2018

The military prosecutor of Libya's UN-backed unity government, Maj. Masoud Erhouma, has reportedly fled his captors after more than one month in captivity, according to local media. Local media quoted Erhouma’s family as saying that the…

Libyan and Italian navies discussed increasing cooperation on training and combating illegal immigration, the Libyan navy's press service said Wednesday.Navy commanders Salem Erhuma of Libya and Valter Girardelli of Italy held the…

Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, will return to Benghazi on Thursday, a spokesman for his forces said on Wednesday, after he received medical treatment in Paris.Haftar had been in Paris for about two…

French Total said on Wednesday it had informed Libya’s authorities of plans to acquire Marathon Oil’s stake in the Waha field for $4.5 billion even though it believed it did not require their consent.“The deal with Marathon has…

"Bettina Muscheidt, head of the EU Delegation to Libya, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director to Libya, Sultan Hajiyev, signed an agreement at the UNDP Libya office in Tunis, through which the EU…

The United Nations delivered 12 explosive disposal kits to Libya in a bid to enhance its capacity to rid the country of explosive remnants, said the United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSML) on Tuesday.Explosive Ordnance…

Libya has resumed crude oil flows to the Es Sider export terminal after completing repairs to the pipeline that was damaged by an explosion on Saturday, sources close to the work said Wednesday.Libya's crude oil production was cut…

The Libyan eastern warlord Kahlifa Haftar is in "good health", despite rumors suggesting his condition was critical, according to his younger brother, Omran Haftar.Middle East Eye reported Egyptian Magazine "Rose Youssef" as saying…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Tuesday of “severe consequences” for the U.S. should it withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a step President Donald Trump has indicated he will take if certain changes to the agreement are not made.…

The UN-brokered agreement signed by Libyan parties in the Moroccan city of Skhirat remains the only genuine and practical process to end crisis in Libya, the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said Monday.The Moroccan foreign…

Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris attacks, has been jailed for 20 years in Belgium over a gunfight that led to his arrest.Abdeslam, 28, and co-defendant Sofien Ayari were both convicted of terror-related…

The Algerian Ministry of Defense announced today the discovering of a weapon cache allegedly belonging to terrorists in Tarat town, border with Libya.The pictures published by the Algerian authorities showed two antitank missiles,…

Syrian goods arrived in Benghazi port onboard a shipping ship to take part in Benghazi-hosted “Made in Syria” shopping exhibition.The exhibition will host over 100 Syrian companies, according to the Head of Libyan business owners…

Libyan coastguards recovered the bodies of 11 illegal migrants who died off Libya’s western shores during an attempted crossing to Italy on Sunday, a spokesman said. More than 80 migrants survived the incident off…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya said in a statement on Sunday that the pipeline operated by Libya’s Waha Oil Co that feeds Es Sider port will take few days top repair and regain about 80.000 bpd of crude. Libya’s National…

 Libya is considering whether to intervene in a $450 million deal that French major Total announced last month to buy Marathon Oil’s stake in the country’s Waha concessions, several sources familiar with the matter…

A fire that broke out on a pipeline operated by Libya’s Waha Oil Co that feeds Es Sider port has been brought under control, an engineer at the port said on Sunday.Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) had said it expected a loss of…

The warplanes of the Libyan eastern air force air-raided a location "Qalah Camp" in eastern Bani Walid, central Libya, nearby Saddada camp, where Petroleum Facilities Guard personnel are located. The air attack left…

World Bank has issued Libya's Economic Outlook report on April 16, saying that at the current pace of spending in a context of conflict and insecurity, Libya will either exhaust foreign exchange reserves or be forced…

Libyan telecommunications company LAP GreenN is considering chasing after Zambia’s offshore assets after the southern African country defaulted four times on an order to pay $257 million in compensation for…