Libya

The Embassies of Algeria, France, Germany,  Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States along with the Delegation of the European Union and the Governments of Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates call on all parties in…

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday suspended all flights at the Misrata Airport as a preventive measure against the coronavirus outbreak.Flights have been suspended for three weeks, Sulaiman al-Juhaimi,…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has said that in the last few days, there has been an illegal shipment of aviation fuel into Libya, adding that it has informed the UN, GNA and numerous other governments of these clear violations…

The UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Serraj declared the state of emergency over the possible coronavirus outbreak in the country.Precautionary measures will be applied that include closing all of the country's sea, air, and…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj has delayed a meeting for the Board of Trustees of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) from Sunday - March 15 - to a further notice.According to an official at the Government…

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has disclosed that fear among key members of the UN security council of taking on the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Egypt has allowed the three countries to carry out a wholesale breach of the…

Morocco has withdrawn its ambassador and consuls from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the fact that Abu Dhabi hasn't appointed an ambassador to Rabat for over a year.According to Maghreb Intelligence, an unprecedented diplomatic…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been consulting with U.N. Security Council members about appointing former Algerian Foreign Minster Ramtane Lamamra as his new Libya envoy, diplomats said on Wednesday.His current…

Khalifa Haftar, Libya's eastern military commander, has told France's president he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if armed groups backed by the internationally recognized Government of National Accord respect it, a French presidency…

The forces of Khalifa Haftar have targeted two schools with rocket fire, local officials said Monday.In a statement on social media, Abu Salim Municipality said no one was killed or injured in the attack as the schools were empty at the…

Two people; one man and one woman, have been killed in fresh rockets' shelling by Khalifa Haftar's forces on the densely populated area of Arada in Tripoli, according to the Libyan Health Ministry of the Government of National Accord. …

Anadolu Agency has reported the chairman of the Turkey-Libya Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) on Thursday as saying that Turkish investors should harness Libya's $120 billion investment volume -- especially…

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) approved Tuesday the 2020 budget and financial arrangements as worth 38.5 billion dinars. The passing of the budget came right after a meeting at the headquarters of the Central Bank of…

The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday said it will put sanctions on individuals who threaten peace in Libya.In a Facebook post, the embassy pledged to work with Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), saying they…

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) said it would soon try to push back the putschist Khalifa Haftar's eastern forces which have been attacking the capital Tripoli for months, according to the Interior Minister.Fathi Bashagha…

The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, announced his resignation on Monday citing health reasons, nearly three years after taking up the post."I tried to unite Libyans and restrain foreign interference... but for health…

A committee formed by Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar visited Syria to meet officials of the Bashar al-Assad regime.According to eastern Benghazi-based Al Marsad online newspaper, the Libyan committee that visited Damascus on…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) announced Sunday that it killed 23 fighters loyal to Khalifa Haftar in southern Tripoli.The GNA captured four of Haftar’s forces alive while repulsing the attack, Mustafa…

Tripoli's Mitiga Airport suspended flights for over 8 hours on Thursday after a rocket attack by Khalifa Haftar's forces, in a new violation of the ceasefire that was announced on January 12.The Ministry of Transportation of the…

The first round of political talks through the Libya peace process started Wednesday in Geneva, despite the parliament of Libya’s UN-recognized government saying Monday that it would not be participating in the negotiations for now."I…