by Client Client | May 23, 2025 | International actors
After last week’s violence, a number of embassies, including the Italian, British and Spanish, have reduced their staff in Tripoli, including in Palm City. On 23 May, Egypt repatriated 71 citizens from Libya. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated this followed...
by Client Client | May 22, 2025 | International actors
On 22 May, Egypt’s Intelligence chief Major General Hassan Mahmoud Rashad met with House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh in Cairo to discuss the current political situation in Libya in the light of the current tensions and the unrest in Tripoli. The same...
by Client Client | May 22, 2025 | International actors
On 22 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Land Forces Saddam Haftar arrived with a delegation from the LNA General Command in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, where he was received by Nigerien Minister of Interior General Muhammed Toumba amid an official...
by Client Client | May 22, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 22 May, the ‘Sons of Souq al-Jumaa Movement’ announced plans for mass demonstrations on Friday 23 May to demand the overthrow of the Dabaiba government, defying alleged threats of a curfew. They accused the government of corruption and the Interior Minister Emad...
by Client Client | May 21, 2025 | Libyan actors
According to an IOM DTM Report released on 21 May, there were at least 858,604 migrants in Libya as of January to February 2025. This represents an increase of approximately four per cent compared to the previous round of data collection and nearly 19 per cent...
by Client Client | May 20, 2025 | International actors
On 20 May, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that armed groups in Tripoli failed to protect civilians during recent clashes, resulting in deaths and property damage, and called for urgent investigations into alleged abuses. HRW emphasized the reckless disregard for...
by Client Client | May 20, 2025 | Libyan actors
In Misrata, a couple of hundred people gathered in front of the municipal council headquarters to protest against what they described as the ‘encroachment of militias.’ They specifically named Saddam Haftar and Aqeela Saleh, accusing them of ‘destroying the political...
by Client Client | May 20, 2025 | Libyan actors
The truce keeping the peace among Tripoli’s rival armed groups and their political backers has remained in place this week, with no major clashes or fighting. However, tensions remain high and there have been pockets of violence. On 20 May, the Joint Truce Committee...
by Client Client | May 20, 2025 | International actors
In a Senate hearing on 20 May, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, ‘No, there’s no deportation of Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. What we have talked to some nations is about voluntary moving.’ On 23 May, Rubio issued a statement to Judge Brian Murphy, a...
by Client Client | May 19, 2025 | Libyan actors
On 19 May, Lloyd’s List reported that since 13 May (when clashes intensified in Tripoli), there have been no vessels tracked arriving at Tripoli port. Several shipping companies have suspended operations due to the insecurity. The few ships that were berthed inside...
