The Libya Observer

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The Libya Observer is a key source for comprehensive coverage of Libya daily news and events. For Arabic @lyobserver_ar

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Custom authorities at Misrata International Airport have thwarted an attempt by three Libyan women to smuggle €1,279,350 out of the country on a flight to Istanbul.

Lyobserver's tweet image. Custom authorities at Misrata International Airport have thwarted an attempt by three Libyan women to smuggle €1,279,350 out of the country on a flight to Istanbul.

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 29 m

A protest was held outside the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli on Saturday, calling for the opening of the Rafah crossing and the passage of aid into #Gaza. The Protesters raised the Palestinian flag over the embassy in solidarity with the people of Gaza, who are facing prolonged…

Lyobserver's tweet image. A protest was held outside the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli on Saturday, calling for the opening of the Rafah crossing and the passage of aid into #Gaza.

The Protesters raised the Palestinian flag over the embassy in solidarity with the people of Gaza, who are facing prolonged…

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 36 m

Boulos reveals upcoming signing of 2 new deals by #Libya’s NOC and #US energy firms lyo.ly/628a

Lyobserver's tweet card. US President Donald Trump’s advisor for African affairs, Massad Boulous, has revealed that two new agreements are expected to be signed between Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and American...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 2 h

Libyan prosecutors sent to Egypt for criminal justice training lyo.ly/60cx

Lyobserver's tweet card. The Attorney General has dispatched 20 members of the Public Prosecution to Egypt as part of a judicial training initiative. According to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office in Tripoli,...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 3 h

#Al_Lafi meets envoy to #Egypt and #ArabLeague lyo.ly/6261

Lyobserver's tweet card. Abdullah Al-Lafi, member of the Presidential Council (PC), met in Tripoli with Libya’s acting chargé d’affaires in Egypt and permanent representative to the Arab League, Abdelmutalib Thabet. The...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 4 h

Menfi receives credentials of new #Mauritanianambassador lyo.ly/61vz

Lyobserver's tweet card. The Presidential Council (PC) head, Mohamed Menfi, received the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Wadadi Ould Sidi...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 5 h

Berlin group alarmed by rising deaths in Libyan detention facilities lyo.ly/6094

Lyobserver's tweet card. The co-chairs of the Berlin Process working group on humanitarian and human rights law have expressed alarm over the increasing number of deaths in detention across Libya, warning the trend may...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 6 h

Over 140,000 children vaccinated against measles in southern #Libya lyo.ly/5vdy

Lyobserver's tweet card. More than 140,000 children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella in southern Libya, according to Salem Shneishih, Director of the Vaccination Department at the National Center for Disease...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 7 h

Five dead, ten rescued after migrant boat sinks off Tobruk lyo.ly/5vdx

Lyobserver's tweet card. A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tobruk, resulting in the deaths of five people, according to a statement from the Maritime Search and Rescue Office under the General Directorate of...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 7 h

Exchange Rate, Saturday, July 26, 2025 Updated at 2:30 PM Parallel market: $1 = LYD 7.89 €1 = LYD 9.07

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 8 h

Congo’s President announces progress on Libyan Reconciliation Charter lyo.ly/5vdw

Lyobserver's tweet card. The Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, has announced that the signing of the Libyan Reconciliation Charter will take place in Addis Ababa, though no specific date has been set. The announcem...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 9 h

Boulos, Tetteh emphasize advancing #Libya’s political process lyo.ly/5vdv

Lyobserver's tweet card. The US Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, met during his visit to Tripoli, with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Hanna Tetteh, to discuss the political situation in Libya....

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 10 h

Photo of the Day 📷

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · 24 h

It's prickly pear season in #Libya

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · Jul 25

Video: Arab Reading Challenge 2025 youtu.be/sMe2ReIi_Ek

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · Jul 25

The International Criminal Court has arrested a Libyan former prison official in Germany on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Khaled El Hishri is accused of murder, torture, and rape during his time at Mitiga Prison in Tripoli between 2015 and 2020. This marks…

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · Jul 25

#Turkey vs. #Greece in #Libya

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · Jul 25

Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany – ICC youtu.be/Y6Stn_AfVXI?si…

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · Jul 25

Attorney general, EU officials seek closer coordination on transnational crime lyo.ly/5vd3

Lyobserver's tweet card. Libya’s Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, held talks on Wednesday in Tripoli with the head of the European Union Delegation to Libya, the commander of the EU naval mission Operation IRINI, and his...

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The Libya Observer@Lyobserver · Jul 25

Education minister calls for regulation of international schools in Libya lyo.ly/5vd2

Lyobserver's tweet card. The Acting Minister of Education, Ali Al-Abed, has met with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Libya, Anjum Inayat, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of education and...

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