Libya

Libya is experiencing “a serious crisis because of negative foreign interference,” Fayez Al-Sirraj told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday evening.With “external financial and military support,” the Head of the…

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sirraj has met with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York.Erdogan and Al-Sirraj discussed different…

A private army linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun fighting on the front lines of the Libyan war, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest projection of Russian power following a decisive military…

In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord, U.S. Africa Command conducted Tuesday an airstrike targeting ISIS-Libya terrorists in the vicinity of Murzuq, in southern Libya, a statement on its website said.U.S. Army…

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on Tuesday took a swipe at countries backing Libyan warlords and militias fighting the internationally-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), which Qatar supports.“The latest…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that a concerted effort was needed to stop militias taking control of Libya and to prevent external actors from intervening there.Sisi said in a speech at the United Nations…

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways company has announced reunification after months of attempts of split between an east-based board and a web-based one.The former CEO of Afriqiyah Airways Abu Baker Al-Gadi said in a video statement that…

The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France will chair a meeting on Libya in New York to discuss political settlement in the country.The meeting is going to be attended by the permanent member states of the UN Security…

The security department of the western Libyan city of Zuwara said its personnel have arrested 28 illegal immigrants who were preparing to cross the sea into Europe.The immigrants, who are of African and Asian nationalities, were…

The Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Ambassadors and Chargés d’ Affaires of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America issued a joint statement on Sunday to back up the legitimacy of the…

Media outlets and social media activists in Benghazi have reported that the member of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Siham Sergiwa has been released and is now in her house in Buatni in Benghazi. The sources said Sergiwa was…

Libya's Un-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday announced that drones from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) targeted a residential area in Tripoli, seriously injuring several members of a family.In a statement, GNA said…

The United States military carried out an airstrike against ISIS terrorists in southern Libya on Thursday.The Pentagon’s Africa Command said in a statement on Friday that the strike — which other officials said was carried out by an Air…

Looking on the posts of Libyans on social media over the last 24 hours, one point stands out with massive amount of anger and discontent among the majority  of Libyans; nepotism and corruption in the Government of National Accord (GNA).…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sirraj has issued an order appointing a number of new Libyan ambassadors to different countries around the world. The eleven…

Jordan said on Wednesday that two of three Jordanians who were kidnapped in Libya last year had been released.Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi received a phone call last week from his Libyan counterpart Mohamed Sayala over…

Turkey said it supports a UN-backed political process in Libya, the Turkish presidential spokesman said on Wednesday.       İbrahim Kalın told reporters in Berlin after a meeting on the Libyan crisis that it is necessary to clarify who…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the stabilisation of Libya will be at the centre of discussion in his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday.“The Libyan crisis remains a source of great concern for…

Khalifa Haftar's foriegn backup drones - mainly UAE's - targeted on Tuesday the airports of Misurata and Miitiga in Tripoli causing material damage in the two civilian airports.The airstrikes on Misurata Airport came at the same time a…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said it provided medical supplies to remote areas in southern Libya, with the support of the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF)."Medical supplies for people living in…