Libya

Libya’s coastguard has released an Italian fishing vessel and its crew, Italy said Wednesday.The Italian government said in a statement that the trawler “Tramontana” was seized Tuesday in the Gulf of Sirte while engaging in fishing…

The Libyan coast guard says that it has intercepted about four dozen Europe-bound migrants off the Mediterranean coast.The coast guard said Wednesday it had taken the migrants to Tajoura detention center that was bombed earlier this…

The United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame met Tuesday with the Head of the High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri in Tripoli.According to a statement by the UNSMIL on its Facebook page, Salame had briefed Al-Mishri on his visits…

Tunisian army has defused bombs carried by a Libyan warplane that made an emergency landing in Tunisia the day before, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.The aircraft belonged to the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has dismissed the notion that all migrants currently in Libya aim to come to Europe.The organization estimates that out of 650,000, "a few ten thousand migrants in Libya have the right…

Dubbed 'Zero Hour Attack', Khalifa Haftar's second major offensive against Tripoli started early on Monday from over four frontlines in southern Tripoli in an attempt to enter the city center of the Libyan capital. But few hours into…

A Libyan Air Force jet landed Monday in Mednine in Tunisia and the pilot Faraj Al-Gharyani has been detained by Tunisian authorities on the spot.According to the Tunisian defense ministry's statement, the warplane was Mig L39 and it was…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Monday the lifting of force majeure on Sharara crude oil loading from Zawiya port, following the opening of a closed valve on the pipeline connecting the Sharara oilfield to the Zawiya…

The German Ambassador to Libya Oliver Owcza on Sunday said the Germany has provided two million euros (2.24 million U.S. dollars) to the UN Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) to support refugees, migrants and displaced persons in Libya.…

13 fighters loyal to forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar were killed overnight in a drone strike by the Government of National Accord in southern Tripoli, a military source told reporters.According to local media, seven out of the 13…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday confirmed its desire to de-escalate the military situation in Libya, as the armed conflict in the capital Tripoli continues between the UN-backed government and the rival…

SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charities have relaunched migrant rescue operations off Libya, seven months after they were forced to abandon efforts using their ship Aquarius. The two groups "are back at sea with a…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on crude shipments from Zawiya port starting July 20 after halting production from the Sharara oil field, it said in a statement.Production from Sharara, Libya’s largest oil…

Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, Libya's last prime minister under ousted dictator Moamer Gaddafi, has been released from jail for health reasons four years after being sentenced to death, Tripoli's justice ministry said Saturday.Mahmoudi, in his…

The Delegation of the European Union in Libya on Thursday voiced its concern over the reported disappearance of a member of Libya's east-based parliament and called for her immediate release."The Delegation of the European Union in…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has confirmed that 290.0000 bpd of oil production at the Sharara oil field is currently offline."NOC teams are investigating a suspected closed valve/valves in the Hamada area." The NOC said…

Political activist Mohamed Fouad said on Thursday that a western country had informed the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj that Egypt, France and UAE are going to use massive airpower to help Khalifa Haftar's forces enter…

Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Abdel-Rahman Ghandour, expressed his strong condemnation of attacks on health care in Libya.“The latest attack was on Tuesday 16 July, when it targeted a field hospital in Swani, West…

UNSMIL said Thursday it was gravely concerned by and closely following up on media reports about the disappearance of Siham Sirgiwa and the injury of her husband."An elected House of Representatives member, Ms. Sergewa was reportedly…

The member of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Siham Sirgiwa has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen from Khalifa Haftar's forces in Benghazi and led to an unidentified location. Sources close to the MP told local media that…