Libya

The chairman of Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said Thursday that the referendum on a new constitution will be held before the end of next February. The announcement by HNEC's chairman Emad Al-Sayeh signals a small…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Friday that operations at four oil terminals in the country had been temporarily halted due to bad weather conditions. “Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Zawiya and Es Sider terminals have all been…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in coordination with Libyan authorities, evacuated 133 refugees from Libya to Niger today after hosting them at a Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in Tripoli which opened on Tuesday.Most evacuees,…

 A U.S. airstrike in Libya has killed 11 al-Qaida terrorists, AFRICOM said Friday.U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) indicated that the strike Thursday near Al-Uwaynat also destroyed three vehicles of the group al-Qaida in the Islamic…

Libya is set to launch a campaign overseen by the World Health Organisation to vaccinate more than 2.7 million children after months of shortages, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The "national immunisation campaign",…

Libya’s oil exports to China this year, totalling $3.5 billion so far, are already more than double last year’s, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Thursday.NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanallah said during a meeting with…

Several eastern Libyan oil ports including Es Sider and Ras Lanuf have closed due to bad weather, a port engineer said on Wednesday.A tanker had been trying to dock at the Es Sider terminal, but was unable to load, the engineer…

The commander of Al-Sumood Brigade, Salah Badi, has likened himself to one of the founding fathers of the United Sates of America, in an interview with the Middle East Eye (MEE.)Badi, who is a member of the General National Congress…

UNHCR said on Monday that as of 3 December 2018, a total of 57,398 asylum seekers and refugees have been registered in Libya.The UNHCR added that a total of 3,616 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be…

The Libyan Health Ministry's Center for Disease Control said on Monday that about 5000 HIV cases have been reported since the start of 2018.According to the director of the Center for Disease Control Badr Al-Deen Al-Najjar, some…

The Spanish government says is holding "intense diplomatic talks" to resolve the stranding of a Spanish fishing vessel for nearly one week after it took on board 12 migrants, including two children, north of the Libyan coast.The…

At least 15 migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast, an Egyptian survivor told Reuters on Tuesday."We were 25 migrants on a boat ... We set off from (the western Libyan town of) Sabratah and we were at sea for 12 days…

Libya Oil Kenya Limited unveiled a new visual identity Wednesday, under the brand OLA Energy, the new brand for its extensive network of retail outlets and petroleum products, Capital Business reported. “This new brand captures the…

The Libyan professor of International Law and Human Rights, Dr. Ramadan Benzeer, has recently commented on the issue of the release of Libyan frozen assets in Belgium. "The Belgian Minister of Finance…

The House of Representatives (HoR), based in eastern Libyan city of Tobruk, has passed a legislation to amend the constitutional declaration to divide Libya into three electoral areas - east, west, and south. The HoR also agreed on…

Algeria’s state oil and gas company has pulled out of Libya citing deteriorating security conditions.Sonatrach said it had first evacuated its personnel from Libya and then transported production equipment across the border.…

A boatload of bulls will leave Ireland bound for Libya in approximately two weeks, AgriLand has reported.The consignment of bulls – Friesians, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford and continentals – has been organised by Cork-based exporting…

UNHCR said on Monday that as of 26 November 2018, a total of 57,354 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya."A total of 3,572 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in one…

Libya has reached an agreement with Jordan to pay the debts to Jordanian hospitals for treating injured Libyans, a statement from Jordan's Private Hospitals Association said Sunday.The Libyan authorities agreed to reimburse the…