Libya

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini expressed the need for a ceasefire and a halt of Tripoli offensive so the parties can go back to the UN-led political process. …

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, met with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé at NATO headquarters on Monday for talks on the security situation in Libya. The Secretary General…

An airstrike by Khalifa Haftar's forces hit civilian houses in Tajoura district in eastern Tripoli in the early hours of Monday.The strike hit a residential area in Ghout Al-Rumman and its shrapnel injured a woman and two kids, among…

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar is said to have ordered factions of his forces to advance on Sirte in central Libya, a move seen by many observers as aiming to distract attention from his defeat on the outskirts of Tripoli. According to…

The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj has set up a lobbying office for general policy of the Presidential Council, appointing PC boycotting member Mohammed Al-Darrat as its haed.The bureau is going to be based in…

In a clip excerpted from an interview with France 24 and posted on Twitter by Head of Quilliam Foundation Noman Benotman, Khalifa Haftar says he used to order his forces to return captured Tunisian ISIS militants to their country's borders…

Tunisian is going to host a ministerial meeting for the neighboring countries of Libya next week to discuss the current conflict in the country, London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper has reported. It added that Tunisia is aiming to…

Milk and dates are something Libyans cannot really argue about when it comes to breaking their fasting in Ramadan, but something else they all agree with is a Libyan entreating soap opera - a drama series or a comedy one - that can have…

The UN Security Council called on Friday for a ceasefire in Libya's capital, Tripoli, urging "both sides of the fighting" to lay down weapons and go back to the dialogue and political process. In a statement issued by the German Mission…

Politico has reported that Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has hired a second Washington lobbying firm, but this one will be working for free."Prime Policy Group will lobby for the United Nations-backed regime in Tripoli,…

Tens of illegal migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean on Friday and 100 more were sent back to Libya, the United Nations said.This happened while Italian authorities signalling opposition to more migration from…

The Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday it was gravely concerned about the safety of Mohamed Al-Qarij and Mohamed Al-Shibani, Libyan journalists working for Libya Alahrar TV Channel, who disappeared on May 02 covering fighting in…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) inaugurated its first international headquarters in Houston Friday.The new office has been mandated to lead a 60 billion USD procurement drive to upgrade Libya’s oil and gas sector and increase…

Libya’s Government of National Accord's Minister of Economy has issued an order suspending the operations of 40 foreign companies including French oil multinational Total.The move is thought to have been prompted by the reluctance by…

Tripoli has been under an all-out military offensive by eastern forces of Khalifa Haftar since April 04, with reports by IOM and UNHCR saying that over 300 have been killed and more than 2000 injured.The death toll is coupled with a…

AFP has reported, after seeing a confidential report on Monday, that the United Nations' experts panel is investigating missile strikes near Libya's capital, Tripoli, that were likely fired by Chinese-made drones used by Khalifa Haftar's…

CNN reported what it described as "a regional source" as saying that the governments of the UAE and Saudi Arabia have pledged some $200 million to Khalifa Haftar's military campaign, some of which has been used to buy weapons.…

Diplomatic sources told Libya Al-Ahrar TV Channel that the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj will begin a formal visits series to several European countries to bring about support for the internationally recognized…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) called for the safe return of Saad Dinar, the head of the Oil Workers’ Union, taken from near his home on the evening of April 29, 2019, by an armed group in Suluq, eastern Libya."NOC is…

Khalifa Haftar said on Sunday on an audiotape released by the spokesman of his forces that Ramadan had not been a reason to halt previous battles when he seized the eastern cities of Benghazi and Derna.“Officers and soldiers in our…