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The UN Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that 1,350 refugees have been evacuated from Libya to third countries so far in 2019.A total of "1,350 refugees left Libya to safe third countries through evacuation or…

The forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar have started this morning a large-scale attack on Gharyan in an attempt to retake the city that they have lost to the forces under the command of the Government of National Accord's Burkan…

Tunisian media magnate Nabil Karoui remains in the race for next month’s presidential election despite his arrest on Friday, the electoral commission said on Saturday.Tunisian police arrested Karoui after a court ordered his detention…

The Chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah has met with the deputy head of the UNSMIL for political affairs Stephenie Williams.UNSMIL said Saturday on Twitter that Williams and Sanallah had discussed the…

An airstrike, reportedly a UAE drone, carried out by Khalifa Haftar's Air Force killed three civilians as it targeted a car in Sawani in the suburbs of Tripoli.The airstrike hit the civilian car on Saturday morning and left the area of…

The United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has revealed that he is working with the UNSMIL and stakeholders in the Libyan crisis to hold a meeting in September to consolidate a ceasefire in the war-ravaged country and pave the way for…

Tarhouna Protection Force of the Presidential Council's Volcano of Rage Operation has called on its local fighters who are engaged in the fighting for Tripoli alongside Khalifa Haftar's forces to withdraw, saying Haftar's war on Tripoli is…

The Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui stressed on Friday his country's efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Libya to end the bloodshed in the neighboring country."Tunisia is working on resolving the Libyan crisis…

Chad’s Defense Minister, Mahamat Abali Sala, on Wednesday, announced the closure of his country’s land borders with Libya, Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) citing security reasons for the move."The closed borders are the…

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.…