Libya

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…

 The office for security coordination in Tripoli, Libya, Friday said on its Facebook page that the city's mayor, Abdelraouf Bait Al-Mal, ''has been released''. The office also stressed that the mayor had…

Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Friday for a suicide car bombing on Thursday in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya, the militant group's news agency Amaq said on Friday.Over eight fighters from the self-styled army of…

A Car bomb has exploded at eastern Ajdabiya city's entrance, in northeastern Libya, local sources reported.The sources reported the Mohammed Megariyef Hospital in Ajdaboya as saying that ambulances from the explosion scene brought 5…

Libya's conflict cannot be resolved unless the black economy and "predation of public money" are ended, the UN envoy to Libya said, calling on international actors to target "big traffickers" with sanctions."I think this…

The mayor of Tripoli central municipality was kidnapped on Wednesday and had been led to an unknown place, according to sources from the municipality.Meanwhile, the Tripoli municipality suspended work on Thursday in protest of the…

One of the militants killed in a U.S. air strike in Libya over the weekend was a “high-ranking” official in al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Pentagon said on Wednesday.The strike on Saturday, the first against al Qaeda…

 A delegation from Misurata arrived in Zintan city on Wednesday afternoon and was received in a ceremonial event by the elders of the city. The two cities' elders and dignitaries sat down to review the…

The municipal council, military council and the social tribes’ committee of Zintan city in Libya have expressed willingness to strike reconciliation with Misurata city.The councils and the committee issued a statement saying the…

Gerard Canals, operation officer at the NGO Proactiva Open Arms, is not afraid of jail, reported the EUobserver. Earlier this month, the NGO helped save more than 200 people from drowning in the central…

Niger's ambassador to Libya Hussein Melloul has denied presence of any Nigerien opposition fighters on Libyan territory.The ambassador made his remarks on Monday during a meeting with Abdurrahman Al-Sweihli, the head of the Libyan…

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…