‘Fragile stability’ in Libya increasingly at risk, Security Council hears

19 february 2025 - 21:10:40
New York, US (PANA) - The dream of a civil, democratic and prosperous Libya remains unfulfilled 14 years after the [...] Full text...

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Libyans commemorate the 14th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 revolution

17 february 2025 - 15:31:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festive fervour has gripped Libyans since Sunday evening, when festivities began to commemorate the 14th anniversary [...] Full text...

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Key Libyan parties fail to initial AU-sponsored Charter for Peace and Reconciliation

15 february 2025 - 13:52:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation in Libya was signed on Friday in Addis [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands freedom of assembly, association in Libya

27 january 2025 - 11:07:17
New York, US (PANA) – Libyan authorities’ accelerating targeting and harassment of activists and members of non-governmental organizations risks completely closing [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council renews mandate of Libya Sanctions Committee

17 january 2025 - 06:45:16
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the [...] Full text...

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UN announces plan to address political impasse, overdue elections in Libya

17 december 2024 - 04:47:07
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN plan for Libya aims to overcome political deadlock, put the country back [...] Full text...

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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief

09 july 2024 - 14:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...

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South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants

21 may 2024 - 10:29:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Libya ranks 143rd in world press freedom index

04 may 2024 - 16:08:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 143rd out of 180 countries in the 2024 press freedom index, according to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Justice urges Lebanese authorities to safeguard Hannibal Gaddafi's rights

29 april 2024 - 18:55:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has called on the Lebanese authorities to safeguard the rights of [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, resigns

17 april 2024 - 10:23:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, on Tuesday announced his [...] Full text...

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‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief

05 march 2024 - 06:02:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” [...] Full text...

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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya

22 february 2024 - 19:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

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Activities marking the 13th anniversary of Libya's 17 February revolution begin

17 february 2024 - 17:18:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festivities to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution that toppled the former [...] Full text...

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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary

15 february 2024 - 18:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...

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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released

16 january 2024 - 09:03:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Korean Centre to train 50 young ex-combatants

14 december 2023 - 15:17:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Rehabilitation and Reintegration Project has signed a training agreement with the Libyan-Korean Training Centre, [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD Executive Secretary moves to permanent headquarters in Tripoli

25 november 2023 - 19:54:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Ado el hadj Abou, took up [...] Full text...

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Make 2024 'The Year of health' in Libya - Prime Minister

25 november 2023 - 19:42:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has affirmed his government's aspiration to make 2024 "The Year [...] Full text...

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Community leaders urged to be involved in conflict prevention in Libya

11 november 2023 - 15:39:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has held a meeting of the Disarmament, Demobilization [...] Full text...

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Karim Khan reveals acceleration of ICC investigations in Libya with 4,000 items of evidence collected

09 november 2023 - 12:37:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has reported an acceleration in the [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Head of UN mission criticises ‘competing’ initiatives to rebuild Derna

03 october 2023 - 05:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hit out against ‘unilateral and competing initiatives’ [...] Full text...

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Libya's Economy Minister calls for insurance legislation to encourage foreign companies to return

15 june 2023 - 15:31:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister, BCL Governor discuss results of Libya's consultations with IMF

14 june 2023 - 17:57:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday held talks with [...] Full text...

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IMF surveillance resumes in Libya

13 june 2023 - 06:01:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been mired in conflict and political uncertainty since the fall of the Muammar Gaddafi [...] Full text...

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Date of reconciliation between Misrata and Tawergha declared a National Day by Libya's Prime Minister

03 june 2023 - 15:40:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced that the [...] Full text...

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IMF resumes consultation with Libya after 10-year hiatus

26 may 2023 - 06:46:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have welcomed the resumption of Article IV [...] Full text...

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US unveils goals of US Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability in Libya

05 may 2023 - 20:03:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States said Friday it was committed to helping Libyans in their ongoing struggle for [...] Full text...

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Press Freedom Index 2023 : Libya drops six places to 149th

03 may 2023 - 19:08:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya fell six places to 149th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index for [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights impact of armed conflict in Sudan on Libya

28 april 2023 - 19:42:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deteriorating security situation in Sudan arising from the ongoing power struggles that have started to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's grandson addresses Putin dilemma

31 march 2023 - 08:03:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) -Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has called on South [...] Full text...

