Libya

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri has hailed the decision of the Presidential Council to cut spending in the first chapter of the Libyan public budget.Al-Mishri stressed in a statement the need for…

The U.S. called Friday on forces led by Khalifa Haftar to "end their offensive" on Tripoli, after almost 8 months of fighting. "Today, the U.S-#Libya Security Dialogue launched in Washington D.C. We call on the “Libyan National Army” to…

Eastern Libyan authorities forced a civilian flight of the Libyan Airlines airliner to land in Benina Airport in Benghazi for security checks soon after it had taken off from Misurata city, which is controlled by their rivals in the…

Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a coup against the legitimate Government of National Accord in Tripoli that is backed by the UN, has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet with the Abu Dhabi top officials as well as Libyan House…

The football clubs of western Libya have decided not to take part in the football events and league for this season that the Libyan Football Federation intends to launch.The rejection came in a meeting in Tripoli, where all clubs…

The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord has ordered decreasing its members and all government ministers' salaries by 40%.The Presidential Council decided to decrease the salaries of the Presidential…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday met with the United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame to discuss ways to resolve the crisis in Libya.During the meeting, Shoukry reaffirmed Egypt's call for reaching a comprehensive…

The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has appointed the Presidential Council member Mohammed Emmari Zayed as an acting Education Minister replacing Othman Abdeljalil, who resigned days ago. The…

The Libyan Interior Ministry said on Monday that 450 people were killed in traffic accidents in the third quarter of 2019."According to the traffic statistics from security departments in different regions of Libya for the months of…

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya Sunday said that the country's oil and gas revenues in October have increased by 21 percent from September.The NOC reported that in October 2019, the revenues reached approximately 2.2…

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that it needs 14.8 million dollars to fund basic and life-saving services in Libya."The UNICEF humanitarian response remains underfunded. The current funding gap stands at…

Malta's armed forces have started cooperating with Libya's coastguard to turn back migrant boats heading into Malta's search and rescue zone, Times of Malta newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a secret government deal.Under the terms…

The Interior Minister for Libya’s UN-backed government accused Russia of fueling a months-long war to extend its influence over the strategic oil producer, and called on the U.S. to step up efforts to resolve the conflict.Fathi…

A report by the UN panel of experts has disclosed violations of Security Council arms embargo on Libya by the UAE, Jordan, Sudan and Turkey which provided military support to warring parties across the country, according to Aljazeera TV…

The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that the Libyan navy has rescued more than 8,000 illegal immigrants this year so far."As of Nov. 8, a total of 8,155 refugees and migrants were rescued/intercepted…

Within the framework of the National Oil Corporation (NOC)'s plan to increase production rates and to implement the targeted programme of work within the framework of the approved extraordinary budget, Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) has…

A senior Foreign Ministry official has denied Russia’s military presence in Libya following a New York Times report that about 200 Russian mercenaries have arrived in the oil-rich North African country in the past month and a half.The…

The Libyan Islamic Sharia Research and Studies Center of the Fatwa House has issued a call for boycotting the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The decision that was made public on Thursday said the money that is helping kill Muslims and fund…

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri met Wednesday with the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj I'm Tripoli and discussed developments of the ongoing fighting, displaced families' conditions and…

Libyan-American Abrar Omeish clinched one of three vacant seats on the Fairfax County School Board in the US.Celebrating her win, Omeish, 24, said she was the youngest woman to hold elected office in Virginia’s history and also the…