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Twitter has taken down the account of Italian journalist Vanessa Tomassini, who was once staying in Tripoli doing some career-starting reports.Twitter's decision came after a torrent of reports on Tomassini's account after she boasted…

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Monday a one-year extension on the flow of weapons to Libya. The ban, which is being principally implemented by a EU force, will remain in effect through June 2020 amid ongoing…

A delegation from the House of Representatives (convening in Tripoli) is going to visit France upon an invitation by the French National Assembly, Ean Libya has learned.The delegation is made up of the HoR spokesman Mohammed Sayala - as…

Photos published on social media in Libya have shown fighters from the forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar burning, desecrating, and taking selfies with dead bodies from the forces of the Libyan Army under the UN-backed Government of…

The European Commission has reiterated that its position on migrant detention centers in Libya has remained unchanged and that the facilities must be closed.The European Commission's spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the European…

The Italian ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, has visited Misurata city in order to discuss with local officials the ongoing unrest in Tripoli and other areas in the country. Ambassador Buccino met on Sunday with the mayor of the…

The Head of the UNSMIL, Ghassan Salame met Sunday with a delegation of European politicians, academics and journalists who are on unofficial visit to Libya's Tripoli.Salame briefed the European delegation on the crisis in Libya and the…

Portugal were crowned champions of the first UEFA Nations League after beating Holland in the Porto final.Goncalo Guedes scored the only goal of the game as host nation Portugal recorded a 1-0 win in front of their home fans.It was…

Libya's coast guard said Saturday that it had intercepted nearly two dozen Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast. Navy Spokesman Ayoub Qassim said a wooden boat carrying at least 22 African migrants, all men,…

After over two months of fighting in southern Tripoli areas, people are suffering from a lack of services in all fields. Service companies are also having a rough time to reach the war zones due to heavy fighting and damaged…