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Libya: Crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – Rights probe

27 march 2023 - 17:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN-appointed independent human rights investigators on Monday said there were grounds to believe that Libyan authorities and [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa

17 march 2023 - 17:21:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libya's missing uranium found

16 march 2023 - 20:46:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The missing uranium in Libya has been found in the south of the country, the general [...] Full text...

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IAEA: About 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site

16 march 2023 - 06:32:00
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm that about 2.5 tonnes of [...] Full text...

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Libya: Bathily proposes election support body, as public frustration mounts

28 february 2023 - 05:57:19
New York, US (PANA) - Twelve years after its revolution, political tensions in Libya remain high, and its leaders face [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for strong judiciary

21 february 2023 - 15:06:52
dTripoli, Libya (PANA) - The consolidation and development of Libya's judicial institutions confirm the restoration of the state's authority and [...] Full text...

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Former official of Gaddafi regime released

20 february 2023 - 13:51:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The security authorities in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have released Abdallah Mansour, a security and media [...] Full text...

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End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders

17 february 2023 - 19:02:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can unleash much-needed progress in tackling the myriad [...] Full text...

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Libya begins commemoration of 12th anniversary of 17 February Revolution under the sign of renewal

16 february 2023 - 18:43:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans celebrate tomorrow, Friday, under the sign of renewal, the 12th anniversary of the Revolution of [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief sympathises with residents of Sirte in the face of challenges

17 january 2023 - 13:34:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms government's commitment to unity

17 january 2023 - 13:15:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed his and his government's commitment to unity, rejecting the [...] Full text...

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'Restoration of peace and stability needed for Libya's reconstruction'

16 january 2023 - 13:35:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights marginalisation of silent majority in Libya in search for a solution

15 january 2023 - 13:46:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The problem in Libya lies in the marginalization of 90% of Libyans who represent the overwhelming [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates Amazigh TV channel on occasion of Berber New Year

13 january 2023 - 15:20:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, inaugurated on Thursday the Amazigh [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights fears of exclusion by some presidential candidates in Libya due to constitutional basis

01 january 2023 - 17:00:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the resumption of the constitutional track, a dialogue process led by the House of Representatives [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms transfer of Libyan suspect in Lockerbie case 'legal'

21 december 2022 - 13:22:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated that the operation to transfer Abu Ajila Mohamed Massoud [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate accuses armed group of Haftar's sin of war crimes

19 december 2022 - 13:31:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says "an unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya" has enabled fighters [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM 'rejects' reopening of Lockerbie case

16 december 2022 - 12:59:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said he will not allow the reopening of the [...] Full text...

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Libyans concerned about trial of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker by the US

13 december 2022 - 13:41:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Security Adviser, Ibrahim Bouchnaf, on Monday discussed with the US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador [...] Full text...

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Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker makes initial appearance in US court

13 december 2022 - 06:29:20
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker, made an initial [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Libya after announcement of detention in the United States of former Libyan intelligence officer, Abu Ajila Massoud

12 december 2022 - 15:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The controversy has continued to grow in Libya after discovery of the transfer to the United [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL says arms should be under the authority and responsibility of government

29 november 2022 - 13:33:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya, Raisedón Zenenga, has [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

21 november 2022 - 14:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...

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Some Libyan leaders ‘actively hindering progress towards elections’, Security Council hears

16 november 2022 - 05:10:27
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts continue to get political leaders in Libya to overcome their differences so that long-awaited [...] Full text...

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Libyan State Council chairman welcomes AU's interest, support for reconciliation

15 november 2022 - 17:52:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mechri, on Tuesday paid tribute to the [...] Full text...

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Three European ambassadors send message of hope to Libyans on national reconciliation

14 november 2022 - 13:18:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassadors of France, Germany and the United Kingdom accredited to Libya have sent a message [...] Full text...

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Former top UN official in Libya says elections will not produce miracle

12 november 2022 - 13:12:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The former Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has reiterated that [...] Full text...

