Libya

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…

The state-owned Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Friday said that the suspension of oil exports due to closure of oil fields and ports has caused a loss of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars so far.The country's daily oil…

The UN envoy in Libya said Thursday the country’s warring sides are working to turn a provisional ceasefire into a formal agreement as they emerged from four days of talks, a prospect that appears to face steep obstacles.Ghassan Salame,…

Indiscriminate shelling on Tuesday killed two persons and injured five others in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a local official said Wednesday.Media advisor to the Libyan Health Ministry, Ameen Hashimi, said indiscriminate shelling hit…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has said representatives of the country's rival factions attending talks in Geneva agree in principle to turning a fragile truce into a lasting ceasefire, as he denounced ongoing violations of an arms…

New embezzlement case ravages the National Commercial Bank in Libya as two female clerks are accused of skimming 20 million dinars from their financial control bank accounts of the National Commercial Bank in Al-Zawiya and Gharyan,…

The 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission is starting its meeting under the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva today."Five senior officers appointed by the Government of National Accord (GNA) and five senior officers appointed by…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the international society Friday to intensify efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis.In a phone talk initiated by the German side, the two leaders discussed…

One man has been killed and other civilians injured in Khalifa Haftar's random shelling on Kareimiya neighborhood in southern Tripoli, Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation said on Facebook on Saturday.The spokesman for the Libyan Health Ministry…

The United Kingdom sent its fellow Security Council members an amended draft resolution on Libya Friday, calling for the withdrawal of mercenaries from the country, according to the text, seen by AFP.The draft expresses the Council's…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame accused foreign actors Thursday of continuing to meddle in Libya's conflict, in violation of commitments made at an international summit in Berlin this month.Speaking before the UN Security Council,…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Thursday it downed a drone in Tripoli.GNA forces said the drone was Russian-made and used for reconnaissance purposes, without giving further details.On Tuesday, the GNA…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Abu Dhabi is backing Khalifa Haftar and the Russian mercenaries fighting on his behalf in Libya, adding that the United Arab Emirates is bankrolling thousands of Russian fighters who support…

Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of ceasefire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for…

Total losses from the closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has accelerated, reaching more than $502 million over a 10-day period, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Tuesday.The oil closures came…

Indiscriminate shelling on Tuesday hit a residential area in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing three children and injuring two others, a local official said."Indiscriminate shelling targeted Al-Hadba al-Badri area in central…

The Governor of Libya’s Central Bank Al-Sadiq Al-Kabir called on the international community to help end a weeklong shutdown of oil ports by Khalifa Haftar, likening the closures to a “bullet in the head.”In an interview with US-based…

Germany on Monday urged UN Security Council members to adopt a resolution on Libya to stop continuing military attacks and violations of arms embargo in the country.Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Heiko…