Libya

The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi will be extradited to the UK by the end of the year, according to the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj.  Al-Sirraj told the BBC that Libya was "fully co-operating" with…

The United States welcomes the conclusions announced by the Government of Italy following the November 12-13 conference on Libya in Palermo, which brought Libyan and international leaders together to advance our shared goal of helping…

Russia is ready to take part in the restoration of Libya’s economy and social sphere, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at Palermo conference on Libya that took place in Italy on November 12-13."The restoration of economy,…

A Belgian investigation is underway into the billions of euros missing from Belgian banks that belonged to the Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.This investigation comes following the accusations that Belgium authorities were paying out…

The UN envoy for Libya said Tuesday he was encouraged by support from Libyan factions and the international community for a national conference planned for early 2019 to chart a path to greater stability and elections in the lawless…

Some 95 migrants picked up by a cargo ship off the Libyan coast have refused to disembark in the western city of Misrata, officials from the United Nations and Libyan coast guard said on Monday.The Libyan coast guard, supported by…

The commander of the self-proclaimed army in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has arrived late today in Palermo to attend the Italy-brokered conference to stitch together a fragmented Libya.Haftar was received by the Italian Prime…

The UN delegate to Libya hopes another attempt to hold an election will take place by June 2019 after he scrapped a December  2018  plan, but said Libyans should first use a national conference in early 2019 to decide on the poll’s…

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte expects Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to join a two-day conference starting in Palermo on Monday to push forward a new U.N. plan to stabilise Libya, he was cited as saying by a newspaper.…

Turkey's vice president will be in Italy on Monday to attend an international conference on Libya, according to presidential sources. Fuat Oktay will attend Monday's dinner to be hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and talk…

A Russian newspaper says video released by the self-styled Libyan National Army shows a businessman allegedly linked to a private contractor that sent mercenaries to Syria at a meeting with the head of the Libyan army and top…

The Sudanese Minister of Defence Awad Ibn Ouf said arrangements are underway to establish joint border protection forces with Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia.Speaking to the parliament on Wednesday, Ibn Ouf said consultations have gone a…

A national conference will be held in Libya in the first weeks of 2019 to push for elections that could take place next year, the UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday.UN envoy Ghassan Salame said the conference will…

Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu met with the Libyan commander of the self-styled army Khalifa Haftar in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian media reported.Shoigu and Haftar discussed the Libyan crisis and the security situation in…

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will participate in the international conference on Libya in Palermo on November 12 and 13, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said.The announcement came in a statement following a meeting between…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that 124 illegal Somali immigrants were voluntarily repatriated from Libya’s capital Tripoli.The repatriation took place as clashes erupted near Tripoli’s Mitiga…

Diplomats and other sources told Reuters on Wednesday that the United Nations and Western powers have given up hope that Libya will hold elections in the immediate future, focusing on reconciliation first among rival factions locked in…

The Libyan Coast Guard picked up a total of 315 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday who were trying to reach Europe in three inflatable boats, a spokesman said.The migrants, who included 275 men, 32 women and eight children…

Maltese Customs seized 37 million counterfeit cigarettes from four containers that were heading to Libya in an operation spread over several weeks.The containers were stopped at the Freeport in Birżebbuġa and scanning equipment was…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday called for lifting the seven-year-long UN arms embargo on the "Libyan army." Al-Sisi issued his appeal at a gathering of foreign media figures held on the sidelines of the World Youth…