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The United Nations said on Saturday that several countries backing rival factions in Libya have violated an arms embargo which they had agreed to uphold a week ago at a summit in Berlin. "Over the last ten days, numerous cargo and other…

The closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has resulted in losses of more than $255 million in the six-day period ending January 23, the country’s National Oil Corporation said on Saturday. The NOC added that its…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj has questioned the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) reasons for establishing a military base in its eastern territory, and stressed the importance of a political solution to the…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared force majeure after Khalifa Haftar's forces have blockaded oil exports from Brega, Ras Lanuf, Hariga, Zueitina and Sidra ports. "The LNA General Command and the Petroleum Facilities…

The board of directors of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) has strongly condemned calls to blockade oil ports ahead of the Berlin Conference on Sunday. “The oil and gas sector is the lifeblood of the Libyan economy and the single…

Khalifa Haftar is seeking a military solution to the lingering conflict in the country, Turkey's foreign minister said Wednesday. “This is true that Haftar does not want peace. He seeks a military solution, not a political process,"…

Germany Tuesday invited Libya’s warring parties, as well as global and regional powers to a peace conference in Berlin on Sunday to facilitate a political solution to the Libya conflict. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…

Khalifa Haftar has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday. Haftar had asked for until Tuesday morning to make…

The Foreign Minister of the Libyan Interim Government in eastern region Abdelhadi Hweij said Khalifa Haftar's forces won't withdraw from southern Tripoli even after the ceasefire agreement is signed in Moscow. Hweij told Sputnik Monday…

Libya's warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but failed to agree on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire. In talks that lasted about eight hours, mediators Russia and Turkey urged the rivals…

The leaders of Libya's two warring sides have arrived in Moscow for talks, a day after a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey came into force. The development on Monday came amid reports that Fayez al-Sarraj, the chief of the…

Khalifa Haftar's spokesman has announced they accept a ceasefire in Tripoli starting midnight January 12 provided that GNA forces also commit to it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, asked on Saturday whether mercenaries known as the Wagner Group, were fighting in Libya, said that if there are Russians in Libya, they are not representing the Russian state, nor are they paid by the…

The beginning of the ceasefire in Libya depends on Khalifa Haftar as he initiated the assault, a Russian diplomat said Thursday. Russia works to ensure all sides of the Libyan conflict will accept the suggestion of a cease-fire made…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Friday it killed 20 fighters from Khalifa Haftar's forces in airstrikes as fresh clashes hit southern Tripoli. GNA military spokesman Mohammed Gununu…

Turkey and Russia urged Libya's warring parties on Wednesday to declare a January 12 ceasefire as Khalifa Haftar's forces continue to attack the capital to seize power. Turkey backs Fayez al-Serraj's Tripoli-based Government of National…

The Prime  Minister of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) met European Parliament's president on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing situation in Libya.  Fayez al-Sarraj after the meeting told Anadolu Agency that as…

The forces of  Khalifa Haftar said they had entered Sirte, taking control of large parts of the coastal city after clashes with the city's Protection and Security Force. Khaled al-Mahjoub, a spokesman of Haftar's forces, said the…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganhas said Ankara started moving military units to Libya to support the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, one of the two rival administrations in the North African…

The U.S. Embassy strongly condemns the military escalation in Tripoli in recent days, including the January 4 attack by "LNA-affiliated" (Haftar's) forces against the Hadaba military college that reportedly killed at least 30 students…