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The member of the High Council of State (HCS) Abdelrahman Al-Shater has called on the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj to change his political views and to ask his government members to select a replacement for him.…

Egypt's Premier League side Ittihad of Alexandria have officially confirmed the signing of Libyan defender Ahmed Shalaby on a three-year deal as part of their summer transfer market campaign.Shalaby has joined Ittihad on a permanent…

The Libyan Army's Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation  (Volcano of Rage Operation) forces have seized full control of the district of Sebea in southern Tripoli after a day-long deadly fighting with Khalifa Haftar's forces. The forces under the…

The Head of the UN support mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, has praised Malta’s efforts in bringing to light the Libyan crisis in the EU.Salame who was addressing a press conference with Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela, insisted that…

A boat carrying about 250 people, mainly from Eritrea and other sub-Saharan African and Arab countries, capsized last month off the coast near Al-Khoms, east of the capital Tripoli.Libyan coast guards and local fishermen rescued 134…

The New York lobbyists Brad Gerstman and David Schwartz, who once counted President Donald Trump as one of their clients, have registered as foreign agents to represent Libya’s sovereign wealth fund, Politico has reported.It added…

In cooperation with the southern branch of the Libyan Humanitarian Relief Agency and the Municipal Council of Wadi Utba, the National Oil Corporation (NOC)’s sustainable development department has dispatched a relief shipment to the region…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced his resignation. Conte's move preempted a confidence vote that had been expected to take place on Tuesday, 12 days after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini called for such a motion.…

The U.S. Embassy in Libya expressed on Monday concern over attacks on civilian airports in western Libya, as the armed conflict between Libya's UN-backed government and the rival eastern-based Khalifa  Haftar's forces continues."In my…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday expressed American concerns over the prolonged conflict in Libya in a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart, and they agreed on the need for a political solution, the State Department…