Libya

The British Ambassador to Libya , Peter Millett, visited the city of Zintan on Monday, to discuss the United Kingdom (UK) and International Community's ability to respond to the pressing humanitarian needs in the city and nearby areas.…

The US Supreme Court approved on Monday, President of the United States, Donald Trump travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries to the United States, despite continued efforts against the law.Libyan citizens will not be allowed…

The head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Faiz Al-Saraj received at his residence in Washington, DC, a number of non-governmental American orginizations officials specialized in the field of elections.Al-Saraj outlined…

127 Ghanaian migrants have returned to Ghana from Libya through the intervention of Ghana's government, which said it was making efforts to bring more Ghanaian nationals back home.According to the account of one of the returnees,…

The head of the Presidential Council (PC), Faiz Al-Sarraj, inaugurated the new headquarters of the Libyan Embassy in Washington DC, on Sunday.The national anthem was played during the opening ceremony as the Libyan flag was raised…

Libyan journalists have issued a statement condemning the post on the Amnesty International Facebook page that alleged that slave markets are deeply rooted in Libya, by saying on a photo post "you can buy two person for the price of a…

The Foreign Minister of Italy, Angelino Alfano said Russia engaged in an encouraging role in rallying armed forces in eastern Libya to an agreement.The Italian foreign minister said that his country and other countries, including…

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), will not force limits on Libya's production of crude oil.According to the final report published by OPEC on its official website, Libya will be exempt from cutting production…

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj has disclosed that there has been agreement with the Libyan National Elections Commission to organize the parliamentary and presidential elections early in…

The Libyan national football team is going to play Tanzania on Sunday at the friendly CECAFA Cup that will be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.After the opening match, Libya will play Tuesday against host country Kenya, Rwanda on Thursday…

After two dozen crude-producing nations agreed to limit their output through the end of 2018, oil prices rose high on Friday, heading toward 2½-year highs.International Brent crude scale surged 1.8%, to $63.74, not far off last…

The founder of the private military contractor Blackwater, Erik Prince, has proposed a plan to intervene in the migrant crisis in Libya with a proposal involving a privately-trained police force that would mirror his company’s work in…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a “transit and departure facility” in Tripoli for people in need of international protection.This initiative, which is supported by…

A plan for a voluntary evacuation of migrants in Libya government-controlled detention camps lies at the heart of an emergency migration plan for Africa.Leaders from the European Union and the African Union arrived for the summit in…

Libyan social media users, activists and political activists have lashed out at the double standards' policy used by the US when dealing with the sources of news on the media.Since November 15 and onward and up until last…

Armed groups loyal to Libyan National Army forces (LNA) appear to have summarily executed dozens of men in the LNA-controlled town of al-Abyar, Human Rights Watch said today.On October 26, 2017, local police forces discovered the…

The United Nations wants Libya's internationally-backed government to agree to shut down 30 detention centers holding 15,000 migrants, most of whom will be sent back to their countries, the head of the IOM said Tuesday.At a Security…

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that African migrants trapped in Libya must be evacuated.Before his appearance at the EU-Africa summit, Macron told Burkina Faso students that migrant trafficking was a crime against…

Russia will take effort to promote national dialogue in Libya to help that country get out of the protracted crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday after a meeting between Russia president’s special envoy for the Middle…

American Singer, Christopher Maurice Brown, AKA Chris Brown, has lamented the slave trade currently going on in Libya. Libya has recently been brought to the fore, mostly on social media, following claims of slave trade boom, alleged…