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US says former senior officials of Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice

10 november 2022 - 11:34:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US delegate to the UN Security Council, Richard M. Mills JR., has said senior officials [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor to brief UN Security Council on Libyan situation

08 november 2022 - 12:30:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will brief the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor received in Tripoli by chairman of Libyan Council

06 november 2022 - 18:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, received on Saturday in Tripoli the prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Tunisian companies want to return to Libya to complete their projects

02 november 2022 - 10:08:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tunisian ambassador to Libya, Lassaad Laajili, has affirmed that Tunisian companies, including the state-owned Somatra, [...] Full text...

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Next Sunday declared public holiday in Libya to observe Liberation Day

19 october 2022 - 18:56:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national unity in Libya announced that next Sunday, 23 October will be a [...] Full text...

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US reiterates support for Abdoulaye Bathily to advance political process in Libya

05 october 2022 - 14:45:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its support for the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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UN special envoy Abdoulaye Bathily arrives in Libya early October

28 september 2022 - 21:13:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The newly appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...

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581 civilians killed between January 2020 and March 2022 in Libya - OMCT

28 september 2022 - 20:13:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 581 Libyan citizens and migrants were killed extrajudicially between January 2020 and March [...] Full text...

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Five dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Libyan town near capital

26 september 2022 - 13:25:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres outlines three prerequisites for overcoming the crisis in Libya

15 september 2022 - 18:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has affirmed the need to achieve three main demands to overcome the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister to visit Senegal

11 september 2022 - 14:28:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, will pay an [...] Full text...

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German ambassador calls for unity of international community for solution in Libya

10 september 2022 - 14:09:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany's ambassador to Libya, Michael Unmacht, has called for the unity of the international community to [...] Full text...

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International meeting in Berlin to support Libyan efforts to find political solution in Libya

09 september 2022 - 15:27:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najala Al-Mangouch, said here Friday that the  [...] Full text...

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Appointment of Senegalese Abdoulaye Bathily as UN Representative in Libya hailed

04 september 2022 - 06:30:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The appointment of Senegalese politician and diplomat, Abdoulaye Bathily, as the new Special Representative of the [...] Full text...

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Libya: Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections

31 august 2022 - 05:17:00
New York, US (PANA) - Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to hold session to appoint Secretary-General's Envoy to Libya

15 august 2022 - 12:27:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A session of the UN Security Council scheduled for Monday on the situation in Libya should [...] Full text...

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Oil sector revival in Libya unveils a change in Libya's political map

21 july 2022 - 19:35:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The maxim, "oil is the nerve of war in Libya", keeps confirming itself over time in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy Presidential Council chairman calls popular protests 'new revolution'

18 july 2022 - 12:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, says protests that rocked the country [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis

17 july 2022 - 16:11:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...

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UN calls for 'depoliticisation' of Libya's National Oil Company

15 july 2022 - 12:35:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday called for the "depoliticisation" of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), [...] Full text...

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Interpol issues red alerts against five Libyan officials for embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars

07 july 2022 - 15:43:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Interpol issues red alert notices against five Libyan officials at the request of the Libyan Prosecutor [...] Full text...

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UN human rights probe says new suspected mass graves found in Libyan town of Tarhuna

04 july 2022 - 15:09:04
Geneva, Switzerand (PANA) - New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council Probe reported on [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams says no more tolerance for inciters of violence in Libya

18 june 2022 - 13:47:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, Saturday urged Libyans, on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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Libya 'determined' to host an extraordinary CEN-SAD Summit this month

03 june 2022 - 11:08:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is determined to host an extraordinary summit of the heads of state and government of [...] Full text...

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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region

30 may 2022 - 19:10:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...

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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official

30 may 2022 - 05:36:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...

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Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups

26 may 2022 - 23:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop [...] Full text...

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Libya's US$16 million frozen funds recovered from Germany

25 may 2022 - 10:03:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some US$16 million of the Libya-Africa Investment Portfolio illegally invested with the Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, in [...] Full text...

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Start of workshop in Spain on disarmament, demobilisation and integration of combatants in Libya

23 may 2022 - 17:39:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A workshop on the disarmament, demobilization and integration of combatants in Libya started on Monday in [...] Full text...

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About 30kg of cocaine seized in power plant west of Tripoli

20 may 2022 - 11:03:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - About 30 kg of cocaine was seized during an inspection inside a power plant in Khoms, [...] Full text...

