Libya

The Head of the UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame met Tuesday in Tripoli with the Head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sarraj and the Deputy Head Ahmed Maiteeq.UNSMIL reported that…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Tuesday a fire broke out early on June 9, 2019, at compound 1 at the Sarir oilfield due to the high temperature experienced in an electric generator, thereby resulting in a production loss of…

Libya's coast guard said it had intercepted at least 60 Europe-bound illegal migrants, including a woman, off the country's Mediterranean coast. The Libyan Navy Spokesman Ayoub Qassim said Tuesday that a rubber boat carrying the migrants…

653 people have been killed and 3,547 others injured in the fighting in and around Libya's capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday."The toll for the ongoing conflict in Libya's capital is 653 dead, including 41…

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Monday all countries must implement a UN arms embargo against Libya as illegal weapons transfers by land, sea and air continue to fuel the current fighting in the country's capital Tripoli.…

Twitter has taken down the account of Italian journalist Vanessa Tomassini, who was once staying in Tripoli doing some career-starting reports.Twitter's decision came after a torrent of reports on Tomassini's account after she boasted…

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Monday a one-year extension on the flow of weapons to Libya. The ban, which is being principally implemented by a EU force, will remain in effect through June 2020 amid ongoing…

A delegation from the House of Representatives (convening in Tripoli) is going to visit France upon an invitation by the French National Assembly, Ean Libya has learned.The delegation is made up of the HoR spokesman Mohammed Sayala - as…

Photos published on social media in Libya have shown fighters from the forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar burning, desecrating, and taking selfies with dead bodies from the forces of the Libyan Army under the UN-backed Government of…

The European Commission has reiterated that its position on migrant detention centers in Libya has remained unchanged and that the facilities must be closed.The European Commission's spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the European…

The Italian ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, has visited Misurata city in order to discuss with local officials the ongoing unrest in Tripoli and other areas in the country. Ambassador Buccino met on Sunday with the mayor of the…

The Head of the UNSMIL, Ghassan Salame met Sunday with a delegation of European politicians, academics and journalists who are on unofficial visit to Libya's Tripoli.Salame briefed the European delegation on the crisis in Libya and the…

Libya's coast guard said Saturday that it had intercepted nearly two dozen Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast. Navy Spokesman Ayoub Qassim said a wooden boat carrying at least 22 African migrants, all men,…

After over two months of fighting in southern Tripoli areas, people are suffering from a lack of services in all fields. Service companies are also having a rough time to reach the war zones due to heavy fighting and damaged…

Media sources have reported that about 20 military vehicles with fighters from the Ajdabiya Operations Room of Khalifa Haftar's forces have withdrawn from fighting frontlines in Tripoli toward their city in eastern Libya.According to…

A group of US lawmakers has asked President Donald Trump's administration to clarify its policy on Libya, saying armed groups in the country were using confusion over the White House's stance to justify engaging in conflict.  In a letter…

The European High-ranking Monitoring Commission arrives Saturday in Libya's Tripoli as per an invitation by the High Council of State (HCS), the media office of HCS has reported.The HCS said the European commission will hold expanded…

The Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) condemned in a statement on Friday the silence of the international community for the violations of humanitarian and international laws committed by the forces…

High-profile US officials have denied any upcoming meeting for the President Donald Trump with Khalifa Haftar at the White House.According to media reports, the officials also discarded rumors that said the White House had sent an…

The President of the Union of Jews of Libya, Raphael Luzon, says Libya needs peace that comes about by the hands of Libyans regardless of their backgrounds.Libyan Express spoke to Luzon this week about his own and Libyan Jews' vision…