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CEO of Afriqiyah Airways resigns over damage of planes in Tripoli clashes

Jan 16, 2018

The CEO of the Libyan airliner, Afriqiyah Airways, Mohammed Al-Furtiya, has resigned over the clashes that took place in Mitiga Airport on Monday.Al-Furtiya said Monday he quit his post following the clashes that damage most of the…

Dollar sharply drops in Libya black market

Jan 16, 2018

The Libyan Dinar has gained the most value in the last five months on Tuesday as the black market started offering selling $1 for LYD7.80.The Libyan dinar has been for the last three months at least steadily valueless at 9.80 and…

Libya: IOM staffer Rania Kharma freed by Sabha police

Jan 16, 2018

The staffer of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Rania Kharma who was kidnapped days ago in southern Libya was freed by Sabha police department on Tuesday.According to local sources from Sabha, the police department…

Death toll of Tripoli Mitiga Airport clashes hit 20 and 60 injuries: Health Ministry says

Jan 15, 2018

The Libyan Health Ministry of the Tripoli-based government reported Monday evening that 20 people were killed and 60 others injured in the fierce fighting that erupted this morning around Mitiga Airport in Tripoli.The figures were…

Libya wins first CHAN match 3-0 against Equatorial Guinea

Jan 15, 2018

The Mediterranean Knights, Libya national football team, beat Equatorial Guinea 3-0 in the opening matches of Group 3 at CHAN on Monday.Saleh Taher scored the opening goal when he nudged the ball between the legs of a hesitant Cambio in…

State of emergency declared in Libya’s capital over clashes at Mitiga Airport

Jan 15, 2018

The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced the state of emergency in Tripoli until clashes at the Mitiga Airport end.Till this moment, the clashes between the Special Deterrence Force in the…

Tripoli Field Hospital: Three killed, six injured in Libyan capital’s heavy clashes

Jan 15, 2018

Sources from the local media in Libya reported the Tripoli Field Hospital as saying that three people were killed and over six others were injured in the clashes around Mitiga Airport in Tripoli.According to the sources, a civilian…

Violent clashes erupt in Libya’s capital Tripoli as armed brigade attack Mitiga prison

Jan 15, 2018

Violent clashes have erupted Monday morning in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as armed brigades attack Mitiga prison inside Mitiga Airport in Sooq Jumua area.According to social media, all schools returned the students to their homes,…

Politicians live in luxury, while ordinary Libyans left between Scylla and Charybdis

Jan 14, 2018

For one, the Libyan ordinary citizens are suffering on a daily basis form inadequate food commodities, lack of power and water governmental supply, fuel supply, and safe and beneficial education to kids as well as adults, and…

Egypt demands UN action against Turkey’s possible violation of arms embargo on Libya

Jan 14, 2018

Egypt has called for an international investigation into the seizure of a ship carrying explosive materials from Turkey to Libya despite the UN arms embargo on weapons exports to the war-tron country, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said…

High ranking CISSA delegation arrives in Libya capital for migration issues

Jan 14, 2018

A high-ranking security delegation from the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) arrived in Libya's capital, Tripoli, on Sunday morning, reported the media bureau of the Libyan Foreign Ministry.The media…

Turkish Embassy in Tripoli: Seized ammo ship in Greece was en route to Ethiopia, not Libya

Jan 14, 2018

Turkish officials are investigating a report that a Libyan-bound vessel which departed from Turkey was seized by the Greek Coast Guard due to it allegedly carrying explosives to Libya, Turkey’s Embassy in Tripoli announced on January 12.…

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants rerun home from Libya

Jan 14, 2018

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants arrived in Port Harcourt on Saturday, bringing to 1,590, the number of Nigerians repatriated from Libya since January 7.More than 6,000 illegal immigrants from Nigeria were deported from Libya in 2017.…

IS suicide attack failed near Libya’s Sirte

Jan 11, 2018

Security forces at Abu Grein checkpoint near Sirte failed an IS suicide attack as they arrested a man with a car filled with an explosive material ready for detonation.According to local media, the man was apprehended Thursday…

Libya football team arrives in Morocco as CHAN kicks off

Jan 13, 2018

The Libyan football team arrived in Morocco on Friday after hours of delay as the Moroccan aviation control authority was late in giving their fight a clearance to take off.The team, which is coached by the Libyan Omar Al-Maryami, is…

Tanzanian-flagged ship carrying explosive material seized in Greece en route to Libya

Jan 11, 2018

Greece seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the Greek coastguard said on Wednesday.Reuters reported that Greek authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including…

Morocco repatriates last 338 nationals stranded in Libya

Jan 13, 2018

Morocco started Saturday the third and final operation to repatriate its nationals stranded in Libya, which has been for the last six years a stepping stone to illegal migration to Europe.The Moroccan Ministry of Expatriates and…

The US puts Libya on NO-GO List

Jan 11, 2018

The US State Department has announced new travel advisory system that would be aiming at providing its citizens with clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information across the globe.The No-Go List had a system that…

Over 2 million voters registered in Libya for 2018 elections

Jan 13, 2018

The Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced Friday that over two million voters had registered to cast ballots in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to take place by the end of…

Libyan Audit Bureau slams CBL as careless towards economic reform

Jan 11, 2018

The Libyan Audit Bureau has criticized in a Wednesday statement the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), the Ministry of Finance and the Presidential Council over their “not serious” tackling of the country’s economic situation.The Audit…