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168,000 Libyans internally displaced by violence, says UNHCR

03 may 2022 - 16:18:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 168,000 people remain internally displaced (IDPs) across Libya as a result of the [...] Full text...

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The next UN envoy to Libya will be an African, according to Western sources

03 may 2022 - 15:53:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya and head of the United [...] Full text...

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Justice must prevail over alleged Libya war crimes, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council

29 april 2022 - 05:07:52
New York, US (PANA) - Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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Libya's PM al-Dbaiba announces activation of law on families of martyrs, missing persons

27 april 2022 - 11:06:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, announced on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression

19 april 2022 - 11:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...

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Libya meeting focuses on issue of bodies of missing, unidentified persons since 2011

06 april 2022 - 15:00:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Wednesday stressed the need to work [...] Full text...

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Libya sees multiple pathways to a single solution of general elections (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

20 march 2022 - 20:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Suddenly, the Libyan political space is being filled with initiatives to hold elections and end the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights fears of a head-on clash between the two prime ministers' camps in Libya

19 february 2022 - 18:57:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political atmosphere in Libya is becoming increasingly unhealthy with the accentuation of tension in the [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate anniversary of 17 February revolution

17 february 2022 - 21:00:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans came out en masse in some cities of the country, such as Tripoli, Zaouia, Gharyan, [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya urges consensus, reconciliation on 11th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution

17 february 2022 - 13:15:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the 17 February Revolution, the UN Secretary-General's Special [...] Full text...

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Libya postpones to Friday festivities commemorating 11th anniversary of 17 February Revolution

16 february 2022 - 16:57:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Youth and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the 11th. anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections

15 february 2022 - 19:29:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...

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Libya with 2 prime ministers, is left with two competing draft roadmaps for elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2022 - 20:26:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya seems to have entered a new phase of political schism with two prime ministers and [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Libyan PM Al-Dbaiba survives assassination attempt: Media reports

10 february 2022 - 05:54:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has survived an apparent assassination attempt, according to media reports on Thursday. The [...] Full text...

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UN ready to share experience with Libya on demobilisation of armed groups

26 january 2022 - 12:59:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top officials of the UN and Libyan military have discussed ways in which the UN can support [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan High Electoral Commission estimates holding of elections in 6 and 8 months

17 january 2022 - 19:19:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the governing board of the National High Electoral Commission (NHEC), Imad al-Sayeh, said [...] Full text...

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Reconfiguration of Libya's political landscape after postponement of 24 December elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 january 2022 - 20:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the light of the recomposition of Libya's political landscape after the postponement of the 24 [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to discuss UN SG's report on Libya on Tuesday

10 january 2022 - 18:21:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will be back on the agenda of the UN Security Council this January with the [...] Full text...

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Libya ends 2021 with missed opportunity to resolve its crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

30 december 2021 - 19:29:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Once again, another year is ending in Libya without the country returning to stability so much [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council Chairman stresses importance of keeping judiciary out of politics

14 december 2021 - 18:20:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, ahas stressed the importance of preserving the [...] Full text...

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ICC calls for global cooperation to arrest Seif al-Islam Gaddafi

13 december 2021 - 11:49:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for global cooperation to arrest and surrender Seif al-Islam [...] Full text...

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Difficult mission for Stephanie Williams to save Libya's elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

09 december 2021 - 23:52:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recall by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of American diplomat Stephanie Williams, who in November [...] Full text...

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Self Al Islam Gaddafi's spokesperson calls for "democratic" presidential elections in Libya

09 december 2021 - 14:49:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Yaya Diallo, spokesperson of the support committee for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's candidacy in the Libyan presidential [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential election: Self al-Islam Gaddafi supporters to hold a press conference Wednesday in Dakar

07 december 2021 - 19:44:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Support Committee for the candidacy of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son, will hold [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament discusses monitoring of electoral process behind closed doors

07 december 2021 - 14:08:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is on Tuesday meeting behind closed doors in the eastern city of Tobruk [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament to convene plenary Tuesday, to discuss the electoral process

06 december 2021 - 19:20:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouairi, has called for [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Court of Appeal overturns decision disqualifying Haftar from presidential elections

06 december 2021 - 17:00:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the court in Zawiya (45 km [...] Full text...

