Libya

The Libyan former candidate for the Prime Minister position and businessman who lives in Switzerland, Basit Igtet, has arrived this morning in Tripoli's Mitiga Airport.Igtet arrived on the same day (September 25) he is supposed to…

The United Nations delegate to Libya, Ghassan Saalme, has told France 24 in an interview that all Gaddafi regime officials including his son Saif Al-Islam, can be part of the action plan for the solution in Libya.He told France 24…

Migration and the situation in Libya dominated a meeting between Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Saturday.Muscat said Libya was an absolute priority to Malta because it was a neighbour…

Tunisia’s foreign minister, Khemaies Jhinaoui, used his address to the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on Friday to give strong backing to the special envoy’s action plan for Libya.Mr Jhinaoui said Tunis was coordinating…

The United States has welcomed the September 20 United Nations (UN) announcement of an action plan to advance political reconciliation in Libya and help the Libyan people achieve lasting peace and security."We applaud the vigorous…

After a bombshell fell on a car of a civilian family leading to the death of the husband and the injury of the wife - some reports say she died, the clashes in Sabratha came to a devised ceasefire by the efforts of neighboring cities.…

Libyans brace for a new wave of nation-wide protests on September 25 to go out in public squares and chant their demands as well as rights against the current governing bodies from east to west.This new turning point is so…

The Head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj said that international support is essential to ensure progress in the country."The Political Agreement which had been reached between…

The Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade - one of the key security apparatuses in the Libyan capital - has changed its stance on the upcoming demonstrations of September 25, vowing to protect the freedom of speech and expression.In a…

Nigeria's oil minister and the head of Libya's state oil company are likely to attend a joint meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC nations on Friday, two OPEC sources said, to discuss the progress of their deal to limit output.Both…

Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry told BIRN that it has sent a note to the Libyan embassy in Belgrade asking for information and assistance in case of the three Montenegrin sailors from an Albanian ship which was seized on smuggling charges…

The Derna Shura Council said Monday that it had recognised five bodies of foreign persons who were killed by Islamic State (IS) terrorists when they were in the city in 2015.The council said in a statement that the recognition of…

Libyan military strongman and commander of Operation Dignity Khalifa Haftar visited Tunisia on Monday for talks with President Beji Caid Essebsi, who offered to act as a mediator between rival Libyan factions.“The stability of Libya…

Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted 1,074 migrants during an intensive day of operations west of the capital Tripoli on Saturday, a spokesman said.There has been a sharp drop in migrant crossings between Libya and Italy since July,…

The joint Libyan-Italian operations room of the Government of National Accord has denied the news circulated by Aki news agency that the GNA and Italy agreed on building Italian military camps in southern Libya.The head of the room,…

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) considers Russia to be an important player in stabilizing the situation in divided Libya, GNA Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq told Sputnik Friday.Maiteeq said so after discussing…