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An unknown armed group kidnapped a Pakistani engineer working in an oil field near the southern Libyan city of Ubari, some 900 km south of the capital Tripoli."The continued kidnappings and absence of official security in the south…

French energy company Total (TOTF.PA) substantially raised its presence in Libya with the purchase of a 16.33 percent stake in Libya’s Waha concessions from U.S. Marathon Oil (MRO.N) for $450 million on Friday, Reuters…

The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame said Friday that the UNMIL will reopen an office in Benghazi for the first time in years. "We are preparing to reopen a UN office in Benghazi and I…

  The commander of the Sixth Brigade Infantry Ahmeid Al-Ataybi, said the clashes in Sabha, Libya's south, is between Operation Dignity forces led by Khalifa Haftar and forces loyal Government of National Accord (GNA.)  The fight in Libya's…

PetroChina Co. agreed to an annual contract to buy Libyan crude after similar deals by oil majors like Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, underscoring a recovery in the North African country’s production even as its…

From 1 February to 28 February 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 146 civilian casualties – 13 deaths and 133 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.…

  The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) said Wednesday it has sent 14 tons of food to 400 Libyan households. A handing-over ceremony was held at the Turkish Embassy in the Libyan…

Fresh clashes broke out in the southern Libyan city of Sabha on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring four others.The Sabha medical center received one body and four wounded people from the clashes in Sabha, Osama Al-Wafi, the…

North Korea has been shipping supplies to the Syrian government that could be used in the production of chemical weapons, United Nations experts contend.The evidence of a North Korean connection comes as the United States and…

The United Nations and its partners in Libya have called for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the population displaced from the northern town of Tawergha without a delay, expressing deep concern about the situation…