Libya

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday expressed American concerns over the prolonged conflict in Libya in a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart, and they agreed on the need for a political solution, the State Department…

A charity that operates a rescue ship carrying more than a hundred migrants off the coast of Italy on Sunday said that it could not accept an offer from Spain to dock in Algeciras, citing an emergency situation on board. The migrants,…

The commander of South Protection Force of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Hassan Mousa told reporters on Sunday that the force had seized full control of Murzuq in southern Libya after pushing out Khalifa Haftar's forces following…

The International Campaign to Boycott the UAE (ICBU) has accused the UAE of intervening in supporting internal fighting and supporting  Khalifa Haftar for greed in Libya’s oil wealth, where the Benghazi Oil Corporation (BPC) has revealed a…

The Libyan coast guard said it had rescued 278 migrants on four different boats in recent days. The migrants, including 18 women and two children, had been trying to make their way to Europe. Libya's coast guard on Saturday said it…

The Libyan Army defense forces located in Misurata shot down overnight a drone for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) used by Khalifa Haftar's forces to strike the city's Air College and airport, local sources have reported.  The senior…

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu voiced on Saturday his country's support for a peaceful settlement of the Libyan crisis, Anadolu Agency reported. Cavusoglu emphasized the importance of a peaceful settlement of the dispute in…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) dispatched Saturday an assessment mission to the airport of Zuwara, which was targeted by airstrikes by Khalifa Haftar's forces. "After reviewing the airport’s facilities and all the…

Libya reopened on Friday its airport in the main southern city of Sabha - in the southern region - which had been closed since January 2014 due to security problems, local media said. According to the sources speaking to local media…

A footage has surfaced on social media showing the Head of the Presidential Council and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sirraj shopping chocolate at Carpo's in London. This footage was said to be during…

Libya's Presidential Council (PC) condemned on Friday the attacks on airports in western Libya, as the armed conflict between the Government of National Accord and the eastern-based Khalifa Haftar's forces continues. "The Presidential…

Amnesty International voiced growing concern Friday for the safety of a Libyan lawmaker after her “horrific” night-time abduction in the city of Benghazi. Siham Sergewa disappeared on July 17 in an attack that also allegedly saw…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) deplored Friday the ever-increasing and systemic attacks on airports in western Libya, including Zuwara and Mitiga. "These attacks have endangered the lives of thousands of civilian…

The UN  envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame condemned in the strongest terms "the clear pattern of ruthless attacks against health workers and facilities. “Intentionally targeting health workers and health facilities and ambulances is a war…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that an “internal investigation” will be conducted to establish the circumstances of the attack in Benghazi, which killed three United Nations Support Mission staffers among five in total…

The Democratic Party said Wednesday that it finds it rather incomprehensible that some Western democracies which respect human rights and the rule of law are nowadays making a habit of issuing joint political statements with some despotic…

Khalifa Haftar's Air Force carried in the early hours of Thursday airstrikes - and some sources say artillery shelling - on Tripoli's Mitiga Airport, leaving massive fire inside the airport.  The managment of the airport said at least…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged European countries to take 507 rescued migrants who are currently stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.   "Many are reportedly survivors of appalling abuses in Libya and are from…

UNSMIL has welcomed in a statement the positive response by the Libyan parties to the humanitarian  truce during Eid Al-Adha and the palpable reduction of violence in the Tripoli area. "On 9 August, the Government of National Accord…

The High Council of State (HCS) has condemned "blatant intervention by Egypt in Libya" after it had claimed that the only legitimate elected body in the country us the House of Representatives and that it is the only one that can devise a…