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Russia planning to resume Gaddafi-era contracts with Libya

Aug 05, 2017

Russia plans to resume contracts with Libya agreed by former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The infrastructure projects have been frozen since Gaddafi’s assassination and the breakout of civil war."We plan to resign the contracts signed…

Misurata and eastern region delegations meet in Cairo for reconciliation

Aug 03, 2017

Egypt hosted over the past three days two delegations from the Libyan eastern region of Barqa and the northwestern port city of Misrata to outline a roadmap for inter-Libyan national reconciliation, the Egyptian army said in a statement…

Italy naval mission in Libya deplored from within GNA officials

Aug 05, 2017

The deputy head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Al-Mijibri, has criticised the conflicting statements of the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj, and his Foreign Minister,…

Two Italian fishing boats attacked between Libyan and Tunisian waters, ANSA

Aug 03, 2017

Two Italian fishing boats from the Sicilian port town of Mazara del Vallo - the ''Aliseo'' and ''Anna Madre'' - were reportedly attacked by a boat off Zarzis, at the border between Libya and Tunisia, in international waters.An…

Libyan military strongman orders bombing Italian warships in Libyan waters

Aug 03, 2017

The Libyan eastern commander of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, has ordered his air force and navy force troops to destroy any ships that are not commercial inside the Libyan waters. This order comes as the…

Human Rights Watch: Italy’s naval mission could endanger migrants lives in Libya

Aug 03, 2017

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that Italy's naval mission to prevent refugees and asylum seekers from setting sail from violent-hit Libya for Europe could see Rome commit human rights abuses.Judith Sunderland, associate Europe…

UNSMIL report on violations of human rights in Libya during July

Aug 02, 2017

From 1 July to 31 July 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 36 civilian casualties - 15 deaths and 21 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed and 12…

Libyan bride-to-be dies at bank door trying to withdraw cash

Aug 01, 2017

After waiting for over 10 hours at the closed bank door of Jumhouriya Bank in Sarim Street in Tripoli, Siham Al-Rayani, died of fatigue and the following sudden high blood pressure.Sources and eyewitnesses wrote on social media that…

Libyan Amazigh Supreme Council: Haftar’s army is terrorist and racist

Aug 01, 2017

The Amazigh Supreme Council (ASC) in Libya has declared that the so-called Libyan Arab Army or as Khalifa Haftar names it the Libyan National Army (LNA) is a terrorist and racially-based militia, and does not represent the Amazigh…

Gunmen attack Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly HQ to scrap draft by force

Jul 29, 2017

A group of gunmen attacked the headquarters of Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly in Al-Bayda city in eastern Libya, holding the Chairman of the CDA and the members threatening them of shooting them dead if they don't announce…

OPEC output soars as Libya’s supply keeps increasing

Aug 01, 2017

OPEC oil output has risen this month by 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a 2017 high, a Reuters survey found, led by a further recovery in supply from Libya, one of the countries exempt from a production-cutting deal.A dip in supply…

Exclusive: Libyan constitution draft approved by CDA in Al-Bayda

Jul 29, 2017

According to sources from the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) in Al-Bayda city, the Libyan constitution final draft has been approved by a majority of votes of 44 members representing the three Libyan regions.The sources told…

IS regrouping in Libya taking advantage of loose security, reports

Jul 31, 2017

IS is establishing a new stronghold in Libya as government forces in Iraq and Syria chase the terrorists out of its boltholes in the war-ravaged nations, The Daily Mail reported citing Fox News.Terror experts claim the group is…

UN Security Council welcomes accord between Haftar and Al-Serraj

Jul 29, 2017

The members of the United Nations Security Council welcomed Thursday the recent efforts to strengthen an inclusive political dialogue among all Libyans, supported by Libya’s neighbours, international partners and regional organizations…

HRW: Activists being silenced by attacks, threats and harassment in west Libya

Jul 29, 2017

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that activists in western Libya have been physically attacked and threatened by armed groups, some affiliated with U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) based in the country's capital,…

New UN envoy to Libya Ghssam Salame to arrive in Tripoli Wednesday aiming to resolve Libya’s…

Jul 29, 2017

Set to arrive in Libya next week, the new United Nations Special Representative said that he was coming to Tripoli to work with the Libyans, in an attempt to help find a solution out of the political crisis that led to the fall of…

Four Operation Dignity fighters killed in Derna Shura Council attack

Jul 30, 2017

Four Operation Dignity fighters were killed and three were injured while one of Derna Shura Council fighters was also killed in an attack by Derna Shura Council on many locations in south of the city on Sunday, local media sources…

Despite Libyan Prime Minister denial, Italy approves sending ships to Libyan waters

Jul 28, 2017

Italy on Friday approved sending Italian naval ships to help the Libyan coast guard combat migrant trafficking following a request by the North African nation, The Associated Press reported.The measure is part of efforts to stanch the…

Al-Serraj denies asking Italy to send ships into Libyan waters to combat human traffickers

Jul 28, 2017

Libya's UN-backed unity government chief has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian vessels in Libyan waters to combat human trafficking.Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj "denies having asked Italy to send…

262 Nigerians return home from Libya

Jul 27, 2017

Two hundred and sixty-two more Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Libya on Wednesday with the help of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…