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Libya’s Anti-Security Threats Agency has announced the killing of one of the most prominent armed group leaders in the coastal city of Sabratha, during a pre-dawn security operation on Thursday.In a statement, the agency said Ahmed…

Voting gets under way on Saturday morning in Libya’s long-awaited municipal elections for the third group of local councils, amid keen public anticipation after repeated delays.Attention is focused in particular on Benghazi, the…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced its readiness to drill the first deep-water exploration well in the submerged offshore zone of the Sirte Basin, marking a significant step in Libya’s efforts to expand its offshore energy…

The head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), Lieutenant General Dagvin Anderson, conducted separate high-level security meetings in Libya this week, engaging with both the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) and the forces…

A Jerusalem Post analysis suggests that US President Donald Trump is pushing Israel to accept Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed Al-Shar’a, as the central political actor in the next phase — a shift that may require Tel Aviv to…

The Acting Interior Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, Emad Al-Trabelsi, has warned that irregular migration is inflicting what he described as “severe and escalating damage” on Libya, its neighbours, and Europe.…

The maritime news outlet MarineLink has reported that the livestock carrier Spiridon II docked at Benghazi Port carrying approximately 2,901 cattle, nearly half of them pregnant, alongside several sick and dead animals.According to…

Israeli security forces entered the West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday, taking up positions across several districts and instructing some residents to leave their homes during an operation described by local officials as extensive.…

Africa Intelligence has reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump has adopted a policy of direct engagement with Libya’s rival authorities in Tripoli and Benghazi, effectively sidelining the role of the United…

Libyan House of Representatives member Intisar Shanib has called for the immediate cancellation of the newly announced “Supreme Council of Presidencies,” describing the move as unlawful and lacking any constitutional foundation.In…