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Desk Review of Shelter and NFI Studies in Libya (December 2018)
February 14, 2019Introduction
As of October 2018, 187,423 people remain internally displaced in Libya as a result of ongoing conflict and insecurity, and between 2016 and 2018, 403,978 formerly displaced Libyans returned to their previous homes. The destruction of housing and lack …
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US Military Denies Taking Part in Raid on Al-Qaida Site in Libya
February 14, 2019The U.S. military denied on Thursday taking part in a raid on an al-Qaida site in the Libyan city of Ubari, contradicting a statement by a Libyan official.
The spokesperson for Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council of the …
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Libya Rescues 132 Illegal Immigrants
February 13, 2019TRIPOLI, Libya� Libyan Coast Guards rescued 132 illegal immigrants, a day earlier, including 100 men, 22 women, and 10 children, off the coast of the city of Khoms, some 120 km east of the capital, Tripoli.
The immigrants, who are …
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Ambassador’s Recall Unlikely to Be Last Word in Franco-Italian Confrontation
February 12, 2019When France last recalled its ambassador from Italy it was 1940 and Benito Mussolini had just used the opportunity of the Germans marching into Paris to declare war on his northern neighbor.
The backdrop to the withdrawal last week by …
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US$ 43.5 million needed to provide life-saving health aid in Libya in 2019 [EN/AR]
February 11, 2019Cairo� The World Health Organization and health partners are appealing for US$ 43.5 million to provide life-saving interventions for 388 000 people inside Libya affected by ongoing conflict.
Years of conflict in Libya have left behind a struggling and over-burdened …
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Chadian army captures 250 rebels from Libya
February 10, 2019N'DJAMENA� The Chadian military on Saturday said it had captured more than 250 rebels, including some top leaders, after an operation against a convoy of militants trying to cross into the country from Libya in late January that also involved …
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Senior Terrorist Leader Arrested In Libya’s Misurata
February 9, 2019TRIPOLI, Libya� Libyan security, on Friday, arrested a senior terrorist leader of the pro-Qaeda Shura Council of Mujahideen of Darna, in the city of Misurata, some 250 km east of the capital, Tripoli.
A special security force of Misurata arrested …
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Canada opens doors to some 750 ex-slaves from Libya
February 7, 2019OTTAWA� Canada will welcome some 750 ex-slaves from Libya as refugees, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said.
The number of migrants traveling through Libya to reach Europe has increased tenfold since the fall of Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, according to the …
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