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Libyan Russian Economic Forum starts in St. Petersburg
The Libyan Russian Economic Forum was launched in St Petersburg, Russia, yesterday, the Benghazi based Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reports. The forum, expected to continue for a week, included the participation...
Four Nigerian Women Trafficked To Libya Cry Out Over Dehumanisation, Plead For Rescue
Four Nigerian women trafficked to Libya have cried out for help, recounting harrowing experiences of exploitation, abuse, and inhumane treatment they are facing in the North African country. Speaking with SaharaReporters on the phone, the women,...

Chairman Of Libyan Presidential Council Calls On International Community To Support Libya In Launching Sustainable Development Projects
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohamed Al Menfi called on the international community to support his country's efforts to implement genuine structural reforms and contribute to launching sustainable development...

Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
The group says that led to children being held in “cage-like detention facilities or shipped off to untold destinations.” In Springfield, there are more than 1,200 American-born children of Haitian immigrants younger than 4, according to the Clark...

Libya’s UN Amb. Responds to Greece Over Maritime Dispute at Security Council
A diplomatic exchange between Greece and Libya unfolded during a recent session of the UN Security Council, highlighting renewed tensions over disputed maritime zones in the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting, which focused on developments in...

Inside: Sheikh, known for sport and superyachts, also pushes UAE’s influence in Sudan, Libya
And when Sudan’s conflict exploded, in April 2023, Mansour helped the general wage war. Charities controlled by Mansour set up a hospital, saying they were treating civilians. But that humanitarian effort was also a cover for the secret Emirati...

Libyan-Italian economic forum kicks off in Benghazi
The Libyan-Italian Economic Forum officially launched on Tuesday in the city of Benghazi, coinciding with the inauguration of the first direct flight by Italy’s national airline from Rome to Benghazi. The three-day forum is hosting around 100...
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India is not an enemy: A rebuttal to Tom Sharpe’s misinformed critique
In a recent opinion piece titled “India is an enemy, not a friend or a neutral,” published in The Telegraph on July 1, 2025, former Royal Navy officer Tom Sharpe launched a scathing and provocative attack on India, accusing it of duplicity in its...

The legitimacy question: The east vs. the west in Libya’s struggle for stability
The inter-militia violence that erupted in Tripoli last month, following the killing of the feared, now former head of the Support and Stability Apparatus, Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, was the worst clash to rock the capital in years. Heavy machine gun...

Libya launches new social registry to target support for vulnerable citizens
Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has approved a new “Unified Social Registry” to better target government support to those most in need. The initiative, presented by Social Affairs Minister Wafaa Al‑Kilani, aims to consolidate and cross‑reference...

Dbeibah orders treatment for child who migrated to Italy for medical care
Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has ordered full state coverage for the treatment of Soha Abu Al-Saud, a young girl suffering from a rare liver enzyme disorder, after her case gained wide attention on social media. Soha’s family had left Libya...

How border policemen raped us en route to Libya – Returnee
Thirty-year-old single mother of two, Olaonipekun Adenike, narrates the horror of travelling to Libya by road for three months after her mother’s friend lured her under the pretence of getting her a better life. Excerpts: Can you tell us about...

IMF warns of excessive spending in eastern Libya
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that authorities in eastern Libya spent approximately 60 billion Libyan dinars in 2024 without including this expenditure in official financial statements. In a report published Thursday, the IMF...

Epidermal Cyst Instead of Baker’s Cyst in the Popliteal Fossa: A Case Report and Literature Review
Introduction Cystic lesions in the popliteal fossa are most commonly due to Baker’s cyst. Other less common causes that can be seen are ganglion cysts, meniscal cysts, lipoma, lymphadenopathy and arteriovenous fistula.1 Baker’s cyst is a synovial...

South Africa takes action against foot and mouth disease with Botswana's vaccine support
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed that South Africa is actively addressing the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affecting four provinces. On Thursday, Ntshavheni indicated that the Cabinet also welcomed...

Health Ranger Report: Paul Craig Roberts discusses America’s foreign policy MISSTEPS
Health Ranger Report: Paul Craig Roberts discusses America’s foreign policy MISSTEPS (Note: This article is based on a "Health Ranger Report" interview posted Dec. 2, 2023 on Brighteon.com.) Paul Craig Roberts alleges the Hamas attack on Israel...

History is Repeating Itself in Libya
As an old Arab proverb goes: “With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your people”, especially...

Over 40 killed in attack on Sudan hospital
GENEVA/PORT SUDAN: Over 40 people, including children and health care workers, were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan at the weekend, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. Saturday’s attack on the Al Mujlad Hospital...

Letters, week of June 25, 2025: Ukraine, USAID jobs, hospital KUDOS, bombing Iran
LETTER OF THE WEEK Let’s show the American public’s support of Ukraine by flying its flag Maria Litichevska holds up a Ukrainian flag during a protest in opposition of the Trump administration outside City Hall in March in San Francisco. (AP...

MSF remains ready to resume medical activities in Libya
Two and a half months after the forced suspension of our activities by the Libyan authorities, following a wave of repression that affected ten humanitarian organisations present in the west of the country, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reaffirms...