Libya

On March 19, the new U.S. national security adviser John Bolton told Radio Free Asia that he hoped Trump would follow the Libya model in demanding that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons, and that it could be a “very…

France's embassy in Libya said Monday that it welcomes the continuation of Cairo talks aiming to unify the Libyan military institution. The embassy wrote on its Facebook page that the Cairo talks held between the Libyan factions…

The commander of the self-styled army in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has reportedly rejected an offer by the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Siarraj to share control of Libya and end the current…

The Foreign Minister of the Interim Government in eastern Libya Mohammed Eddairi said he resigned on March 04 and his resignation has not been accepted yet.He attributed the resignation to the hindrance of his work by the Prime…

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced receiving the credentials of sevennew ambassadors to Libya in Tripoli on Sunday. The media office of the Presidential Council's Head, Fayez Al-Sirraj,…

US forces said they had killed "two terrorists" in an air strike in south-western Libya as part of efforts to deny militants a safe haven in the country's vast desert. The strike on Saturday hit on the outskirts of the city of Ubari and…

The German Government commits EUR 9.8 million to UNICEF to support at least 30,000 vulnerable children and their families in Libya with child protection, education, water and sanitation services over the next four years.…

A US drone has carried out an air raid on a house where Al-Qaeda affiliates were holding a meeting in southern Libyan city, Ubari. The airstrike killed two militants leaving them burnt and with no heads, plus a destroyed…

 UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held discussions with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tunis on a strategic plan to support economic and social sectors in Libya over the next two years, the…

Pressure has been exerted by the French and UAE ambassadors on the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade to free businessman Jumua Al-Usta after he was detained last Monday for being a part of a plot to destabilize Tripoli.…

The media outlets and social media of east-based Libya self-styled army led by Khalifa Haftar claimed Thursday that the Tripoli-based Special Deterrence Force (SDF) handed over fighters from the Benghazi Defence Brigades…

Libya is going to conduct maintenance at its gas fields starting from the first week of April, the National Oil Corporation said. Mellitah Oil and Gas, or MOG, a joint venture between NOC and Italy's Eni, had…

 Armed groups execute and torture civilians in Libya in almost complete impunity seven years after the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday. Libyans and…

 Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy told magistrates that accusations of illicit Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign were a web of lies that had made his life “hell” and lost him a re-election bid in…

UN delegate to Libya told the Security Council Wednesday that he is launching a new, final push to bring Libya's rival leaders on board a 2015 political deal that set up a unity government. Ghassan Salame said…

Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned. The country's rival authorities are planning to hold parliamentary and presidential elections later this year, but no…

The General Command of the eastern-based self-styled army led by Khalifa Haftar announced on 20 March that fighter aircraft had launched a number of airstrikes targeting two large groups of militants in southern Libya, without providing…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody on Tuesday for questioning over suspected Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign, a source close to the inquiry told AFP.Sarkozy, 63, had until now…

Italian authorities accused Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms of aiding illegal immigration after one of their boats refused to take migrants rescued from the Mediterranean to Libya, heading instead to southern Italy.Proactiva's…

The son of the diseased Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, announced from Tunisia that he is running for Libyan president in the 2018 elections.Ayman Abu Ras – the spokesman for the Libyan Popular Front – held a conference…