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Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, Libya's last prime minister under ousted dictator Moamer Gaddafi, has been released from jail for health reasons four years after being sentenced to death, Tripoli's justice ministry said Saturday.Mahmoudi, in his…

The Delegation of the European Union in Libya on Thursday voiced its concern over the reported disappearance of a member of Libya's east-based parliament and called for her immediate release."The Delegation of the European Union in…

The Pentagon has said US troops are being deployed to Saudi Arabia to defend American interests from "emergent credible threats". The BBC reported.  The move comes amid heightened tensions with Iran over the safety of shipping lanes in…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has confirmed that 290.0000 bpd of oil production at the Sharara oil field is currently offline."NOC teams are investigating a suspected closed valve/valves in the Hamada area." The NOC said…

Political activist Mohamed Fouad said on Thursday that a western country had informed the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj that Egypt, France and UAE are going to use massive airpower to help Khalifa Haftar's forces enter…

Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Abdel-Rahman Ghandour, expressed his strong condemnation of attacks on health care in Libya.“The latest attack was on Tuesday 16 July, when it targeted a field hospital in Swani, West…

UNSMIL said Thursday it was gravely concerned by and closely following up on media reports about the disappearance of Siham Sirgiwa and the injury of her husband."An elected House of Representatives member, Ms. Sergewa was reportedly…

The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last…

The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday called for release of 5,000 refugees detained in Libya."Refugees are persons that have been forced to leave their homes because of war or persecution. They should…

The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday approved three resolutions aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's planned sale of guided missiles and other weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan.…