Amazigh demand greater political representation

The Supreme Council of the Amazigh in Libya has called for stronger representation in any future political talks, insisting their community must be independently represented and not subsumed under state institutions. In a statement issued...