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Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord on Wednesday launched a new military push against the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who has been for the last two days ramping up attacks on civilians in the capital. The Operation "Peace…

Libya has registered first #Coronavirus case for a man coming back from Saudi Arabia, according to the National Center for Disease Control. The center said the man is over 70 years old and he was doing Umra in Mecca.

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said the levels of oil production are down to 95,837 barrels per day as of March 22, a statement on the state-owned company’s Facebook page said on Tuesday.The Libyan NOC added that the dramatic…

The Health Ministry of Libya's UN-backed government said Monday that China has offered to train Libyan doctors to tackle any possible coronavirus infections."The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Accord, through the…

Khalifa Haftar's forces targeted neighborhoods near Mitiga International Airport, the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said in a statement on Monday.Four civilians were killed - including a woman -and six wounded since…

Tunisia's death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to three, according to the country's health minister on Sunday.Abdellatif Mekki said in a statement that an elderly man had died in the capital Tunis, taking the overall deaths…

The Secretary General General the UN Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed positive responses from Libya’s warring parties to calls for a humanitarian pause in fighting to allow authorities to respond to the public health challenge posed by…

The Libyan Presidential Council has imposed a curfew on the whole country starting Sunday March 22 from 6.00 PM to 6.00 AM, citing the need for people to stay at home to prevent the outbreak of Coronavirus in Libya. The lockdown will…

The United States said in a statement on Saturday that it joins the UN Support Mission in Libya in welcoming the decision of Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sarraj to endorse an immediate humanitarian…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday condemned the attacks on civilians in Libya, a day after indiscriminate shelling killed 4 children in southern Tripoli."Four young women and girls aged between 14-20…