US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan milit...
MATTHEW BARAKAT
15/04/2024
Libya
Libya’s eastern government holds conference on reconstruction of coastal city destroyed by floods
CAIRO (AP) — An international conference on reconstruction of one of Libya’s coastal cities, decimat...
JACK JEFFERY
01/11/2023
French judges file charges against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in a case linked to Libya
PARIS (AP) — French investigative judges filed preliminary charges on Friday against former Presiden...
Manager
06/10/2023
NGO rescue ship saves 258 migrants off Libya in two operations
ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) — A nonprofit rescue ship operating off the coast of Libya saved 258 mig...
PAOLO SANTALUCIA
06/10/2023
U.S ambassador to Libya says deadly floods have spurred efforts to unify the north African country
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Ambassador to Libya said Thursday that the deadly floods that devastated a Lib...
JACK JEFFERY
06/10/2023
UN envoy calls for a ‘unified mechanism’ to lead reconstruction of Libya’s flood-wrecked city
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in divided Libya on Monday called for a unified mechan...
SAMY MAGDY
03/10/2023
Italy and Libya resume commercial flights after 10-year hiatus, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — Italy and war-torn Libya on Saturday resumed commercial flights for the first time in a...
Manager
30/09/2023
Libya’s coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants. Many onboard get thrown into the sea
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan coast guard boat rammed into a dingy carrying some 50 migrants just off Libya’...
JACK JEFFERY
30/09/2023
UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely playe...
Mallika Sen
27/09/2023
Libya’s top prosecutor says 8 officials jailed as part of investigation into dams’ deadly collapse
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor said Monday he ordered the detention of eight current and form...
SAMY MAGDY
25/09/2023
Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts
CAIRO (AP) — A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya further compl...
SAMY MAGDY
21/09/2023
Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya, but h...
SAMY MAGDY
20/09/2023
Tunisian president’s remarks on Storm Daniel have been denounced as antisemitic and prompt an uproar
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied ’s remarks about Storm Daniel have been denounce...
Manager
20/09/2023
UN warns disease outbreak in Libya’s flooded east could spark ‘a second devastating crisis’
DERNA, Libya (AP) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of di...
The Associated Press
18/09/2023
In corrupt Libya, longtime warnings of the collapse of the Derna dams went unheeded
CAIRO (AP) — The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a si...
SAMY MAGDY
18/09/2023
Auto collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says
CAIRO (AP) — Four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following devastating flooding in the eas...
Manager
18/09/2023
For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Zahra el-Gerbi wasn’t expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser, b...
HAZEM TURKIA
17/09/2023
Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flooding devastated an eastern city, killing over 11,000
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libya’s top prosecutor said he has opened an investigation into the collapse of ...
SAMY MAGDY
16/09/2023
Dozens of Syrians are among the missing in catastrophic floods in Libya, a war monitor says
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian dentist, a confectioner who made mouthwatering Arabic sweets, a carpenter. Sy...
BASSEM MROUE
16/09/2023
Libyan city closed off as searchers look for 10,100 missing after flood deaths rise to 11,300
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities blocked civilians from entering the flood-stricken eastern city of D...
SAMY MAGDY
15/09/2023