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Libya’s Education Ministry of the Government of National Accord has stopped the salaries of over 150,000 teachers and other education ministry staff who do not have proper documents, the ministry said in an anti-corruption push that sparked…

The Head of the High Council of State has proposed an initiative to end the conflict in Libya in order to make way for peace before the upcoming international conference on Libya in Berlin.The HCS initiative included five processes:…

The German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who arrived in Libya's Zuwara on an unannounced visit on Sunday, was set to hold talks with the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Serraj.Maas was received at the coastal city's…

German NGO Sea-Eye said one of its vessels was threatened by masked Libyan security forces who fired warning shots as it rescued 90 migrants from a lifeboat on Saturday, which the Libyan Navy denied in a statement. The crew aboard the…

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defense official and a source with knowledge.The final confirmation is…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said it had deported 141 illegal Nigerian immigrants voluntarily from Libya to Nigeria."Yesterday (Oct. 24) we assisted 141 stranded Nigerian migrants in Libya to…

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) signed Friday a contract with Oliver Wyman company in London to resume the transformation project of LIA.The signing was made by the CEO of LIA, Ali Mahmoud and a representative for Oliver Wyman…

The Libyan Football Association have appointed veteran Tunisian manager Faouzi Benzarti as their new head coach on an expendable six-month contract.Faouzi Benzarti was sacked by Etoile du Sahel last month after a poor run of results,…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned Friday the attacks on medical workers and facilities in Libya."UNSMIL strongly condemns attacks on all civilian targets including health facilities and medical personnel.…

Libya is mulling signing an agreement of intent with Russia "for 1 million tonnes of wheat supplies a year," RIA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a Russian negotiator.The agreement is expected to be signed at a Russia-Africa…