May 2 Nigel Ash

Italian PM says he fought pressure for Libyan military action

By Libya Herald reporters. Italian PM Matteo Renzi under pressure File photo)Tunis, 2 May 2016:Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has said that his g...

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Italian PM denies 5,000 troops on Libya stand-by
Mar 6 Nigel Ash

Italian PM denies 5,000 troops on Libya stand-by

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 6 March 2016:The Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has quashed a US suggestion that he would send as many as five t...

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Italy gives green light to US drone use in anti-IS operations in Libya
Feb 23 Michel Cousins

Italy gives green light to US drone use in anti-IS operations in Libya

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 23 February 2016:Italy will allow US drones to fly to Libya from Italian airbases on a case by case basis as part of...

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GNA Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj receives Matteo Renzi support in Rome
Dec 29 Sami Zaptia

GNA Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj receives Matteo Renzi support in Rome

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 29 December 2015:Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj met Italian Prime M...

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Renzi says Libya is Italy's Mediterranean "keystone"
Dec 16 Nigel Ash

Renzi says Libya is Italy's Mediterranean "keystone"

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 16 December 2015:Ahead of tomorrow’s two-day EU summit in Brussels, which is expected to be dominated by terrorism...

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No Libyan military intervention says NATO chief
Dec 6 Nigel Ash

No Libyan military intervention says NATO chief

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 6 December 2015:NATO should not be thinking of intervening militarily in Libya according to its chief Jens Stoltenb...

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Italy calls Libyan summit in Rome for 13 December
Dec 2 Nigel Ash

Italy calls Libyan summit in Rome for 13 December

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 2 December 2015:Italy wants to host a meeting in Rome later this month to boost agreement on a Libyan government of...

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Apr 18 Michel Cousins

Italians grab back fishing boat seized by Misratans

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 18 April 2015:The Italian navy has arrested a gunman after taking control of a fishing boat that was seized by Misrata...

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Mar 7 Michel Cousins

Leon proposes Libyan naval blockade to prevent arms and oil smuggling

By Libya Herald reporter.Paris, 7 March 2015:The UN Special Envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, has called for a European Union naval blockade of Libya t...

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Foreign military intervention in Libya "a potential disaster": Idris Al-Senussi
Feb 22 Michel Cousins

Foreign military intervention in Libya "a potential disaster": Idris Al-Senussi

By Libya Herald staff. Prince Idris Al-Senussi (Photo: Libya Herald)Tunis, 22 February 2015:Any international military action to end the crisis in Lib...

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