Libya

The former commander of the Operation Dignity's military backup brigade Salah Bu Laghib has been shot in the stomach and three of his armed companions were injured. Bu Laghib and the three injured men were sent to Al-Jalaa Hospital, a…

Khalid Al-Mishri wins President of High Council of State with 64 votes against Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli who got 45 votes only.The election session was held at Radisson Blu Hotel in Tripoli on Saturday.The winning took place in the…

A member at the High Council of State (HCS), who asked to be unnamed, has confirmed that the current Head of the HCS, Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli, was backed by 70 HCS members to be reelected in his post. …

Three children from the family of Al-Shershari have been found killed in Abu Issa area between Sorman and Al-Zawiya in western Libya after over two years of disappearance.The three children were kidnapped for ransom in December…

Libya is producing around 1.05 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) with much of it being exported abroad, primarily to Europe, Reuters reported on Friday, citing a source in Libya’s oil industry. Libya’s oil output has been subject…

 Liberation, the French newspaper, has reported that the Saudi Arabian Madkhalism religious ideology has been planted deeply among the forces led by the eastern Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar. According to…

The United Kingdom government has said for the first time that members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, whom the UK accuses of being behind the Manchester bombing – were likely among those Britain supported in Libya to topple Muammar…

Fresh clashes erupted on Wednesday night between fighters from Derna Shura Council and Khalif Haftar-loyal Omar Mukhtar Operations Room in eastern LIbya. Sources from the Shura Council said they conducted a surprise attack on…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday it had signed a deal with French building and engineering group Artelia to manage the development of its offices in the eastern city of Benghazi.NOC did not say when the…

Saadi Gaddafi was found not guilty in the case of the murder of former footballer Bashir Al-Rayani. social media sources reported Tuesday.

Dutch Minister Sigrid Kaag of of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation wants detention centers for asylum seekers in Libya to close as soon as possible, she said after paying a visit to such a center in Tripoli. She was…

A top aide to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi said Monday he fears arrest if he returns to Libya over what he may know about corruption allegations against France’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gadhafi’s alleged financial…

 The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has handed over six ship-crew members to their families Monday. The six crewmen were taken into custody by an armed group in Benghazi, Libya, since…

The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord announced Monday the launch of a new military operation to combat IS militants in their remaining hideouts in the Libyan desert.The spokesman for the PC’s…

From 1 March to 31 March 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 16 civilian casualties – five deaths and 11 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya, a significant drop from the two…

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on board a humanitarian ship, The Aquarius, rescued 39 vulnerable illegal immigrants off Libyan coast from a dinghy backed with 253 ones."We identified 39 medical and vulnerable cases – including one…

Local sources from Misurata said the city’s airport has suspended flights and redirected them to Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli.According to the sources, the shutdown came after an armed group stormed into the airport after two…

Algeria on Saturday welcomed the reconciliation that just concluded between the two Libyan cities of Misrata and Zentan.The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Abdelaziz Benali Cherif said that this agreement is "a step in the right…

European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) has apologized to Libya over the representation of one of its advisors of Libya at the World Customs Organization (WCO) Conference in Brussels.EUBAM’s Head of Mission…