HoR: Tripoli is again under militia rule

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh said that Tripoli is under the control of armed groups, saying the entry to the capital can only be via fighting, or with the consent of those armed groups. Saleh…

132 asylum-seekers evacuated from Libya

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) evacuated on Tuesday a group of 132 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to Rwanda. With this latest evacuation, 8,296 vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers have been helped on…

Libya eyes mining in Nigeria as key money maker

The Minister of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity, Mohammed Aoun, has discussed with the Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, mining cooperation as Libya is rich in minerals such as iron,…

Turkey suspends talks with Greece

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Wednesday that Ankara had decided to halt high-level talks with Greece amid rising tension between the rival neighbours. Speaking to lawmakers of his ruling party, Erdogan said "We broke off…

Broken pipeline causes crude spill in the desert

A pipeline rupture in Libya was spewing thousands of barrels of oil into the desert, as workers scramble to seal off the leak, authorities said Wednesday. The damage to a land pipeline linking the Sarir oil field to the Tobruk terminal…

AFCON: Libya beats Botswana 1-0

Libyan national football team beat Botswana 1-0 on Wednesday as part of the first round of “Group 10” qualifiers for AFCON 2023 that will be held in Ivory Coast. The Libyan national team started the match on the attack to try to take…

Israel pushing towards normalisation with Saudi Arabia

Israel is pushing for Saudi Arabia to be the next Arab state to normalise relations with it, the Israeli foreign minister has said. Riyadh is being courted by Israel, the US, and a number of Gulf Arab nations to break with decades of…