Libya

The celebration for the 69th independence day began yesterday with the lighting of the celebratory torch to mark Libya's declaration of independence nearly seventy years ago.The national anthem proceeded the torch lighting, followed by…

The authority of the Tobruk based House of Representatives today announced that 35 members of parliament have been dropped and referred to the attorney general on charges of dividing of the country, and spreading chaos and supporting…

In a virtual meeting of the Libyan political dialogue forum yesterday, special representative Stephanie Williams launched the legal committee charged with the necessary arrangements for the upcoming national elections.“Allow me first to…

On the same day, 18 Italian fishermen held by Haftar forces were released, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar to discuss the future of Libya.According to Haftar's media office, the Field…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the recent acts of a certain group to threaten and blackmail the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC).In a press release, the UNSMIL stated that the NOC must remain a…

Italian fisherman arrested by eastern Libyan patrol boats and held in Libya for over 100 days were finally released.The announcement that the eighteen Italian fishermen, who remained incarcerated in Libya for over three months came…

In an official statement, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) commanded the board of directors of the Central Bank for the long-awaited meeting to officially unify the exchange rate in the country.The statement hailed…

The President of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) Dr Emad Al-Saya welcomed Spain's ambassador to Libya Javier García-Larrache and his delegation to the Council of Commission.The meeting reviewed the Commission's…

Maltese president George Vella expressed his government's hope that a new executive authority in Libya would prioritize the issue of increasing levels of illegal immigration to Europe.On Malta's Republic Day, the president expressed his…

The Government of National Accord's Defence Minister Salah Al-Namroush reiterated his government's intention to withdrew from the ceasefire agreement signed this October as well as the 5+5 joint military commission if violations from…

The Arab Parliament concluded the second consultative session of the first legislative chapter, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, with an agenda of addressing all Arab issues.The…

A motion to extend the deployment of troops in Libya for additional 18 months was submitted to the Turkish Parliament this Saturday.The motion, which was signed by the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, stated that the permanent…

Starting January 1st, the Libyan Ports Company (LPC) will initiate a new policy of charging shipping hard cash for certain services.Intending to increase its revenue, the LPC last week stated that it will begin charging ships hard cash…

The head of the family dollar grant in the central bank of Libya Salem al-Siwi announced in a televised statement this Wednesday that the grant will be opened this coming Sunday to complete 2019 allocations.The family dollar grant is a…

The Coast Guard's search and rescue team have reported finding the body of a missing young boy after two days of searching stranded between the rocks at sea in the east of the capital Tripoli.In a statement, the Coast Guard said that…

According to reports by UN experts, Iran is suspected of supplying forces affiliated with the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya with heavy weapons.An analysis of photos of four anti-tank missiles in Libya found that one “had…

The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the detention of Haftar forces of a ship run by a Turkish company and its crew in the port east of Libya.Haftar’s forces detained a vessel transporting medicine to Libya’s port of Misrata and its…

The Central Bank of Libya's divided board of directors held a preliminary meeting for the first time in six years to address the exchange rates and ongoing financial crisis in the country.In an official statement, the CBL reported that…

According to a study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the ongoing Libyan conflict will cost the country one trillion dollars in lost income.The study which is dubbed 'Economic Cost of the…

War General Khalifa Haftar arrived in the capital of Egypt this Sunday at the official invitation of Egyptian officials.Sources report the visit is the first stop on an expedition tour to update Haftar's allies on the situation in…