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Libyan military forces of the UN-backed government on Saturday held a military exercise with live ammunition near the northwestern Libyan city of Misurata."Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Meitig attended the tactical training exercise…

Libyans mark today the seventh anniversary of February 17 revolution that broke out in 2011 and ousted the regime of the 42-yeard old reign of Moamar Gaddafi, who was also killed in the same year.Thousands of Libyans took to public…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libyan authorities took the first steps to develop a plan to manage labour migration in Libya.UNSMIL said in a statement on Friday that the step was taken during a three-day…

The Libyan self-styled commander of Special Force, Wanis Abu Khamada was dismissed from his post on Thursday and the eastern military governor Abdelrazik Al-Nathori was appointed in his post, according to the general command of…

The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord has sacked the Interior Minister Aref Al-Khouja today.The Presidential Council issued a statement earlier on Thursday dismissing Al-Khouja from his post as Interior Minister…

Libya’s Supreme Court blocked legal challenges from lower courts to a draft constitution devised by the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) on Wednesday, paving the way for a possible referendum on the document and a move…

  The Egyptian army announced on Thursday thwarting a new "infiltration attempt" across the border with Libya. “The air force succeeded in foiling an infiltration attempt by 10 4x4 vehicles loaded…

Since November, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has evacuated over 1,000 highly vulnerable refugees out of Libya and is looking for durable solutions for them in third countries. On Tuesday, a flight departed from Tripoli bound for,…

Four Russian nationals, and perhaps dozens more, were killed in fighting between pro-government forces in eastern Syria and members of the United States-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, according to Russian and…