Libya

The United States and Egypt, a key backer of Khalifa Haftar, on Tuesday called for calm Haftar pressed ahead in his offensive on Tripoli.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the crisis in Libya during a phone call with Egyptian…

Libya’s coastguards intercepted Wednesday 124 Europe-bound illegal migrants, including a woman and children, off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Libyan Navy's spokesman Ayoub Qassim said Wednesday that two rubber boats carrying…

The Presidential Council's Head Fayez Al-Sirraj has told Radio Télévision Suisse that he won't allow division in Libya, saying the unity of the country is a red line.He added in an interview on Tuesday with RTS that he will pass his…

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Libyan Ministry of Education signed on Tuesday an agreement to provide education for children affected by the armed conflict in the country.UNICEF said in a statement later Wednesday…

A prominent militant long sought by Egypt has been transferred to Cairo from Libya's eastern region, Egyptian state television said. Hisham Ashmawi was arrested by Khalifa Haftar's forces late last year and was extradited to Egypt…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame told France 24 in a Tuesday interview that he has never been and will never be biased in the Libyan conflict, responding to Khalifa Haftar's accusation made in an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche on…

The Libyan Minister of Displaced Persons Affairs Yousif Jalala said in a press conference on Monday that there are currently 15.000 displaced families, most of whom are children and women. The minister added that this number is the…

The Deputy Head of United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned an attack on the oil clinic in Tripoli, as fighting continues between the UN-backed government forces and the east-based forces of Khalifa Haftar.Stephanie…

The Secretary General-designate of the Arab-European Center for Human Rights and International Law, Dr. Ramadan Benzeer, told Libyan Express on Monday that cutting water supplies to civilians in Tripoli and central region is a blatant…

Aljazeera report has revealed that cargo planes have been discovered flying clandestinely into bases controlled by Khalifa Haftar and dropping off unidentifed payloads at the time his forces attacked Tripoli last month.The report on…

UNSMIL said it is deeply concerned at a series of serious incidents which have taken place in the last few days in and around Tripoli."UNSMIL is very concerned at the report of the kidnapping of a member of the High Council of State…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sirraj is visiting Malta on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Maltese government announced, without further details.…

The National Oil Corporation confirmed Sunday that the Tripoli Oil Clinic fire in Gharghour on Friday was caused by direct shelling of the facility. "An internal Security Agency investigation and forensics report reviewed…

The commander of Mohammed Al-Zintani Brigade Ibrahim Al-Madani said Khalifa Haftar asked him to kill Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, who was at the time imprisoned in Zintan, and offered him money and other privileges.In a video posted on social…

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced Saturday night that six power units have gone off the general network as they are located on the outskirts of Tripoli, where heavy fighting is raging.GECOL said on Facebook…

The member of the High Council of State (HCS) Mohammed Abu Ghamja was abducted on Friday from his house and his whereabouts are still unknown, according to a statement by the HCS.The HCS called on Saturday for the release of the…

Khalifa Haftar has ruled out a ceasefire in the battle for Tripoli and accused the United Nations of seeking to partition Libya, an interview published Sunday by French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche said.Haftar told the French…

The UN Office for Humanitarian Response in Libya said the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as a direct result of the armed conflict in and around Tripoli."135 civilian casualties, including 31 fatalities, have now been…

Heavy fighting woke Tripoli up on Saturday as fighters for the Libyan Army Forces under the Government of National Accord's command and fighters from Khalifa Haftar's forces battled in different frontlines in southern Tripoli.According…

Mohammed Al-Gurj and Mohammed Al-Shibani - a journalist and a photo-journalist working for Istanbul-based Libya Al-Ahrar TV Channel - have been released from Tarhouna and returned to Zintan, their families' hometown.Libya Al-Ahrar TV…