Libya

In a bid to cut public spending, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah announced on Wednesday, April 30, the closure of 25 diplomatic missions abroad. The decision is part of a broader austerity plan aimed at reducing the financial burden of the public sector. The closures will affect embassies, consulates, and permanent missions to international organizations, […]

Libyan army brigadier general Ali Ramadan al-Rayani was killed on Sunday during an attack by unidentified gunmen at his home in Khallet al-Farjan, in southern Tripoli, authorities announced. An officer affiliated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) forces, al-Rayani succumbed to his injuries after an exchange of gunfire with the attackers. According to local […]

Libya repatriated 177 Nigerian migrants, mainly women, on Tuesday as part of a voluntary return program, the country’s Illegal Migration Control Department announced. “Today (…) we organized the voluntary return of 177 female migrants and some Nigerian children aboard a flight departing from Tripoli Mitiga International Airport,“ said Mohamed Bred’a, head of deportations. The group […]

The Libyan judiciary has recently ruled on a corruption case involving Moussa Al-Maqrif, Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity. He has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for favoritism and nepotism in the awarding of contracts for the production of school textbooks. This verdict concludes a lengthy legal […]