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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj said Friday that he gave up his decision to resign until a new government is formed.Sarraj will remain in office until the ongoing intra-Libyan political dialogue talks come to an end, Libyan…

Libyan authorities said Sunday that a permanent cease-fire reached during talks last week in Geneva would not affect military deals with Turkey and they would continue cooperation with Ankara.Libya’s Defense Ministry and High Council of…

Libya’s two main warring factions agreed to a cease-fire on Friday, raising hopes for an end to years of bloody turmoil that have drawn in military forces from Russia, Turkey and other regional powers. The two sides signed the agreement…

Libyan security forces said they have arrested one of the country's most wanted human traffickers in the capital, Tripoli, more than two years after the United Nations' Security Council imposed sanctions against him.The arrest of…

Turkey has started providing military training to 120 Libyan soldiers, Defense Ministry announced Monday.The training is being conducted with the aim of bringing the Libyan Army up to international standards and being held in the…

The halt of Libya’s oil production and exportation amid the civil war could cause the country’s economic collapse, the governor of the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya warned on Tuesday. Al-Saddiq al-Kabir told Tripoli’s parliament…

The UN Secretary General on Monday urged world powers and others with interests in Libya's long-running civil war to keep working toward a lasting cease-fire between its rival governments, warning that the country's very future "is at…

A Russian cargo plane carrying Syrian fighters landed in Libya's Sirte province, controlled by warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan army said on Saturday.The aircraft arrived at 11.00 a.m. local time (0900GMT) at the Ghardabiya Airbase,…

Turkey's defense minister on Thursday received his Libyan counterpart in the capital Ankara, said the Turkish National Defense Ministry.After Turkey’s Hulusi Akar welcomed Salahaddin Namroush with military honors, they spoke about the…

Libya’s oil production has more than tripled since the port blockade has been lifted, reaching around 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) after the restart of another oilfield in the country, creating a new headache for fellow OPEC members who…