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Rise of organized crime in southern Libya blamed on absence of state authority

06 december 2021 - 11:54:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prosecutor General Seddik al-Sour said here Monday that investigations conducted by the prosecution revealed a [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight preponderance of justice in presidential election and possible post-election scenarios

05 december 2021 - 13:42:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The use of the judiciary in Libya to decide appeals against presidential candidates has taken a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for exclusion of suspected criminal candidates from Libya's presidential elections

04 december 2021 - 13:50:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on Libya's High National Electoral Commission and the judiciary to exclude those [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi back in Libya's presidential race after appeal is accepted

02 december 2021 - 19:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in the southern city of Sebha has accepted appeals by Seif Al-Islam [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, the forceps for the delivery of democracy (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

02 december 2021 - 18:37:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential election of 24 December in Libya has taken an unexpected turn, where a huge [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM returns to presidential race on court order

01 december 2021 - 21:50:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has rejected the appeals against the candidacy of Libyan Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister discusses with UN Envoy securing elections in Libya

01 december 2021 - 15:30:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen reviewed during a meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy [...] Full text...

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US ambassador urges de-escalation as Libyan elections could be delayed

01 december 2021 - 15:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has expressed concern about threats to the holding of [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt denounces hostility towards judges that could lead to tribal war in Sebha

30 november 2021 - 12:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Libyan government has warned against actions that threaten the lives [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya concerned about threats to justice in Sebha

30 november 2021 - 12:44:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it is following with "great concern" the [...] Full text...

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More than 2.3 million Libyans collect their voter cards

29 november 2021 - 20:33:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,321,757 LibTTTyan citizens had collected their voter cards by Sunday, the High National [...] Full text...

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Libyan judicial police says armed force prevents election appeals hearing at court in Sebha

29 november 2021 - 20:09:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan judicial police said here Monday an armed group blocked the sitting of an appeals [...] Full text...

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Appeal against Libyan PM's candidacy for presidential election deemed admissible: Sources

29 november 2021 - 12:42:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in Tripoli ruled on Sunday that the appeal against the candidacy of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight presidential election, challenges of candidate elimination

28 november 2021 - 14:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the presidential election, scheduled for December 24, and [...] Full text...

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Voter card collection deadline extended to 1 December in Libya

27 november 2021 - 19:22:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the [...] Full text...

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More than two million Libyans receive their voter cards - HNEC

27 november 2021 - 13:58:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 2,084,776 Libyans comprising 1,245,976 men and 838,800 women, had received their voter cards by 25 [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Libya shares UNSMIL's concerns about election-related violence

26 november 2021 - 18:28:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya said it shared with the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL 'concerned' about attack on Sebha court

26 november 2021 - 11:25:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed alarm at Thursday's reported attack on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister calls attack on Sebha court 'a crime against the law'

26 november 2021 - 11:11:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen has promised to prosecute the perpetrators of Thursday's attack on the [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, a premiere with all the risks

25 november 2021 - 20:16:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite controversy over the law and criteria for candidates, the presidential election scheduled for 24 December [...] Full text...

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Libyan court attacked during a hearing to rule on Seif Gaddafi's appeal against his disqualification from election

25 november 2021 - 18:35:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in Sebha (800 km south of Tripoli) was attacked by gunmen on [...] Full text...

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Libyan EC disqualifies Gaddafi's son, 24 others from presidential election

25 november 2021 - 12:28:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-five out of the 98 contenders for the 24 December presidential election in Libya, including Seif [...] Full text...

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Libya at ‘delicate and critical juncture’ ahead of landmark elections, says outgoing UN envoy

25 november 2021 - 04:31:57
New York, US (PANA) - With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community [...] Full text...

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UN SG's Special Envoy to Libya surprisingly resigns

23 november 2021 - 19:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight fervour of election candidacies, discord over withdrawal of mercenaries

21 november 2021 - 17:41:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The high number of people declaring their intention to contest Libya's presidential election and the intervention [...] Full text...

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Former chief of staff of Gaddafi announces candidacy for Libya's presidential election

20 november 2021 - 19:17:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Béchir Saleh, the last chief of staff of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.2 million Libyan voters collect voter cards

20 november 2021 - 11:24:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Friday that 1,202,254 voter cards were distributed from 8 [...] Full text...

