Italy's defence ministry said on Wednesday it would strengthen cooperation with Libya, citing a willingness for improved relations with the war-torn country's UN-recognised government. Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini met in Tripoli on...
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo will visit Libya on Thursday for talks which will focus on migration. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the Libyan coastguard this year up to the end of July had rescued some 6,265 persons, of whom half would...
Robert Abela sends people to Libya, but wears a bulletproof vest when visiting
Alarm Phone claims vessel is taking in water, as AFM says it has no information
Island's policy on Libya in line with that of Turkish government
Russia continues to supply a broad range of arms to Libyan rebels including fighter jets, air defence missiles, land mines, and armoured vehicles through the state-backed mercenary Wagner Group, the US Defense Department said Friday. The Pentagon...
Permanent migration strategies need to be found, he says
Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo has discussed the situation in Libya with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in a phone conversation. The Malta Foreign Ministry said the two ministers agreed on the need for peace in Libya so that Libyans can find...
Ten days ago, Prime Minister Robert Abela held high-level meetings about the threat of mass migration from Libya. First with Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj, the head of the UN-recognised so-called Government of National Accord in Tripoli; and, second, with...
Libya's parliament has passed a motion authorising Egypt to intervene militarily if needed to safeguard the "national security" of both countries in light of what it termed a Turkish "occupation". The eastern-based legislature backs military commander...
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the “hellish” migrant detention camps in Libya on the seventh anniversary of his trip to Lampedusa, where many of those fleeing the country for Europe by sea land. “The war is indeed horrible, we know that, but you...
Prime Minister says ‘tangible’ help from EU on migration still lacking
An immigration coordination centre is set to be inaugurated on Monday, Prime Minister Robert Abela said. Speaking during a visit by Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj, Abela said Malta has always enjoyed good relations with the north...
Meeting is follow-up to that in Tripoli in May
Rescue operation happened in water between Maltese and Italian SAR zones
Former controversial OPM official Neville Gafà has challenged Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo to work up the courage to visit a migrant detention centre in Libya. Apparently taking offence at an early morning Facebook post where the minister thanked...
Italy's foreign minister made a lightening trip to Libya on Wednesday amid a flaring conflict between a UN-recognised government in the west and eastern-based forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar. Luigi Di Maio was due to meet the head of Tripoli's...
Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord on Sunday denounced Egypt's warning of military intervention in Libya, labelling it a "declaration of war". "This is a hostile act, direct interference and amounts to a declaration of war," the GNA...
The EU must not look "weak" in enforcing a UN arms embargo on Libya, the Greek government said on Friday after recent naval incidents involving Turkey. The embargo was agreed amid efforts to stem the conflict which has racked Libya since the 2011...
The smell of gunpowder still lingered in the battle-scarred south of Libya's capital when Hicham Suleiman, a teacher in his 50s, cautiously returned to his home. He left his car some 400 metres from his house and continued on foot, anxious about booby...
Pope Francis on Sunday urged international bodies as well as political and military leaders to stop the violence in Libya and to also end the plight of migrants, refugees and others trapped there. Speaking from a window at his Vatican residence on St...
EU insists talks about Libya arms embargo are part of 'natural dialogue'
Scraps of clothing were scattered near graves covered with fresh soil
Fighters loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government Sunday kept up their counter-offensive against forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar, but fighting slowed on the outskirts of the strategic city of Sirte. The Mediterranean coastal city -- the home of...
The forces of eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar have confirmed their "redeployment" away from the Libyan capital following the UN-recognised government's announcement it is back in full control. On Thursday, the Government of National Accord said...
The United States said Wednesday it was waiting to build an "empowered" UN mission for Libya, frustrating France and Germany which say the delay in approving an envoy is jeopardising momentum to end the conflict. The position of UN envoy for Libya has...
A bomb and sniper attack in Malta's southern neighbour
Europe tried to reassure Russia during a UN Security Conference video call Tuesday after a French warship intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Libya under an operation to halt the flow of arms to the North African country. European Union...
Money will remain in Malta 'under lock and key'
The United Nations' Libya mission said Tuesday the country's warring parties had agreed to restart talks aimed at reaching a lasting ceasefire, after a three-month suspension. In a statement, UNSMIL "welcomed" moves by the Government of National Accord...
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