Libya

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…

In a meeting over the phone earlier this week, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Heiko Maas discussed issues regarding the unrest in the middle east.During the meeting, both parties stressed the…

According to data released by Numbeo Crime Index, Libya ranks as the world's 20th most dangerous and insecure nations, receiving a high rating of 62.00.The country's capital ranked 50th in the index's ranking for cities worldwide with a…

John Sullivan, the United States ambassador to Libya confirmed that his country is fully committed to working with their Russian counterparts to ensure that Libya comes out of its state fragmentation and reaches a peaceful and democratic…

According to British Newspaper the Times, the United States of America in a covert mission smuggled a Russian made air defence system out of Libya to a US army base in Germany.According to the report, the system was flown intact and was…

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, newly appointed UN envoy to Libya Jan Kubis will visit Moscow in his first official visits after he takes up office in early February.No dates for the visit have been…

Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir confirmed that Egypt plants to extend its railway network by 15,000 kilometres to reach the city of Benghazi, Libya by 2024.“We are planning to construct the Marsa Matrouh railway – the port of…

The Government of National Accord's Foreign Minister Mohammed Siala met with Iranian ambassador to Libya Mohamed Reza Shibani to address pressing issues and joint cooperation between their respective governments.Shibani expressed his…

Due to a delay in membership payment fees, Libya will no longer have any voting rights in the United Nations General Assembly.The United Nations announced this week that a total of seven countries have lost their rights to vote in the…

An ammunition storage facility exploded in Tripoli last night, killing three people and wounding another five at the Naval Acadamy, in the town of Janzur.Among the deceased are two senior GNA military commanders, brigadier General Ahmed…

After an inspection by Greece and the European Union of a Russian cargo ship off the Libyan coast, Russia criticized the nature of the actions of operation IRNI and the reasons behind the inspection.The inspection took place on the…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as Special Envoy on Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).Guterres expressed his gratitude and…

Speaker of Tobruk based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh outright rejected reports in the media that he had sent an envoy to Turkey.In an interview with Al Arabiya TV, Saleh stated that the Parliament does not receive orders from…

The Defence Minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), Salah al-Din al-Namroush met with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to address ways of expanding military cooperation between their respective governments.During the…

The Libyan Studies Centre has been given three days to vacate the premises and hand over its headquarters by the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE) as it has been classified as a human heritage institution…

Head of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Serraj arrived in Ankara following a surprise visit to Rome where he met with Italian officials to discuss ongoing developments in Libya.The Libyan Primer flew to Ankara just days…

Assuming the presidency of the 68th session of the UN Security Council yesterday, Tunisia called for a UN peacekeeping force to maintain the fragile ceasefire in Libya.Tunisian Ambassador to the UN, Tarek Ladeb told the Security Council…

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya has reported that more than a 160 migrants attempting to flee the country were intercepted and returned to Libya.In a tweet, the IOM emphasised that Libya must provide safe…

The European Union has granted more than 3.3 million euros to e World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to support Libya in an 18-month long project to combat tuberculosis (TB) in the country.…