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Khalifa Haftar, Libya's eastern military commander, has told France's president he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if armed groups backed by the internationally recognized Government of National Accord respect it, a French presidency…

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday it had approved the purchase by France's Total of Marathon Oil's stake in the country's Waha concessions. The French company committed to invest $650 million to increase production…

Rights groups hailed on Monday a French decision to drop plans to offer six boats to Libya’s coast guard. French officials confirmed they had cancelled the delivery after eight NGOs filed a lawsuit against the move, criticising Libya’s…

France and Italy have chaired a ministerial meeting on Libya in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with attendance of delegates from the US, UK, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, China, Germany, Russia, and Arab League as well as the…

Libya is experiencing “a serious crisis because of negative foreign interference,” Fayez Al-Sirraj told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday evening. With “external financial and military support,” the Head of the…

The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France will chair a meeting on Libya in New York to discuss political settlement in the country. The meeting is going to be attended by the permanent member states of the UN Security…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the stabilisation of Libya will be at the centre of discussion in his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday. “The Libyan crisis remains a source of great concern for…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that France has supported the organization's health services in Libya. "With France's contribution, IOM Libya will improve access to health services for migrants,…

Radio France Internationale (RFI) said the solution for the ongoing conflict in Libya will go through two conferences, as agreed upon by western countries in the recent Group of Seven (G7) Summit.  "For Westerners, it is time to put an…

Group of Seven (G7) called on Monday for an international conference to bring together all the stakeholders and regional actors relevant to the conflict in Libya. Only a political solution can ensure Libya’s stability, said the leaders…

The governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the announcement of a truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid el-Adha in response to the Special Representative of the UN…

In a meeting for the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj and the French President Emmanuel Macron in Tunisia, Macron renewed his opposition to the current attacks in Tripoli.  The meeting on…

Political activist Mohamed Fouad said on Thursday that a western country had informed the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj that Egypt, France and UAE are going to use massive airpower to help Khalifa Haftar's forces enter…

The governments of Egypt, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have reiterated their deep concern about ongoing hostilities in Tripoli, called for an immediate de-escalation and halt…

The interior minister of Libya’s internationally-recognized government said France’s admission that it owned sophisticated US-made missiles found at a Libyan base seized from Khalifa Haftar’s forces indicates it backs his offensive to…

France said on Wednesday anti-tank missiles it bought from the United States and were later found in a base belonging to troops loyal to Libya’s Khalifa Haftar were never intended for sale or transfer to any party to Libya’s conflict.…

The New York Times said Tuesday that the US missiles found in Gharyan, Libya, among weapons seized from Khalifa Haftar's forces by the Government of National Accord (GNA) were sold to France in 2010. "French adviser, who under his…

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the capital of Tunisia with one person dead. The double attack has caused multiple casualties in Tunis and claimed the life of one person. After one bomber hit a police car, a second…

France's embassy in Libya has welcomed the decision of the Libyan Interior Minister, Fathi Bashagha, to resume joint security and training cooperation between the two countries. On Twitter on Monday, the French embassy said it was…

The Libyan Minister of Economy of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Ali Al-Isawi told Reuters on Friday that France’s oil giant "Total" and other foreign oil firms have started to renew their business licenses with Libya’s…