Libya

Turkey has applied to the UN to register the pact signed with Libya that sets out the countries’ maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, Anadolu Agency has reported. It said Ankara applied to the UN to register the memorandum…

The Tripoli-based Mitiga Airport has reopened and the airliners have resumed flights from the capital after months of closure due to attacks by Khalifa Haftar's forces.  On Thursday morning, the management of Mitiga Airport announced…

The United States wants to work with Russia to end the conflict in Libya, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Pompeo added that he reminded Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday of the arms…

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced imposing sanctions on Mahmoud Al-Werfalli, who is a commander at Khalifa Haftar's Saiqa Force, for committing "serious human rights abuse." "Since 2016, al-Warfalli has carried out or…

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…

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday met with Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj to discuss strengthening bilateral economic ties and political consultation. The two leaders discussed ways to remove the various…

The National Oil Corporation of Libya has announced that Russia’s Tatneft has returned to its exploration project in the North African country, in the Northwest. “We are very pleased with Tatneft’s resumption of its activities at…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that since Turkey and Libya had signed an expanded security and military cooperation agreement, the military accord granted Turkey the right to deploy troops in Libya if the Tripoli…

Libya National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on loadings of Mellitah crude oil after El Feel oilfield shutdown last week, six industry sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The 73,000 barrel per day…

A Pro-Haftar propagandist, Mohammed Emtallil, has sparked outrage on social media in Libya as he called on live TV for burning and destroying Misurata city and all who live in it. The propagandist said on Libya Channel that revenge shall…

Khalifa Haftar's forces have been receiving training from Israeli Mossad officers over the last few months in a bid to intensify fighting for Tripoli and finally manage to enter it, The New Arab said in a report.  According to the…

Morocco’s Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli reiterated Morocco’s position on the Libyan crisis. Jazouli expressed the Moroccan stance during a meeting between ministerial delegations from Morocco, Tunisia, …

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri said on his Twitter account that the decision by Greece to expel Libya's ambassador from Athens over the MoU in maritime cooperation signed with Turkey was "diplomatic bullying".…

The Libyan Government of National Accord's Volcano of Rage Operation forces said they had shot down aircraft (MiG23) for Khalifa Haftar's forces on Yarmouk frontline in southern Tripoli and arrested its pilot after he had ejected his seat.…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Libya on boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea has been sent to the United Nations, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking at an AK…

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri has revealed that the Government of National Accord (GNA) is collecting evidence about the involvement of Russian mercenaries in Khalifa Haftar's offensive against Tripoli.…

Greece has said it will expel the Libyan ambassador to the country, angered at an accord signed on November 27 between Libya and Turkey mapping out a sea boundary between the two countries close to Crete. Mohamed Younis AB Menfi had 72…

Reuters has reported that the U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya's capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft's wreckage,…

The Libyan Presidential Council has endorsed the MoUs in security and maritime cooperation with Turkey.  The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) said the MoUs signed with Turkey will be effective starting…

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee on Thursday endorsed a controversial deal on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean reached between Turkey and Libya’s U.N.-supported government. The committee approved the agreement…