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Dignity Operation (Karama) forces loyal to Libya's eastern government said on Sunday they had pushed back Islamist fighters and Benghazi Shura Council fighters in several areas of Benghazi, seizing the strategic port of Marisa.The…

Libya risks becoming “a failed state” if the UN-brokered unity government flops, Secretary John Kerry has said. While Libya remains broke and insecure five years after NATO’s 2011 military intervention, Kerry believes “a wealthy nation”…

The U.S. and U.N. have welcomed a declaration by Libyan lawmakers in support of a proposed unity government, but expressed concern about reported intimidation of members of parliament by those who oppose the accord.A majority of…

All sides in the Libyan conflict are probably guilty of war crimes, including torturing, raping and executing prisoners, the UN has said, urging the world to do more to bring the perpetrators to justice.“A multitude of actors, both…

Jeremy Clarkson has apologised to the Top Gear producer he punched after settling a £100,000 racial discrimination and injury claim. Oisin Tymon launched the action against the presenter and the BBC after a "fracas" last March that left…

French special forces and intelligence commandos are engaged in covert operations against Islamic State militants in Libya in conjunction with the United States and Britain, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday.It…

The Head of Ras Ajdair border with Tunisia, Mohammed Jarrafah, said that the border is secure and the travelers are going through the border normally with no violations of any kind.Jerrafah added that a security boost from the…

The UK's Ambassador to Libya, Peter Millette, has tweeted Wednesday welcoming the step taken by over a hundred Tobruk parliament members as they issued a statement approving the new cabinet of the Presidential Council."It's a good…

The Military Council in Sabratha clashed Tuesday night with IS militants who are barricading in the city center and trying to terrorise civilians, killing more than three militants and wounding others.However, the Military Council…

The members attending the session in Tobruk parliament have failed to reach consensus again on whether to vote for or against the approval of the new cabinet that was presented by Fayiz Al-Serraj and his Presidential Council's members.…