Libya

The UN Libya envoy pleaded with foreign actors to honor an arms embargo on the conflict-torn country as he said an attack on a Tripoli factory Monday may amount to a war crime.Ghassan Salame accused unnamed countries of worsening the…

Authorities at Libya's Misurata airport on Sunday seized a Libyan Airlines aircraft operating from Benghazi in the east of the country, the airline's Benghazi management said.The aircraft was seized in the western city of Misrata, east…

An airstrike by Khalifa Haftar's forces has targeted a local factory in Wadi Al-Rabea district in southern Tripoli, killing five foreign workers and injuring over 30 others, according to Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation of the Government of…

The Embassies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the EU Delegation, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to Libya have expressed their deep concern regarding the continued…

An Egyptian military court sentenced on Sunday a Libyan defendant to death over his involvement in the 2017 terrorist operation in a desert area near the capital Cairo that killed 16 policemen, Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram news website…

The number of mercenaries from Russian Wagner Group headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, also known as “Putin’s chef” for his Kremlin catering contracts, who arrived at a forward base in Libya in the first week of September to bolster Khalifa…

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…