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The Head of Libya's internationally recognised Government ofNational Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has warned that Libya will face a financial crisis and budget deficit in 2020 because of a blockade of oil terminals and oil fields by groups…

Khalifa Haftar's artillery shells hit the center of the Libyan capital that eastern military forces have been trying to capture in a near year-long war, killing a woman and injuring four others, a health ministry adviser said.Haftar's…

After what has reportedly been weeks of diplomatic negotiation, the UN Security Council passed a resolution on Wednesday aimed at stemming rising violence across Libya, demanding the warring parties commit to “a lasting ceasefire”…

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that forces loyal to Libya’s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar are stopping aircraft from landing, hampering the world body’s aid and peace efforts.Speaking with reporters in New York, UN…

Six Libyan families sued Khalifa Haftar and the United Arab Emirates government in a federal U.S. court Monday for their alleged roles in committing war crimes in Libya.In a lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court of the District of…

UNSMIL said on Tuesday that 28 Libyan economic experts gathered in Cairo for the second round of talks of the Libyan Economic and Financial Track on Sunday and Monday, as part of  the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing - along…

The Libyan coastguards stopped 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the capital Tripoli, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday.The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the coast guard plucked the…

African Union leaders vowed on Monday to push peace efforts in Libya, a sign of the bloc's desire to play a bigger role in resolving the continent's conflicts.Agence France Presse (AFP) said that as the 55-member group wrapped up a…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed Monday that it was forced to shut down the Zawiya refinery on Saturday, February 8, 2020 as a result of a valve closure in the Hamada region, on the main pipeline between Sharara field and Zawiya…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he supports the African Union (AU) taking a greater role in mediating the Libya crisis, acknowledging the Union's frustration at being sidelined so far.The AU leadership has…