Libya

The Prime Minister of the so-called Transitional Government of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, Abdullah Al-Thinni, has arrived in Egypt's capital, Cairo, in a bid to ask for more military support for the forces of Khalifa…

Russia's Embassy in Libya, which is temporarily based in Tunisia, initiated investigation for the circumstances for the detaining of the cargo ship Merle in Libyan territorial waters off Tripoli.The official representative of the…

Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) said the forces of Operation Dignity informed them that Khalifa Haftar had agreed to allow water to enter into the besieged Ganfudah area in western Benghazi, saying it will thereafter release the…

Reuters - A force of several dozen armed private security contractors from Russia operated until last month in a part of Libya that is under the control of regional leader Khalifa Haftar, the head of the firm that hired the contractors…

The head of U.S. Africa Command, Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, raised the alarm Thursday about Russian interference in Libya during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, according to Military Times.“It is very concerning, senator,"…

An independent watchdog has warned that the UK's aid programme in Libya could be harming vulnerable migrants, the BBC wrote on Friday.According tp thje BBC, about £9m is spent providing water and sanitation for refugees in detention…

The European Union leaders discussed Thursday in Brussels a plan aimed at cutting off the illegal migration route from Libya to Italy as fears of a hike in immigrants' influx to Europe mount with the coming of summer.According yo…

The Libyan National Guard of the Salvation Government said it had reopened the roads nearby Riyadiya area in Tripoli's downtown.The area saw protests by residents on Thursday. The residents blocked the roads by sand barriers.…

Libya's Tobruk-based House of Representatives has called for elections to be held in February 2018, after it backed out of a United Nations-brokered peace deal with rival authorities in the capital, Tripoli.The widening split has…

Eastern government has urgeed Uganda to back off from decision to nationalise Uganda Telecom Limited UTL, which is owned by Libya and Uganda.The government of Abdullah Al-Thinni said it was concerned by the takeover of the UTL the…

Libya’s eastern House of Representatives (HoR) voted on Tuesday to withdraw its support for a UN peace deal and Government of National Accord (GNA).The decision led to an escalation in the fractured country’s division as many HoR…

Clashes between armed groups broke out Wednesday morning in Gurji, downtown Tripoli.The Libyan News cannot verify which factions are fighting in the area, but sources reported that Gurji residents clashed with the bank security…

22 migrants have been killed and some 100 injured in fighting between rival smuggler gangs in Libya so far this year. This comes at a time when seaborne migration from Africa to Italy has risen by 50 percent so far in 2017."This is…

Twenty-seven Bangladeshi migrants, who travelled to Libya for work without valid documents, have been sent home.A flight carrying them landed at the Dhaka airport on Wednesday, an International Organisation for Migration (IOM)…

United States President, Donald Trump, has signed a revised travel ban banning citizens of 6 Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.Three African countries are affected by the ban which is expected to take effect…

Eastern forces of Khalifa Haftar have carried out fresh airstrikes on Monday targeting the oil terminals they lost control of to the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB).According to sources from Operation Dignity forces, the Haftar-led…

The Education Ministry of the eastern government of Abdullah Al-Thinni declared suspension of study at all public preparatory and secondary schools in the area extending from Brega to Sirte.The suspension will last one week,…

The Chief of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of the Presidential Council, Brigadier General Edriss Bukhamada, said their forces will take over control of the oil terminals and facilities in the coming two days.Brig. Gen.…