Libya

Thousands of migrants have been found trapped in camps in Libya the past days after they were caught amid the fighting over the northwestern city of Sabratha, officials said Sunday, according to the Associated Press.Over 4,000…

The Libyan coastguard has opened fire on an oil tanker carrying contraband fuel, a spokesperson for the navy told AFP on Saturday.“The ‘Goeast’, flying the Comoran flag, was spotted three days ago heading for Abu Kamash and took…

Fighting has erupted earlier in Arada area in Libya's capital, Tripoli between two local armed groups over unspecified reasons. Heavy gunfire and military presence were heard and seen in the area since the…

After over 15 days of intense fighting in the coastal city of Sabratha, an alliance of Salafists forces, Madkhalists, and forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, who heads Operation Dignity in Benghazi, has announced taking…

A Maltese vessel has been held in Libya for more than a week, its owner told The Malta Independent.The Maltese flagged fishing vessel Salvatur VI, MFA0172VLT, owned by Salvatur VI Fishing Company Limited), with 1 Italian Captain…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the suicide attack on Misurata courthouse and underscored that those behind the incident must be held accountable.At least three individuals were killed and more…

Islamic State has claimed an attack in the Libyan city of Misrata in which at least three people were killed on Wednesday, the militant group’s news agency Amaq said. It said fighters loyal to the group had attacked a court building in…

The deputy interior minister of the UN-brokered government, Faraj Egayem, denied dispute with the Khalifa Haftar-led general command.The deputy minister said in a video posted on social media that he is still receiving instructions…

From 1 September to 30 September 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 35 civilian casualties - 12 deaths and 23 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed…

The Former Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations Abdel Rahman Shalgham has been nominated for the Head of the new Presidential Council in Tunisia meetings on Sunday, Ean Libya has been informed.According to the exclusive…

Military conflict and intense fighting have entered the third week in the coastal city of Sabratha, leaving about 26 persons killed, 170 injured and thousands displaced, according to Health Ministry and the Libyan Red crescent.…

OPEC oil output has risen this month by 50,000 barrels per day (bpd), a Reuters survey found, as Iraqi exports increased and production edged higher in Libya, one of the producers exempt from a supply-cutting deal.The survey also…

The UN refugee agency is seeking to open a refugee transit centre in Tripoli early next year to resettle or evacuate as many as 5,000 of the most vulnerable refugees out of Libya each year, a senior UN official said on Friday, Reuters…

Libya’s eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar said Friday force must remain an option for imposing order in Libya, though he added that a political solution would be preferable.“It’s obvious that we prefer the political…

Two members of the Werfalla Social Council for Reconciliation named Abdullah Nattat and Khames Esbeqa were murdered along with a driver and a bodyguard on the road in northern Mezda district in the west mountain district.The brutal…

The US military has carried out more air strikes against the Islamic State group in Libya, killing several fighters, the US Africa Command said Thursday.The strikes hit Tuesday about 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of the…

The General Electricity Company (GECOL) signed a $370 million contract with Greece’s METKA to build a power plant in the eastern Libyan city Tobruk.Metka is the business unit of the Greek company Mytilineos S.A., undertaking the…

The Head of the Investigation Office at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Tripoli, Al-Sadiq Al-Sour said they have arrested a man suspected of taking part in the Islamic State group’s beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya…