Libya

Libyan authorities said Sunday that a permanent cease-fire reached during talks last week in Geneva would not affect military deals with Turkey and they would continue cooperation with Ankara. Libya’s Defense Ministry and High Council of…

Libya’s two main warring factions agreed to a cease-fire on Friday, raising hopes for an end to years of bloody turmoil that have drawn in military forces from Russia, Turkey and other regional powers. The two sides signed the agreement…

Libyan security forces said they have arrested one of the country's most wanted human traffickers in the capital, Tripoli, more than two years after the United Nations' Security Council imposed sanctions against him. The arrest of…

Turkey has started providing military training to 120 Libyan soldiers, Defense Ministry announced Monday. The training is being conducted with the aim of bringing the Libyan Army up to international standards and being held in the…

The halt of Libya’s oil production and exportation amid the civil war could cause the country’s economic collapse, the governor of the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya warned on Tuesday. Al-Saddiq al-Kabir told Tripoli’s parliament…

The UN Secretary General on Monday urged world powers and others with interests in Libya's long-running civil war to keep working toward a lasting cease-fire between its rival governments, warning that the country's very future "is at…

A Russian cargo plane carrying Syrian fighters landed in Libya's Sirte province, controlled by warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan army said on Saturday. The aircraft arrived at 11.00 a.m. local time (0900GMT) at the Ghardabiya Airbase,…

Turkey's defense minister on Thursday received his Libyan counterpart in the capital Ankara, said the Turkish National Defense Ministry. After Turkey’s Hulusi Akar welcomed Salahaddin Namroush with military honors, they spoke about the…

Libya’s oil production has more than tripled since the port blockade has been lifted, reaching around 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) after the restart of another oilfield in the country, creating a new headache for fellow OPEC members who…

Libyan High Council of State delegation arrived in Morocco on Tuesday for the second round of the dialogue slated for Thursday, according to a Libyan official. A delegation of the Libyan High Council of State arrived in the Moroccan city…

The Interim Government in eastern Libya resigned on Sunday amid street protests that erupted across the divided country over dire living conditions, officials said. The so-called Prime Minister Abdallah Sl-Thinni submitted the…

Khalifa Haftar gave his “personal commitment” to “allow the full reopening of the energy sector” by Sept. 12, the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, the capital, said in a statement Saturday. He made the pledge via an exchange of letters between…

The European Union is planning to remove the Speaker of House of Representatives in Tobruk Aqila Saleh from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU plays a central role in any negotiated settlement, three…

The US AFRICOM Commander Stephen Townsend and Ambassador Richard Norland discussed key security issues with Libya’s Minister of Defense Libya's Government of National Accord, including issues of counterterrorism efforts and security sector…

The Libyan National Center for Disease Control reported Monday 1,085 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rate of infection in the country so far. The center said in a statement it received a total of 4,297 suspected samples, of which…

The Head of Libyan Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj announced late Monday the beginning of a Cabinet reshuffle amid protests in the capital. Al-Sarraj made the televised statement in conjunction with the outbreak of mass…

Khalifa Haftar's forces on Sunday rejected a ceasefire proposal by the United Nations-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives based in Tobruk as a “deception,” claiming that the GNA was preparing to…

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, who previously lived for decades in Virginia, has said he deserves immunity from a pair of civil lawsuits in the US accusing him of atrocities and indiscriminate killings because he is Libya's head of state,…

Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord announced a ceasefire across the country on Friday and called for demilitarising the contested strategic city of Sirte. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) also…

Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guards, loyal to Khalifa Haftar, has announced that the blockade on oil production in the country imposed by warlord Haftar has been lifted after over seven months. “Haftar gave the order to reopen the…