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Doubts over elections raise questions on success of transition in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

18 november 2021 - 22:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exacerbation of positions and accentuation of polarization around the December elections in Libya have cast [...] Full text...

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Libya's Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh to file papers to contest presidential election

18 november 2021 - 12:51:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of Libya's Parliament, Aguila Saleh, announced on Wednesday that he will file his papers [...] Full text...

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Eligibility of candidates for Libya's elections falls within remit of Election Commission, says UN

17 november 2021 - 09:53:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eligibility of candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya is the prerogative of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says his decision to contest the presidential poll rests with 'the people'

16 november 2021 - 13:28:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba says that the decision to contest in the 24 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election

16 november 2021 - 12:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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HNEC says 601 candidates file for Libya's parliamentary elections

15 november 2021 - 20:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 601 candidates had as at Sunday filed their candidacies for the 24 December [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges women to contest in elections

15 november 2021 - 11:20:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed the important role of women in society and urged [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi files candidacy for 24 December presidential election in Libya

14 november 2021 - 19:35:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Sunday filed his nomination at the [...] Full text...

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Libya elections ‘essential next step’ towards peace and stability: Guterres

12 november 2021 - 16:59:02
Paris France (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirt of national unity and overcome [...] Full text...

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HRW questions whether Libya's elections will be free and fair

11 november 2021 - 11:01:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of Friday's high-level Libya conference to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, a human [...] Full text...

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International Conference on the Libya Stability Initiative opens in Tripoli

21 october 2021 - 11:02:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Conference on the Initiative for the Stability of Libya opened on Thursday in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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UN lauds Libya mercenary withdrawal plan on ‘path towards peace and democracy’

09 october 2021 - 05:14:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday welcomed the signing of a long-awaited Action Plan to withdraw mercenaries, [...] Full text...

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Serious human rights violations in Libya, UN report

07 october 2021 - 20:25:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Aujjar, presented on Thursday the first [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

30 september 2021 - 19:08:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...

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Libya to launch labour market integration initiative for youth from armed groups

27 september 2021 - 11:38:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, says an initiative would be launched on [...] Full text...

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Emir of Qatar welcomes efforts of Presidential Council Chair for reconciliation in Libya

15 september 2021 - 18:57:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, praised the efforts of  Libyan Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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Libyan media play up govt's session with Parliament, normalisation of Libya-Tunisia ties

12 september 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers published last week gave wide coverage to the plenary session by Parliament of the [...] Full text...

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Moroccans go to the polls on a new development model (Analysis)

08 september 2021 - 18:44:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Around 17.5 million Moroccans started early Wednesday to vote for their representatives in the first chamber [...] Full text...

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Former senior Gaddafi army officer released

07 september 2021 - 17:25:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Naji Harir, the commander of the Mohammad Al-Megaryef battalion, a dignitary of the former regime, [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL notes release of Saadi Gaddafi, seven other former regime officials

06 september 2021 - 20:43:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it has noted the release on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Official launch of national reconciliation project in Libya

06 september 2021 - 20:21:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, officially announced Monday the launch of the [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Release of more prisoners in Libya is part of national reconciliation - Official

06 september 2021 - 18:21:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Libyan Presidential Council, Najwa Wahiba, has announced that more prisoners will be [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities release former associate of Muammar Gaddafi

06 september 2021 - 13:30:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahmed Ramadan, a close associate of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from detention on [...] Full text...

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Saadi Gaddafi set free after 7 years in Tripoli prison

06 september 2021 - 13:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Sunday from prison in [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador welcomes Libyan Interior Minister's commitment to integrate militias in Libya

24 august 2021 - 17:33:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Libya and Special Envoy, Richard Norland, has welcomed commitments by Libyan Interior [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes the release of more detainees in Libya

22 august 2021 - 14:52:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the recent release of detainees as [...] Full text...

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Pumping of drinking water from artificial river begins after a week's pause

21 august 2021 - 12:12:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The pumping of drinking water from the al-Hassaouna Sahel al-Jafara system of the artificial river resumed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM blasts those who cut off water supply to some cities in Libya

20 august 2021 - 23:17:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Friday affirmed the government's condemnation [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL calls closure of drinking water source in Libya as collective punishment

17 august 2021 - 19:48:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the closure of the eastern branch [...] Full text...

