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Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (SMIL), Hanna Tetteh, on Wednesday briefed the Security Council on how Libya’s political leaders have delayed implementation of the political roadmap intended to lead the country toward establishing national unity and democratic elections. Tetteh said Libyan authorities have fallen short of goals set in SMIL’s 2025 roadmap [...]

On Saturday morning, February 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran, hitting targets in Tehran, Isfahan, Qom and other cities across 24 provinces. Iran’s Red Crescent reported at least 201 people killed and 700 injured. US President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” and openly urged regime change. Iran retaliated [...]

The Libyan Attorney General’s Office on Friday announced the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 21 bodies. A prosecutor in Benghazi charged an individual identified by the initials “MFH” with human trafficking in connection with the discovery. A joint investigation by the Internal Security Agency and Battalion 166 led to the unearthing [...]

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison after only 20 days, following a court judgment pending an appeal. He was seen returning to his Paris home on Monday. “Truth will prevail. This is a fact that life teaches us,” he wrote on X after returning home. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing and [...]

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to begin serving his prison sentence in Paris next week, following a court decision last month sentencing him to five years in prison. The Correctional Tribunal of Paris found Sarkozy guilty of a criminal association with an organized scheme to illegally finance his 2007 presidential election campaign. [...]

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy, according to local media. Although he was acquitted of some corruption allegations, the Correctional Tribunal of Paris found Sarkozy guilty of a criminal association with an organized scheme to illegally finance his 2007 presidential election campaign. The decision has [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday calling on the Lebanese authorities to immediate release Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been held in pre-trial detention for 10 years. HRW reported that Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was detained by Internal Security Forces in December 2015 “on apparently unsubstantiated allegations that he [...]

Former French prime minister François Fillon received a suspended sentence of four years in prison on Tuesday for the embezzlement of public funds, according to local media. The appeals court further ordered him to pay a fine of 375,000 euros and ruled him ineligible to run for public office for the next five years. Fillon [...]

Libya’s judicial authorities are cracking down on fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced on Monday, in their report “Injustice By Design: Need for Comprehensive Justice Reform in Libya.” HRW stated that the North African country is reluctant to investigate serious human rights violations and international crimes, “the justice system is marked by serious due [...]

Libyan authorities announced Monday that they found nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, again driving home the persistent dangers faced by migrants seeking passage to Europe through the conflict-ridden nation. Officials reported that the first mass grave, containing 19 bodies, was found on Friday at a farm in Kufra. [...]