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The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Tuesday a fire broke out early on June 9, 2019, at compound 1 at the Sarir oilfield due to the high temperature experienced in an electric generator, thereby resulting in a production loss of…

Libya's coast guard said it had intercepted at least 60 Europe-bound illegal migrants, including a woman, off the country's Mediterranean coast. The Libyan Navy Spokesman Ayoub Qassim said Tuesday that a rubber boat carrying the migrants…

653 people have been killed and 3,547 others injured in the fighting in and around Libya's capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday."The toll for the ongoing conflict in Libya's capital is 653 dead, including 41…

Sudanese doctors say paramilitaries carried out more than 70 rapes during an attack on a protest camp in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, a week ago.Over 100 people were killed and as many as 700 injured in the attack last Monday on a…

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Monday all countries must implement a UN arms embargo against Libya as illegal weapons transfers by land, sea and air continue to fuel the current fighting in the country's capital Tripoli.…

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…