Libya

Libya’s electoral commission said Tuesday that 98 candidates, including two women, had registered to run in a presidential election scheduled for December 24.“The candidate registration platform has received the papers of 98…

In the runup to landmark elections in Libya, the UN special envoy for Libya has stepped down with immediate effect due to health reasons, diplomatic sources told Libyan Express on Tuesday.Jan Kubis' decision to step down from his…

Khalifa Haftar, who leads a breakaway Libyan National Army in the eastern region and has a dual Libyan-US citizenship, is going to visit the US with his family and try to promote it as an official state visit, according to the Head of the…

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has said that whom it described as the Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar, has hired ex-Clinton aide, Lanny Davis, and ex-Republican House Leader Bob Livingston, to lead a nearly $1 million effort to lobby the…

Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the wannabe sportsman son of the diseased dictator in Libya Muammar Gaddafi, was released from prison in Tripoli on Sunday night, the Government of National Unity and its Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah have confirmed.…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again urged countries to withdraw all foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya, saying they continue to operate throughout the conflict-stricken North African country in violation of last…

The United States (US) has renewed its call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and fighters from Libya and for holding presidential and parliamentary elections as scheduled on December 24.The US, according to a statement by…

Algeria hosted Monday a meeting for the neighboring countries of Libya to reiterate support for the country's political process and roadmap that leads to elections in December.The meeting was attended by the United Nations, African…

A group of 31 members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have called for holding an emergency session to tackle massive violations in the roadmap implementation.The LPDF members called in a letter to the United Nations…

The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR), Aqila Saleh, has publicly threatened to carry out a vote of no-confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) if the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers don’t attend the…

Najla Al-Manghosh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation spoke via phone with Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs to discuss the latest developments in Libya and the tragic fires in Greece. …

UNFPA through its partner Al Bayan has inaugurated its 4th Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS) Center in an opening ceremony held here in Gurgi, Tripoli. The opening ceremony was attended by many migrant women and girls, UNFPA staff,…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Najla Al-Mangoush of the Government of National Unity confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Italy on the date for reopening the airspace between the two countries, announcing that Alitalia would…

The Prime Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Debaiba, accompanied by Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Hadad, held talks with Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu as a part of their…

The Government of National Unity's Minister of Interior, Brigadier General Khalid Mazen, in the Turkish capital Ankara, on Monday met with the Turkish Minister of Interior, Suleiman Sowelu, on the sidelines of the first meeting of the…

Libya's Prime Minister today received his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi in what is the Italian Premier's first trip outside Italy. Draghi and his delegation were welcomed at the headquarters of the Government in Tripoli.A joint press…

A joint press conference was held today with Libya's prime minister Abdul Hamid Debaiba and his Maltese counterpart Robert Abela who confirmed that the Maltese embassy will be returning to Libya shortly and that his government looks forward…

In a meeting between Libya's new transport minister Mohamed Shahubi and Italy's ambassador to Libya Buccino Grimaldi, the two agreed that reopening European airspace to Libya is of vital importance.In the meeting which was held in…

Libya's newly appointed government of national unity announced this last week the appointment of Major General Abdul-Hamid Bourderbala as the commander of the Presidential Guard.A ceremony was held attended by military personnel,…

Following an overwhelming vote of confidence granted to Libya's Government of National Unity this week, the Italian foreign ministry has issued a statement expressing its readiness to cooperate and support the new government in the next…