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Washington reiterates its support for Libyan Presidential Council

14 august 2021 - 18:14:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council Vice President Moussa Al-Koni on Friday had a telephone conversation with the US [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Libyan govt not to 'reward' abusive militias with legitimacy, salaries

07 august 2021 - 14:56:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on the Government of National Unity (GNU) not to [...] Full text...

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Parliament plenary on draft law to elect a Libyan president resumes Tuesday

02 august 2021 - 17:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) on Monday suspended debate on the articles of the draft law [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president underlines his commitment to fight illegal migration

02 august 2021 - 05:35:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kaïs Saied on Sunday underlined his determination to fight against human trafficking, warning against [...] Full text...

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Mercenaries ‘impede’ peace, must leave Libya to allow elections: UN rights experts

31 july 2021 - 07:01:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The continued recruitment and presence of mercenaries in Libya is impeding “progress in the peace process” [...] Full text...

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Fears and apprehensions stall adoption of constitutional law for elections in Libya

01 july 2021 - 20:06:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fears and apprehensions expressed by members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), during debates on [...] Full text...

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LPDF holds decisive meeting Monday in Switzerland to adopt legal basis for elections in Libya

27 june 2021 - 20:20:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), a body for intra-Libyan consensus talks under the [...] Full text...

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Libya recovers Gaddafi's presidential plane stranded abroad

21 june 2021 - 09:46:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Sunday recovered the presidential plane used by the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, which had [...] Full text...

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NATO leaders call on Libyan institutions to work towards 24 December vote

15 june 2021 - 11:51:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) have urged the Libyan Government and Parliament to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to support Libya's transition

29 may 2021 - 18:00:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Kaïs Saied of Tunisia on Saturday stressed Tunisia's willingness to support Libya in its transition [...] Full text...

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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum resumes deliberations on constitutional basis for December polls

27 may 2021 - 11:46:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for end to violations on Libya's southern borders

26 may 2021 - 11:10:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need to stop [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate to UN reiterates primacy of justice over citizens

18 may 2021 - 13:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has reaffirmed the primacy of Libyan justice [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls on Libyan gov't to arrest, surrender Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court

18 may 2021 - 09:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Libyan Government to take [...] Full text...

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Libya's new government urged to reestablish rule of law

07 may 2021 - 10:13:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International said on Thursday that Libya’s recently installed Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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'Libyan Investment Authority worth US$68.4bn'

06 may 2021 - 13:51:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The total assets of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) is US$68.4 billion, the Authority announced on [...] Full text...

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UN and partners welcome progress in Libya

21 april 2021 - 05:27:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and international partners have welcomed significant progress towards advancing an inclusive and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Widow of South African photographer commemorates anniversary of his death

25 march 2021 - 08:49:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 10 years have passed since South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot dead [...] Full text...

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UN envoy hails Libya's new national gov't after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’

25 march 2021 - 05:33:47
New York, US (PANA) - After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president hopes new gov't will improve living conditions of the people

16 march 2021 - 10:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the new Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...

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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)

19 february 2021 - 16:53:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges Libyans to build a united state

18 february 2021 - 14:45:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Libya and head of UNSMIL, Ján Kubis, congratulated the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum convenes to elect temporary executive authority

01 february 2021 - 11:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has convened in Geneva, Switzerland, with a reminder to members [...] Full text...

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‘Rejuvenation of Libyan patriotism’ deserves full Security Council support, says UN mission chief

29 january 2021 - 05:14:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The top UN official in Libya urged the Security Council on Thursday to express clear support for [...] Full text...

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Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal

19 january 2021 - 05:58:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has praised the breakthrough made by a key committee of the Libyan Political [...] Full text...

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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya

09 january 2021 - 16:42:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...

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Obstructed political process, pressure for Libyan contracts by foreign powers hit headlines this week

27 december 2020 - 13:49:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Persistent obstacles in the political talks in Libya indicate a stalemate in both the political process [...] Full text...

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Armed conflict has cost Libya US$ 576 billion in losses - ESCWA report

03 december 2020 - 13:36:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's armed conflict has cost the country US$ 576 billion in losses since its outbreak in [...] Full text...

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