Libya

An official source from Misurata has told Libyan Express that the news about the request of the city for an additional deadline of three more days by Khalifa Haftar's forces to withdraw their forces from Tripoli is untrue and a mere…

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar have towed a Grenada-flagged ship with Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said.Saturday's move came hours after the Turkish Parliament approved a security and military cooperation deal with…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj held Saturday a meeting in Tripoli in the presence of the Head of the High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri and member of the HCS Rajab Ramadan with a delegation if elders from…

The United States is "very concerned" about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported Russian mercenaries supporting Khalifa Haftar's forces on the ground turning the conflict into a bloodier one, a…

Turkey’s parliament approved a security and military deal with Libya’s U.N.-supported Government of National Accord Saturday on the heels of a maritime agreement earlier this month.The deal allows Turkey to provide military training and…

The Presidential Council of Libya’s UN-backed government condemned Friday an airstrike by foreign forces supporting commander Khalifa Haftar. On Thursday, the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced that an airstrike by foreign…

Turkey cannot remain silent against "mercenaries" like Russian-backed Wagner that support the forces of Khalifa Haftar in Libya, broadcaster NTV quoted President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Friday. "Through the group named Wagner, they…

Libya's United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord has accepted an offer from Turkey for military and logistical support as it seeks to repel an offensive led by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar.The Tripoli-based Government…

A division of Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin has pleaded guilty to a single fraud charge related to its Libya dealings between 2001 and 2011. The plea comes as part of a settlement that saw other charges faced by the…

Drones from the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday targeted the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, killing one and injuring three members of forces loyal to the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA).The GNA security forces in Sirte,…

Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday decried recent remarks by the Egyptian president, who directed several attacks on the Libyan sovereignty. On Thursday, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi accused the GNA of "not having a free will"…

President Vladimir Putin will next month discuss with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan a plan by Turkey to provide military support to Libya's internationally recognised government, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. "Russia ..supports any…

Libya’s city of Misurata, northwest of capital Tripoli, has declared its support to battle the “decisive war” against Khalifa Haftar's forces, vowing to deploy all of its armed brigades to defeat the attacking forces of Haftar, whom it said…

The recent agreement between Turkey and Libya on military cooperation will make a "great" contribution to the stability of the two countries, Turkey's deputy foreign minister said on Monday.The agreement was approved by the Turkish…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul on Sunday, just days after the Turkish leader said he was ready to send troops into Libya if so requested by Tripoli.The…

Nearly 900,000 people in Libya will need humanitarian assistance in 2020, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday."An estimate of 897,000 people are considered to be in need of humanitarian…

The agreement between Turkey and Libya on military cooperation arrived to the Turkish parliament to be endorsed on Saturday. Seeking to "provide a ground for relations and develop cooperation" between Turkey and Libya's UN-recognized…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj met Saturday, on the sidelines of Doha Forum in Qatar, with the Turkish Foreign and Defense Ministers in the presence of Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Sayala.According to…

After the Khalifa Haftar told his forces on the outskirts of Tripoli that their Zero Hour for attacking the capital and entering its neighborhoods had come, they led a heavy attack on different frontlines in southern Tripoli but were faced…

Turkey has applied to the UN to register the pact signed with Libya that sets out the countries’ maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, Anadolu Agency has reported.It said Ankara applied to the UN to register the memorandum…