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Thousands of migrants are making the perilous crossing from Libya into Italy since the EU crackdown on the route from Turkey to Greece. Yesterday alone the Italian coastguard picked up 1,569 migrants in 11 separate operations…

Fayez Al-Serraj, the Prime Minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord and the Head of the Presidential Council, said in a presser Wednesday following his arrival in Tripoli Naval Base that the GNA will do its best to…

TheHRVP Federica Mogherini said that the arrival of the Presidency Council in the capital represents a unique opportunity for Libyans from all factions to reunite and reconcile on the basis of the Libyan Political Agreement."This is…

Amid the deteriorating situation in Libya, India is mulling to evacuate its nationals from there.The development comes close on the heels of the death of a Kerala nurse and her child in western Libya.The Hindu quoted an official…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martin Kobler strongly welcomes the arrival in Tripoli of the Presidency Council on 30 March 2016, which marks an important step in Libya's democratic transition and path to peace,…

There are many good reasons for Britain and her allies to bring some form of political stability to war-torn Libya. But sending 1,000 British troops as sacrificial lambs to the lawless shores of the northern Mediterranean is not the way…

The United Arab Emirates is transporting humanitarian aid to residents in the war-torn Libyan city of Benghazi, the Emirates Red Crescent announced on Wednesday.The first of nine aircraft carrying food, medicine, medical supplies…

The Federalist Bloc denounced Monday the abductions and forced disappearances of a number of activists in Al-Marj and Shahat cities in eastern Libya.It called on Tobruk Parliament, in a statement Monday, to end growing limitations…