Libya

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord said Sunday that forces of  Khalifa Haftar had launched attacks in the country's northwest despite a call for ceasefire.Haftar's forces attacked Abu Gurain area, located 140 kilometers…

The United Nations said on Saturday that several countries backing rival factions in Libya have violated an arms embargo which they had agreed to uphold a week ago at a summit in Berlin."Over the last ten days, numerous cargo and other…

The closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has resulted in losses of more than $255 million in the six-day period ending January 23, the country’s National Oil Corporation said on Saturday.The NOC added that its…

Libya’s oil output will collapse “within days” to the lowest level since the 2011 civil war as a blockade of its export terminals has forced a rapid shutdown of production and electricity blackouts in parts of the country, according to the…

The Volcano of Rage Operation announced on Wednesday that Khalifa Haftar's forces bombed Mitiga International Airport in the capital Tripoli, in a new breach of the ceasefire. Mohammed Gununu, the spokesman for the forces of the…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj has questioned the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) reasons for establishing a military base in its eastern territory, and stressed the importance of a political solution to the…

A source has confirmed to Libyan Express that Justice and Construction Party members headed by Khalid Al-Mishri - the Head of the High Council of State, were behind freezing the membership of Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli who was the co-head of…

The Berlin conference on the Libyan crisis was held on January 19th to protect Libya this conference is one in a series of international meetings on Libya, which have taken place in Paris, Palermo, Abu Dhabi and Moscow. This conference has…

Oil prices rose to their highest in more than week on Monday after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down amid a military blockade by KhalifaHaftar's forces, setting the stage for crude flows from the OPEC member to…

Countries with interests in Libya's long-running conflict agreed to provide no further military support to the warring parties while a ceasefire lasts as per the final statement of Berlin conference on Libya on Sunday. German Chancellor…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared force majeure after Khalifa Haftar's forces have blockaded oil exports from Brega, Ras Lanuf, Hariga, Zueitina and Sidra ports."The LNA General Command and the Petroleum Facilities…

The board of directors of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) has strongly condemned calls to blockade oil ports ahead of the Berlin Conference on Sunday.“The oil and gas sector is the lifeblood of the Libyan economy and the single…

A source from the High Council of State (HCS) has confirmed that the members of the Ninth Circuit - Misurata, Zliten, Bani Walid and Tawergha - have unanimously elected Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli as their representative at the negotiations…

Khalifa Haftar is seeking a military solution to the lingering conflict in the country, Turkey's foreign minister said Wednesday.“This is true that Haftar does not want peace. He seeks a military solution, not a political process,"…

Germany Tuesday invited Libya’s warring parties, as well as global and regional powers to a peace conference in Berlin on Sunday to facilitate a political solution to the Libya conflict.Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…

Khalifa Haftar has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday.Haftar had asked for until Tuesday morning to make…

The Foreign Minister of the Libyan Interim Government in eastern region Abdelhadi Hweij said Khalifa Haftar's forces won't withdraw from southern Tripoli even after the ceasefire agreement is signed in Moscow.Hweij told Sputnik Monday…

Libya's warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but failed to agree on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire.In talks that lasted about eight hours, mediators Russia and Turkey urged the rivals…

The leaders of Libya's two warring sides have arrived in Moscow for talks, a day after a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey came into force.The development on Monday came amid reports that Fayez al-Sarraj, the chief of the…

Khalifa Haftar's spokesman has announced they accept a ceasefire in Tripoli starting midnight January 12 provided that GNA forces also commit to it.