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Italy's  Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced Friday that the Libyan authorities have authorized the release of two Italian fishing boats seized in waters near the North African country earlier this week."I have just had…

France has provided 650,000 euros (752,000 U.S. dollars) to assist Libya's municipal elections through the UN electoral support project, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced on Friday.French Ambassador to Libya…

The Libyan coastguard in eastern Libya, which is under Khalifa Haftar's command, fired shots at Italian fishing boats before seizing the vessels and detaining their crew, Italian media said on Wednesday.The boats, both…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman  Mustafa Sanallah met with His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, United Arab Emirates Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in London…

A mass grave containing 75 bodies has been found near Sirte in western Libya, an official said Wednesday.Mohamad al-Amial, Sirte's municipal council spokesman, reported that the mass grave was uncovered in an agricultural area of…

Libya's crude oil output has dipped again due to the deteriorating security situation around its largest oil field, Sharara, sources said Tuesday.Sources with knowledge of Libya's production said an increase in local militia…

Italian foreign minister Enzo Moavero said Tuesday that Libya could not be considered a safe port from a legal standpoint and that it was being treated accordingly by rescue vessels.The comment came in response to a question at a…

The Russian Embassy in London refuted Tuesday reports claiming that Moscow was plotting to get control over European immigration routes in Libya and establish a stronghold against the West."This publication has nothing to do…

The Algerian coach Adel Amrouche has left the training camp of the Libyan team in Tunisia, citing upset at nonpayment of salaries for him and his Algerian assistants as well as mistreatment by Libyan players and Libyan Football…

Intelligence chiefs have told Theresa May that Vladimir Putin wants to make Libya "his new Syria." Russia is moving troops and missiles into Libya in a bid to enforce a new stranglehold on the West, Theresa May…