Dollar surges in exchange of Libyan dinar, hits LYD 6 for $1

Libya’s black markets have registered an unprecedented surge in the rates of the foreign currencies in exchange of the Libyan dinar on Saturday.The one dollar has been sold for about LYD 6 at the black market reaching a record high…

Armed clashes close Tripoli downtown streets

Clashes and heavy fire were heard Friday midnight in Tripoli downtown Zawiyat Dahmani area, sources from the neighbourhood reported Saturday.The sources added that exchange of heavy and medium fire took place between the Sixth Force…

At least 7 people were killed in tribal clashes in Sabha

Clashes between tribal armed groups in Libya's southern city, Sabha, erupted on Friday killing over 7 people and injuring at least 25 others.The Sabha Medical Center declared the state of emergency calling on all medical staff to be…

WHO says Zika virus is “no longer an emergency”

The mosquito-borne Zika virus will no longer be treated as an international medical emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared, the BBC wrote.By lifting its nine-month-old declaration, the UN's health agency is…

London meeting on Libya’s economy resumes in Rome

After meeting in London on October 31 -November 01, the Presidential Council delegation, headed by Ahmed Mitig, a deputy for Fayez Al-Serraj, attended Friday a meeting in Rome that aims at finding solutions to Libya's economic collapse.…