Libya

The Head of Libya's Presidential Council of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj on Saturday wrapped up a one-day visit to Algeria.Al-Sarraj held talks with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the…

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday ordered his army to be ready to carry out any mission inside or outside the country to protect its national security.El-Sisi on Saturday toured an air base near Egypt's 1,200…

Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) has rejected talks on the conflict to be held by Arab League foreign ministers next week at the request of Egypt. The talks, to be held by videoconference because of coronavirus-related…

Turkish firms are discussing with Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), methods of cooperation to meet the urgent need for electricity in the country, sending as a first step a powership to strengthen Libyan infrastructure and the…

Bloomberg reported Thursday that a senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official had delivered rare criticism of the Gulf nation’s Libyan ally Khalifa Haftar after he suffered major battlefield defeats at the hands of the internationally…

US Africa Command said Russia's introduction of manned, armed attack aircraft into Libya changes the nature of the current conflict and intensifies the potential of risk to all Libyans, especially innocent civilians.It added that…

France accused Turkey's Navy Force on Wednesday of acting in a "hostile and aggressive" manner towards its NATO allies to prevent them from enforcing a United Nations arms embargo on Libya.In a strongly-worded statement, France's…

Football clubs in Libya have been excluded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from participating in its Champions League and Confederation Cup competitions next season (2020 - 2021) due to the suspension of the Libyan National…

Turkish Foreign Minister Mavlut Cavusoglu, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın and National Intelligence Organization (MİT) chair Hakan Fidan visited Libya on June 17 for official meetings.…

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) revealed on Tuesday that 2000 Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group had been fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya.The director of the public relations department of AFRICOM Nicole…

The Scretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg expressed Tuesday the bloc’s support for the United Nation’s call for an independent investigation to be launched about mass graves found in areas liberated from Khalifa Haftar’s forces in…

The Turkish special presidential envoy to Libya, Emrullah Isler, has told Middle East Eye that Turkey sees head of Libya's Tobruk-based parliament Aquila Saleh Issa as a viable negotiations partner and wants him to represent the eastern…

Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognised government are discussing possible Turkish use of two military bases in the North African country, a Turkish source told Reuters on Monday.The source added that no final decisions have been…

Libya’s foreign minister Mohammed Sayala on Sunday urged the UN Security Council to file mass graves evidence discovered in the city of Tarhouna with the International Criminal Court.According to a written statement published by the…

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday expressed his deep shock over the discovery of multiple mass graves in Libya in recent days, said a UN statement, adding that the majority of the graves are in Tarhouna, a town 65…

Russia and Turkey have put off ministerial-level talks that were expected to focus on Libya and Syria, where the two countries support opposing sides in long-standing conflicts.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian…

The Libyan Lawsuits Administration managed to avoid paying an estimated one billion US dollars from the Libyan state treasury.The administration won a lawsuit to annul the arbitration of the Cairo Court of Appeal of the Kuwaiti…

The US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Bureau at the State Department, David Schenker, said Washington was investigating and trying to get to the bottom of reports that Khalifa Haftar’s plane was in the Venezuelan capital Caracas last…

Libya announced Friday that three additional mass graves were found in Tarhouna, a city which was liberated by the army last week from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar.The graves were found in the city where mass graves were recently…

Turkey's Foreign Minister dismissed Egypt's proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, saying the plan aimed to save Khalifa Haftar after the collapse of his 14-month military push to seize the capital.Egypt called for a ceasefire starting on…