Irish Naval personnel from the LÉ Eithne rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean, June 2015 (Credit: Wikipedia / Irish Defence Forces) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN reported Thursday that at least 70 migrants have gone
(credit: icctwitter) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor called on Libya’s warring parties to implement their recent historic ceasefire agreement, calling it a “welcome concrete development”
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas travels to Libya, Aug. 17, 2020 © Janine Schmitz/photothek.net By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas paid a surprise visit to Libya’s capital city Tripoli Monday to urge an end to the bloody civil conflict.
Credit: US AFRICA COMMAND / Verified image of a large improvised explosive device connected to Russian-backed Wagner Group hidden in cinder blocks within a residential area in Tripoli, Libya, according to AFRICOM. By Gary Raynado DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. military on Wednesday accused Russian
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Libyan Dinar By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Republic of Malta seized $1.1 billion worth of counterfeit Libyan dinars earlier this week, the U.S. State Department said Friday. “The United States commends the Government of the Republic of Malta’s
Credit: DoD / U.S. Africa Command / US military on Tuesday accused Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya in support of Russian mercenaries operating in the conflict there. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. military released grainy pictures Tuesday it said proves
Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe / ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at UN Security Council May 8, 2019 addressing Situation in Libya. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES US authorities last month revoked International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s entry into the United States, as part of
Credit: Wikipedia / A police car burns on 16 February 2011, at the crossroads of At-Talhi, Libya now known as the Crossroads of the Spark. Libya has been engulfed in violence and civil strife ever since overthrow of Muammar al-Gaddafi in 2011 and his subsequent
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Friday called for the arrest of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who is being sought by The Hague-based war tribunal. Bensouda made the remarks speaking before the UN