A federal appeals court ruled that a 28-year prison sentence for Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khatallah, convicted in the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others, is too lenient and ordered the case back for resentencing.
Une dizaine de militants internationaux pro-palestiniens, dont deux Italiens, sont détenus à Benghazi, en Libye, depuis le 24 mai. Leur arrestation par les forces du maréchal Haftar attise les tensions diplomatiques entre les autorités de Cyrénaïque et l'Italie.
Libyan Foreign Minister Al-Taher Al-Baour accused Benghazi authorities of facilitating the entry of irregular migrants through forged contracts. Meanwhile, Libyans protested in Tripoli against the "settlement" of migrants, demanding the expulsion of undocumented foreign workers.
Two Italian activists from the Flotilla in Libya have reportedly been transferred to Benghazi and are being treated as potential stowaways, with sources suggesting they may be expelled soon.
Russian hopes for the resumption of diplomatic efforts on the Middle Eastern track, Sergey Lavrov emphasized
