UN security council backs Libya unity accord

Libyan NewsThe United Nations security council voted on Wednesday to endorse an agreement between rival Libyan political factions to form a government of national unity.The 15-nation body gave its support to the deal signed last…

EU provides €6.6 million for Libyan population

Libyan NewsThe European Commission has finalized a new assistance package for Libya worth a total of €6.6 million. This support is financed under the European Neighborhood Instrument in the framework of the European Neighborhood…

No airstrikes against IS in Libya at least for now

Libyan NewsLibya's U.N. ambassador said Wednesday his country will hold off asking nations like the United States and Britain to intervene with airstrikes against the growing presence of the Islamic State group in the oil-rich north…

Libyan Muncipality join Skhirat agreement

24 Municipalities signed in Tunisia Monday on the Skhirat agreement initiated last Thursday in Morocco in the presence of the UN envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler.Kobler, reaffirmed in a follow-up press conference that the joining of…

France gasps to initiate military action in Libya

The French government is eyeing possible military action against the operations of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, in Libya in the first half of 2016. The country is seeking to form a coalition with European allies to…

GNC denounces violence Ajdabia city

The General National Congress issued a statement Saturday warning of the consequences of throwing Ajdabia city into a wave of war, chaos, and instability endeavoring topsoil the firmness of the city’s social fabric.The GNC strongly…

Massive fight breaks out at Ajdabiya city

Fight breaks in Ajdabiya amidst fear of continuous violence in eastern LibyaMany people were killed and others injured in ferocious clashes as they broke out in the city of Ajdabiya in eastern Libya Tuesday.The clashes went on…

US Special Forces kicked out of Al-Watiya airbase

Libyan NewsA number of US commandos, who landed in Al-Watiya airbase in western Libya on December 14, left the airbase some hours after their arrival to avoid strife with a brigade from Zintan, the Zintan's Thunderbolt…

Fragile start in Libya

Saudi GazetteThe UN-brokered deal to form a unity government in Libya (Serraj government) is not the end but only the beginning.  The new government will have to tackle the fight against Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS), and the huge…