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Sabha (Libya)

Type: City

Name: Sabha (Libya)

Country: Libya

Latitude: 27.07

Longitude: 14.42

population: 126,387

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Refugee crisis part of Libya’s reconciliation – UNHCR

An issue on the political sidelines in Libya is the refugee and asylum seeker crisis. Reports of detainees kept in dangerous conditions and abuse in detention centres have confirmed the urgency for international help.Earlier this month, Libya TV English reported ... [Published Libya TV - May 22 2013]

Entities: Libya, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Muammar al-Qaddafi

Libya’s Vast Borders Still a No-Man’s Land for Most

Loose-knit ethnic militias form the backbone of border control in the southern regions of Libya that the government has declared under emergency law.Share |A Tebu oil guard at the Sharara oil fields. Photograph by Rebecca Murray.Ubari, Libya:On the outskirts ... [Published Think Africa Press - May 21 2013]

Entities: Libya, Muammar al-Qaddafi, Tuareg, Libyan Militia

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Organize scholarships system, decentralization and review university rules – Minister of Higher Education

: Speaking at Sunday’s Prime Ministerial press conference, the Minister of Higher Education Hassan Abubaker admitted to the poor quality of higher education in Libya. He also noted the raised ceiling of expectations after the Revolution, the weak government ... [Published Libya Herald - May 21 2013]

Entities: Higher Education, Libya, Sabha (Libya)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace in Southern Libya

Kaltoum Saleh, 18, is elated to graduate from her overcrowded high school in the remote Saharan town of Ubari, near the Algerian border.Saleh, a member of Ubari’s indigenous Tebu tribe, says that for decades under former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, ... [Published Inter Press Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Libya, Tuareg, Tribe

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

International Organization for Migration

Libya: Psychosocial Course Aims to Heal Scars Caused by Libyan Conflict

Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Libya IOM, in partnership with Tripoli University, has completed a six-month course for 31 Libyan health, educational and social experts on how to cope with psychological reactions in the aftermath ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

Entities: Libya, International Organization for Migration, Conflict, Tripoli (Libya), Bayda (Libya)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

UN and UK deplore Benghazi attack

The United Nations Security Council today condemned in “the strongest terms” the “heinous” Benghazi attack near the Jala’a Hospital, which it said had caused “numerous deaths and injuries”.The Council expressed its “deep sympathy and sincere condolences ... [Published Libya Herald - May 14 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Libya, United Nations, UNSMIL UN Assistance Mission in Libya, Tripoli (Libya)

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 4 reports

US, UK withdraw some staff amid Libya unrest

The US and Britain both announced on Friday that they were withdrawing some diplomatic staff from Libya, amid security concerns over a recent flare-up in political unrest.Tensions have risen in Libya since former rebels besieged two ministries at the ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 11 2013]

Entities: Libya, Tripoli (Libya), United Kingdom, Benghazi

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 6 reports

US, Britain withdraw some staff from Libya (AFP)

TRIPOLI (AFP) - The United States and Britain both announced they were withdrawing some diplomatic staff from Libya, amid security concerns over a recent flare-up in political unrest there.Tensions have risen in Libya since ex-rebels besieged two ministries ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 11 2013]

Entities: Libya, Tripoli (Libya), United Kingdom, Benghazi

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

Two police stations in Libya?s Benghazi bombed

BENGHAZI, Libya:$ Bomb attacks targeted two police stations in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, causing extensive material damage but no casualties, a security official said.“Unknown individuals threw explosive devices at the police stations ... [Published DAWN Group - May 10 2013]

Entities: Benghazi, Libya, Tripoli (Libya)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Sabha jailbreaks prompt court strike

Judicial workers in southern Libya are fed up with insecurity and are demanding authorities protect them. ... [Published Magharebia - May 07 2013]

Entities: Sabha (Libya), Libya, Workers

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Libya: Sabha Jailbreaks Prompt Court Strike

Court workers in southern Libya partially suspended their work last Thursday (May 2nd) to protest recurring prison escapes.Judicial employees issued a statement during a demonstration opposite the court complex in Sabha in which they condemned armed militias’ ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 07 2013]

Entities: Sabha (Libya), prison, Libya

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

170 prisoners escape in Sabha

170 prisoners have reportedly escaped from a prison in the city of Sabha, approximately 800km south of Tripoli, a local official said.The prison break take place after a confrontation between prisoners turned into mayhem on Tuesday, Sabha’s local council ... [Published Libya TV - May 01 2013]

Entities: Sabha (Libya), Military Governor, prison, Tripoli (Libya), Ramadan

Quotes

Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, the military spokesman, said on the army's official Facebook page that the release came about as a "result of efforts by military intelligence, in cooperation with the honorable tribal leaders and Sinai residents."

