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The US-led coalition should brag about its ‘accomplishments’ in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, instead of over exaggerating its own role in Syria while diminishing Moscow’s achievements in the victory over IS terrorists, Russia’s foreign ministry has said. On Saturday, the US-led Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) dismissed the Russian defense ministry announcement […]
Dozens have been arrested in Brussels after one of several European rallies against modern slavery in Libya turned violent. The very government that the West helped form after the fall of Gaddafi is now facing pressure over its inability to tackle human rights abuses. Torture, human trafficking and abuse have become the appalling reality of […]
Published time: 19 Nov, 2017 06:27 Hundreds of activists flocked to the Libyan Embassy in Paris on Saturday, outraged with the government’s failure to tackle people smuggling after a CCN report unveiled a network of migrant slave auctions in Libya. About a thousand people turned up to the protest following calls by several prominent anti-slavery […]
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Word is out that President Trump this week will “decertify” the nuclear deal with Iran, also known as JCPOA, for Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. This is the deal struck with Tehran not only by the United States but also by France, Germany, Russia, China, the UK, and the European Union. It’s a […]
Published time: 1 Oct, 2017 17:42 A commercial port in the Libyan city of Benghazi has reopened after a three-year shutter because of fighting between rival groups vying for control of the Libyan territory. “Today Benghazi port opened and a tanker from Tobruk entered as a message to the world that the port is safe […]
Boris Johnson’s pledge to help Libya stem the flow of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe “falls short of being humane,” a leading Italian sea rescue group has told RT. The foreign secretary announced on Tuesday while on a visit to Tripoli that he would pledge £9 million (US$ 11.5 million) to support […]
Three NGOs have suspended migrant search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean citing threats from the Libyan Coast Guard, leaving what they describe as a “deadly gap” in the area. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it would suspend search and rescue activity of its ship, ‘Prudence,’ saying on Saturday that the vessel would cease operations […]
Published time: 27 Jul, 2017 22:10 The Italian government has been officially invited by the UN-recognized government in Tripoli to assist in anti-human trafficking operations designed to help stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean in an unprecedented move. A plan for the rapid deployment of Italian ships could be presented to the Cabinet […]
Published time: 13 Jun, 2017 13:49 The Manchester Arena suicide bombing occurred partly because of poor UK security cooperation with Libyan authorities, security officials from the North African state claim. Salman Abedi, 22, detonated a homemade device at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May, which killed 22 and wounded scores more. Abedi, who […]
Published time: 28 May, 2017 10:53 Parts of Libya have turned into terrorist hotbeds, but Egypt will not allow them to feel safe there, the Egyptian foreign minister told RT after Cairo conducted airstrikes on suspected militant training camps in Libya. “Those airstrikes were legitimate self-defense. Our nation will protect its national security by all […]
