Tag: GNA
Libyan National Army Warns of Strikes if GNA Militias Don’t Evacuate Tripoli, Sirte in 72 Hours
Africa15:03 20.12.2019(updated 15:15 20.12.2019)Tripoli has faced months of intense fighting between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA),...
Fully-Armed Libyan Warplane Lands on Highway in Neighbouring Country (Video)
Africa16:27 22.07.2019(updated 16:50 22.07.2019) Libya, which descended into civil war after a NATO-backed insurrection toppled long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, has faced intense...
Libyan GNA Claims Foreign-Owned Warplanes Behind Strikes on Tripoli
Africa22:02 28.04.2019(updated 22:42 28.04.2019) On 4 April, General Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control Eastern Libya, announced the first phase of an offensive intended to...
Washington Rejects Report on Trump’s Support For Haftar’s Offensive on Tripoli
World17:26 25.04.2019Earlier in April, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored that the US is “deeply concerned” about the situation in Libya and that it...
Libya crisis: PM Fayez al-Serraj condemns ‘silence’ of allies
The UN-backed PM of Libya has condemned the "silence" of his international allies as opposing...
Libya’s Deputy PM Warns EU not to Trust Haftar, Avoid Repeat of Syrian Scenario
Africa16:20 15.04.2019On Sunday, the World Health Organisation reported that the death toll from the renewed clashes between Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces and those...
Lawmaker From Merkel’s Party Calls for German Intervention in Libya
The war-torn African country, devastated by a 2011 revolution and turned into smugglers’ heaven, has been split between two governments. The situation escalated last...
What You Need to Know About Libyan Oil as Conflict Flares Up
Africa18:34 12.04.2019(updated 18:35 12.04.2019) In light of the renewed tensions between the eastern and western parts of Libya, much seems to be at stake...
US ‘Should Have Been More Aggressive’ in Backing ‘Reliable Guy’ Haftar – Ex-Gen
Middle East20:23 10.04.2019(updated 20:30 10.04.2019) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded an "immediate halt" to the fighting in Libya this week after Libyan...
LNA Warns of Terror Attack on Libya’s ‘Oil Crescent’ Amid Political Standoff
Earlier, Ahmed al-Mesmari, an official representative of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army, accused Government of National Accord head Fayez al-Sarraj of collaborating...
UN Chief Calls For Immediate Halt to Fighting in Libya – Report
Middle East02:58 09.04.2019(updated 05:14 09.04.2019) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the military escalation near Tripoli and called for an immediate halt...
Libya’s Only Functioning Airport Closed Due to Airstrike – Reports
Africa16:04 08.04.2019(updated 21:12 08.04.2019) Recently Sky News Arabia reported that the Libyan National Army have left the territory of Tripoli International Airport amid the...
Libya crisis: Fighting near Tripoli leaves 21 dead
Libya's UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near...
Libyan Prime Minister Slams Europe for ‘Hypocrisy’ on Migrant Issue – Reports
Europe12:58 16.11.2018(updated 13:08 16.11.2018) The North African country has been wracked with instability since the 2011 civil war and NATO military intervention, which left...
Migrant crisis: Libya opposes EU plan for centres, says minister
Libya's foreign minister says his country opposes a European Union plan to set up assessment...
Libya: Is a UN Intervention Looming?
Our final topic, picked by you, dear listeners, earlier in a poll on our Facebook page, is “Libya: Is A UN Intervention Looming?”, focusing...
