Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulatee all Libyans on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.UNSMIL called for an extendable one-week humanitarian truce starting at four in the morning of the first of…

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) has held a second session in Tripoli in order to vote for the election of an Interim Speaker. The session on Sunday was attended by 42 members and saw the election of Sadiq Al-Kehili as the…

The member of the High Council of State (HCS) Abdelrahman Al-Shater said things in Libya could go back to square one after the "failed coup on legitimacy that is being led by Khalifa Haftar."Al-Shater told Libyan Express on Saturday…

Open-source monitoring of air traffic has shown an increase in flights by surveillance aircraft operating by NATO members over the central Mediterranean, specifically Libya, in ladt April, IHS Jane's website has reported. According…

The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned what it described as "terrorist attack" on the military zone in Sabha, southern Libya, saying Khalifa Haftar is to blame for the return of terrorists to…

An armed attack has targeted a military camp of Khalifa Haftar's main command in Sabha military district, sources reported on Saturday. The sources added that about 9 fighters from Haftar's forces were killed in the surprise attack…

Two Libyan journalists from Libya Al-Ahrar TV Channel, which operates from Istanbul, were abducted on Thursday by Al-Kanyat or 9th Brigade of Tarhouna, which is fighting for Khalifa Haftar's forces in southern Tripoli, said a statement by…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian dismissed Thursday accusations by the Tripoli-based government that Paris was supporting Khalifa Haftar in his current offensive.France’s interest was to fight terrorism, he said.“This…

 The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj met in Tripoli with the UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame on Thursday and discussed the ongoing security challenges in the capital.  The media office of Al-Sirraj said the latter told…

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) has held a formal session in Tripoli with over 40 members present. The session on Thursday started by condemning the offensive on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar's forces and calling for an immediate…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman, Mustafa Sanallah, warned Wednesday that “terrorist organizations” could infiltrate the country’s oil fields, Al Hurra TV cited him as saying on its Twitter feed.Sanallah's remarks…

The US newspaper, The Hill, said on Wednesday that "renegade general Khalifa Haftar" is no longer part of the solution in Libya. "The United States and the international community used to view Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA)…

WHO said it is deploying medical specialists to hospitals to help them cope with the mounting casualties due the ongoing fighting in Tripoli.Since April 04, Libya's capital Tripoli has been under attack by forces loyal to Khalifa…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and recent developments in Libya and Syria, Turkish media reported. Erdogan and Putin…

BBC has aired an investigation finding evidence of alleged war crimes in Libya being widely shared on Facebook and YouTube.The BBC showed in an episode on Tuesday images and videos on social media of the bodies of fighters and civilians…

Tunisia and Italy have called for a ceasefire in Libya amid recent clashes in south of Tripoli.Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, in a joint news conference in Tunis, stressed his government’s “clear” stance on the necessity of a…

The US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham  made a statement following a phone call with the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sirraj.“I had a constructive phone call with the Prime Minister of…

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has made a phone call with the Head of the Presidential Council (PC) Fayez Al-Sirraj to discuss the latlatedevelopments in Libya, a source from the PC told Libyan Express. The source, who preferred…

The Interior Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Bashagha visited Turkey on Monday and met with the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss bilateral relations and the current war on Tripoli led by "warlord…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame said Monday that most Libyans see Khalifa Haftar as the new Gaddafi and that is why they reject his attempts at military rule.Salame added in an interview with France Inter Radio that Haftar is…