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The United Kingdom sent its fellow Security Council members an amended draft resolution on Libya Friday, calling for the withdrawal of mercenaries from the country, according to the text, seen by AFP.The draft expresses the Council's…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame accused foreign actors Thursday of continuing to meddle in Libya's conflict, in violation of commitments made at an international summit in Berlin this month.Speaking before the UN Security Council,…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Thursday it downed a drone in Tripoli.GNA forces said the drone was Russian-made and used for reconnaissance purposes, without giving further details.On Tuesday, the GNA…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Abu Dhabi is backing Khalifa Haftar and the Russian mercenaries fighting on his behalf in Libya, adding that the United Arab Emirates is bankrolling thousands of Russian fighters who support…

Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of ceasefire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for…

Total losses from the closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has accelerated, reaching more than $502 million over a 10-day period, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Tuesday.The oil closures came…

Indiscriminate shelling on Tuesday hit a residential area in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing three children and injuring two others, a local official said."Indiscriminate shelling targeted Al-Hadba al-Badri area in central…

The Governor of Libya’s Central Bank Al-Sadiq Al-Kabir called on the international community to help end a weeklong shutdown of oil ports by Khalifa Haftar, likening the closures to a “bullet in the head.”In an interview with US-based…

Germany on Monday urged UN Security Council members to adopt a resolution on Libya to stop continuing military attacks and violations of arms embargo in the country.Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Heiko…

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord said Sunday that forces of  Khalifa Haftar had launched attacks in the country's northwest despite a call for ceasefire.Haftar's forces attacked Abu Gurain area, located 140 kilometers…