Libya

UNSMIL announced Monday the conclusion of the second round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks in Geneva.UNSMIL added that the talks to reach a lasting ceasefire and to restore security to civilian areas concluded on…

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has expressed no rejection to setting up a United Sates' (US) base in Libya to fight terrorism, organized crime and to limit the foreign intervention in his country.Bashagha told Bloomberg on…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame told Reuters Friday that ceasefire talks between Libya’s warring sides are going in the “right direction” while hitting hurdles over violations of an arms embargo and a truce declared last month.…

Two Libyan families whose members were extrajudicially killed and tortured by the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who is waging a rebellion against the UN-recognized government Tripoli, took legal action against the warlord in U.S. courts…

Libya’s Government of National Accord has announced it is halting its participation in U.N. talks, citing repeated violations of the truce by Khalifa Haftar's forces and urging the international community to take firm actions against…

The eastern Libyan forces of Khalifa Haftar attacked the sea port of Libya's capital on Tuesday as they targeted as they claim a Turkish vessel bringing in arms, an eastern official said.Pro-Haftar officials did not provide details…

European Union foreign ministers on Monday, February 17 agreed to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, overcoming objections from countries who feared it may encourage new migrant flows.The mission will be…

The threat posed by unexploded bombs is rising exponentially in wartorn Libya, experts have warned, with the use of banned cluster weapons a source of particular concern.The UN’s Mine Action Service (Unmas) said that even parts of the…

The Head of Libya's internationally recognised Government ofNational Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has warned that Libya will face a financial crisis and budget deficit in 2020 because of a blockade of oil terminals and oil fields by groups…

Khalifa Haftar's artillery shells hit the center of the Libyan capital that eastern military forces have been trying to capture in a near year-long war, killing a woman and injuring four others, a health ministry adviser said.Haftar's…

After what has reportedly been weeks of diplomatic negotiation, the UN Security Council passed a resolution on Wednesday aimed at stemming rising violence across Libya, demanding the warring parties commit to “a lasting ceasefire”…

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that forces loyal to Libya’s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar are stopping aircraft from landing, hampering the world body’s aid and peace efforts.Speaking with reporters in New York, UN…

Six Libyan families sued Khalifa Haftar and the United Arab Emirates government in a federal U.S. court Monday for their alleged roles in committing war crimes in Libya.In a lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court of the District of…

UNSMIL said on Tuesday that 28 Libyan economic experts gathered in Cairo for the second round of talks of the Libyan Economic and Financial Track on Sunday and Monday, as part of  the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing - along…

The Libyan coastguards stopped 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the capital Tripoli, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday.The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the coast guard plucked the…

African Union leaders vowed on Monday to push peace efforts in Libya, a sign of the bloc's desire to play a bigger role in resolving the continent's conflicts.Agence France Presse (AFP) said that as the 55-member group wrapped up a…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed Monday that it was forced to shut down the Zawiya refinery on Saturday, February 8, 2020 as a result of a valve closure in the Hamada region, on the main pipeline between Sharara field and Zawiya…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he supports the African Union (AU) taking a greater role in mediating the Libya crisis, acknowledging the Union's frustration at being sidelined so far.The AU leadership has…

Libya's rival parties are keen to maintain the truce in and around the capital city and expressed this attitude during the first round talks of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Geneva, said the United Nations Support Mission in…

The United States embassy in Libya said ambassador Richard Norland had noted with concern credible reports that significant military actions were being contemplated by forces affiliated with both Government of National Accord and Khalifa…