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Diplomats and other sources told Reuters on Wednesday that the United Nations and Western powers have given up hope that Libya will hold elections in the immediate future, focusing on reconciliation first among rival factions locked in…

The Libyan Coast Guard picked up a total of 315 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday who were trying to reach Europe in three inflatable boats, a spokesman said.The migrants, who included 275 men, 32 women and eight children…

Maltese Customs seized 37 million counterfeit cigarettes from four containers that were heading to Libya in an operation spread over several weeks.The containers were stopped at the Freeport in Birżebbuġa and scanning equipment was…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday called for lifting the seven-year-long UN arms embargo on the "Libyan army." Al-Sisi issued his appeal at a gathering of foreign media figures held on the sidelines of the World Youth…

The United Nations condemned Monday the attack against Jalaa Hospital for Women and Childbirth in Tripoli, by militias.The attackers shot one doctor and threatened the safety and security of the medical staff at the hospital,…

The U.N. Security Council has authorized action against illicit oil exports from Libya for another six months and added planning and committing sexual and gender-based violence as reasons for sanctions, despite objections from…

Turkey's defense minister on Monday held meetings with Libyan officials in the capital Tripoli. According to a Defense Ministry statement, Hulusi Akar met at the Prime Ministry with officials including Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of…

The chairman of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Libyan Sanctions Committee, Olof Skoog, has confirmed the UN’s commitment to the prevention and halt of the illegal export and sale of Libyan crude and refined products outside…

Armed groups led by Al-Dabbashi (Ammou) and others from the Al-Wadi Force have started fighting Sunday morning in southern Sabratha city.The clashes erupted on Sunday morning and reports from the city say that all shops, schools,…