Egypt: 7 security men kidnapped in Sinai freed [Published Tacoma News Tribune - May 22 2013]

...borders and ruling that the southern areas – west from Ghadames, Ghat, Ubari, Sebha, Murzuq, and across 1,000 km off-road east to Kufra – would be "considered as closed military zones to be ruled under emergency law"

Libya’s Vast Borders Still a No-Man’s Land for Most [Published Think Africa Press - May 21 2013]

...with just two Tebu representatives out of 200 in the current General National Congress (GNC), their fight for equal rights is just gearing up. "The Tebu want to close the chapter so they can get their citizenship, healthcare and education."

Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace in Southern Libya [Published Inter Press Service - May 17 2013]

"Finding collective elements of community empowerment is the essence of social healing, and this is the main principle of psychosocial assistance" says IOM Libya Psychosocial Programme Manager Marcio Gagliato

Libya: Psychosocial Course Aims to Heal Scars Caused by Libyan Conflict [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

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Refugee crisis part of Libya’s reconciliation –... [Published Libya TV - May 22 2013]
Egypt: 7 security men kidnapped in Sinai freed [Published Tacoma News Tribune - May 22 2013]
Libya’s Vast Borders Still a No-Man’s Land for ... [Published Think Africa Press - May 21 2013]
Organize scholarships system, decentralization ... [Published Libya Herald - May 21 2013]
Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace in Southern Libya [Published Inter Press Service - May 17 2013]
Libya: Psychosocial Course Aims to Heal Scars C... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]
Libya is Safe: GNC deputy [Published Libya Herald - May 15 2013]
UN and UK deplore Benghazi attack [Published Libya Herald - May 14 2013]
We still won’t have security: Ports Authority o... [Published Libya Herald - May 13 2013]
US, UK withdraw some staff amid Libya unrest [Published Taipei Times Online - May 11 2013]
US pulls out staff from embassy in Libya [Published The Gulf Today - May 11 2013]
US and UK withdraw diplomatic staff from Libya [Published Voice of Nigeria - May 11 2013]
US and UK withdraw Libya diplomatic staff [Published Pakistan Today - May 11 2013]
Sabratha earthquake – tremors felt in Tripoli [Published Libya Herald - May 11 2013]
US, Britain withdraw some staff from Libya (AFP) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 11 2013]
US, UK pull out some staff from Libya amid unrest [Published Interaksyon - May 11 2013]
New clashes in Sebha [Published Libya Herald - May 11 2013]
UK trims staff at embassy in Libya [Published The Gulf Today - May 11 2013]
Protestors force out Ministry militiamen [Published Libya Herald - May 10 2013]
Police stations bombed in Benghazi, Libya [Published MSN News - May 10 2013]
Western powers reduce diplomatic staff in Libya [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 10 2013]
Sebha Sufi shrine attacked [Published Libya Herald - May 10 2013]
Libyan police stations bombed, British embassy ... [Published Sharenet - May 10 2013]
Two police stations in Libya?s Benghazi bombed [Published DAWN Group - May 10 2013]
Two police stations in Libya's Benghazi bombed [Published NDTV - May 10 2013]
State Dept Warns Americans Not to Travel to Ben... [Published The Corner on National Review Online - May 09 2013]
The Fezzan region: an interesting history and a... [Published Libya Herald - May 09 2013]
Libya's new charter can shoot down contentious law [Published Stamford Advocate - May 08 2013]
Ministry of Education to send 10,000 students a... [Published Libya Herald - May 08 2013]
Sabha jailbreaks prompt court strike [Published Magharebia - May 07 2013]

Blogs

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State Dept Warns Americans Not to Travel to Ben... [Published The Corner on National Review Online - May 09 2013] A travel warning circulated by the State Department this afternoon warns American citizens against all travel to Benghazi and elsewhere in Libya, including the entire southern region of the country. “The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the ...
Broadcast Systems Arabia fearlessly undertakes ... [Published MediaME PR Newswire - Apr 30 2013] Catering to the much overlooked need for video and audio broadcast services in conflict regions within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region such as Libya and Syria, Broadcast Systems Arabia, a UAE based company specializing in all aspects ...
The Libyan Revolution at Two [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Feb 22 2013] Arriving in the Libyan capital Tripoli, it is immediately (and dispiritingly) clear just how much needs to be done before the country can experience any sort of secure and just order. During my January research trip to Libya, the city seemed to have ...
Libya Going federal - Ex Green Soldier [Published St George West - Feb 16 2013] Morris: Demonstrations in Sabha and Benghazi for Federalism. Al Jazeera reports them as "Celebrations" - Tripoli pays France and Italy to supply weapons and safeguard certain installations. Benghazi is dangerous with al qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood ...
Libya Travel Warning [Published travel.state.gov: Travel Warnings - Jan 02 2013] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Libya and strongly advises against all but essential travel to Tripoli and all travel to Benghazi, Bani Walid, and southern Libya, including border areas and the regions of Sabha ...