Libyan Express - Libya News, Opinion, Analysis and Latest Updates from Libya

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,…

The deputy commander of the Libyan Sirte Protection and Security RoomAli Irfidah has been targeted by an assassination attempt as an unknown armed men opened fire on his car in Al-Khums city this morning.The Sirte Protection and…

A call by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi ­– son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and de facto Prime Minister of the country during the time of his father's rule – for an international arrest warrant against him to be ruled inadmissible,…

Violence in Libya killed 8 civilians and injured 2 others in October, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday."From Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya documented 10 civilian casualties: eight…

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appointed on Thursday Abdullah A-Dersi as the new intelligence chief, replacing Abdul Qader al-Tuhami, according to a statement released late Wednesday by the head of the government’s…