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As of last Saturday, the deadline for foreign mercenaries and troops to depart Libyan soil passed with no action taken on the ground by fighters to vacate the country.The presence of foreign fighters in Libya continues to pose a serious…

The director of Libya’s Flour Milling and Animal Feed Company, Jamal Juili warned of a flour shortage in Libya that could affect businesses and families alike to a concerning degree.He added that due to a stark lack of economic policies…

Official statistics have shown that because of the blockade enforced on oil facilities by Haftar forces, Libya's oil revenues decreased by 92% last year, a steep plummet that played a massive role in debilitating the economy by cutting off…

Libya has regained its right to vote in the United Nations General assembly after paying off some of its outstanding membership fees.The announcement comes just days after Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres…

In a joint statement, the governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcomed the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s (LPDF) vote in favour of the selection mechanism for a new interim executive…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that over 80 migrants were intercepted on their way to Europe today by the Libyan Coast Guard and returned to Libyan soil to be held in detention centres.“So far this year, some…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced yesterday evening that following the vote for a selection mechanism for temporary executive authority, members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will meet in…

Due to a delay in membership payment fees, Libya will no longer have any voting rights in the United Nations General Assembly.The United Nations announced this week that a total of seven countries have lost their rights to vote in the…

A tumultuous transfer of power finally came to a conclusion today in the United States with the inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th US president and Kamala Harris as the very first female vice president.The Inauguration ceremony was…

An ammunition storage facility exploded in Tripoli last night, killing three people and wounding another five at the Naval Acadamy, in the town of Janzur.Among the deceased are two senior GNA military commanders, brigadier General Ahmed…