by Client Client | Jun 15, 2023 | International actors
On 15 June, Greek authorities announced that nine Egyptian survivors were arrested and are due in a Greek court on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arranged the voyage of a migrant boat that capsized in the Mediterranean a day earlier. The arrest came...
by Client Client | Jun 13, 2023 | Libyan actors
The High State Council (HSC) and its head Khalid al-Mishri have engaged with a range of stakeholders this week on the 6+6 process and the electoral laws. Notably on 13 June, Mishri hosted a meeting of security leaders including Mahmoud Hamza (Commander of the 444...
by Client Client | Jun 9, 2023 | International actors
On 9 June, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said at a press conference that Rome was planning to ask Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar for greater cooperation in stopping the departure of migrants from eastern Libya. He added, however,...
by Client Client | Jun 9, 2023 | International actors
On 9 June, Human Rights Watch (HRW) slammed eastern Libyan authorities for the mass deportation of Egyptian migrants, who were forced to leave Libya on foot after being detained and deported following last week’s raids on smuggler hideouts in eastern border towns. HRW...
by Client Client | Jun 8, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 8 June, Government of National Stability (GNS) Ministry of Interior Undersecretary Faraj Qaim stated that in the course of the security forces’ operation in the Tubruq area over the past few days, 18 tons of hashish, several kilograms of cocaine, large...
by Client Client | Jun 6, 2023 | Libyan actors
During the last week, the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) drone strikes in the greater Zawiyya area and in Zuwara continued, albeit on a much lower level than before. On 6 June, the Libyan Army’s Western Coast Military District urged people throughout this...
by Client Client | Jun 6, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 6 June, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba ordered by decree the establishment of a new militia force called the ‘National Agency for Supporting Forces’. The HQ of the Agency, which will report directly to the Council of...
by Client Client | Jun 5, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 5 June, Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour, together with Libyan Army Western Coast Military District Commander Salaheddin al-Namroush, decided to establish a new Security Force in Zawiyya within the framework of a plan supervised by the Attorney General’s office to...
by Client Client | Jun 3, 2023 | Libyan actors
On June 3, the Tobruk Security Directorate, on behalf of GNS Ministry of Interior Undersecretary Faraj Aqim, imposed an overnight curfew stating that it would remain in effect until further notice in order to carry out the fight against criminal groups more...
by Client Client | Jun 2, 2023 | International actors
On 2 June, thousands of illegal migrants were deported to Egypt amid unrest in Umm Sa’ad on the Egyptian border. As of 4 June, about 2,200 illegal migrants have been deported to Egypt. On 2 and 3 June, hideouts of smugglers and human traffickers as well as...