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A state of emergency has been declared in Tripoli by Libya’s UN-backed Presidential Council as fighting among rival factions intensifies around the capital.According to the Health Ministry in Tripoli, fighting has caused 39 deaths…

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Sunday Malta is “very closely” monitoring the constantly developing conflict in Libya.“There has been major conflict in Libya, with an air strike having taken place in Tripoli. We are very carefully…

The Secretary-General condemns the continued escalation of violence in and around Libya’s capital and, in particular, the use by armed groups of indiscriminate shelling leading to the death and injury of civilians, including children.…

The military commander of the Libyan central military zone Mohammed Al-Haddad, who was appointed by the Presidential Council's Head Fayez Al-Sirraj, was kidnapped on Saturday after departing a meeting in Misurata city. Sources say…

Ceasefire in Libyan capital Tripoli has collapsed after holding for over 48 hours.Reports from Tripoli said that warring parties in the capital resumed clashes with several rockets reported falling on civilian neighborhoods like…

The governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the continued escalation of violence in and around Tripoli that has caused many casualties and continues to endanger the lives of innocent…

Clashes in Libya's capital of Tripoli have caused a 48-hour closure of Mitiga International airport, the city's only operational airport.A spokesman for the state airline Libyan Airlines said authorities closed the airport on Friday…

 The Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) has gained massive profits amid the crises and financial as well as economic unrest in Libya over the last few years, a report by the LFB says. The report that was presented…

Hundreds of migrants have been relocated in Libya’s capital from government-run detention centers after getting trapped by clashes between rival groups, the United Nations and aid sources said on Thursday.The migrants have been…

Armed clashes between militias - some under the control of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya - vying for power and political gains have been raging on since Monday in Tripoli's southern districts  and after a quick…