Libya

 Libya's UN-backed government on Friday denied reports that an agreement to unify the army will soon be reached during the ongoing talks in Cairo."The Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord denies media reports…

Amidst an increasingly volatile security situation in Tripoli, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency successfully evacuated 135 people out of Libya to Niger on Tuesday night.Many of the evacuated had been held in detention centres for several…

Saudi intelligence officer and former diplomat Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb played a "pivotal role" in the apparent assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a source familiar with the Turkish investigation has told CNN.…

Russia acts in strict accordance with the UN Security Council's decisions on Libya and does not interfere in the situation in this country, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said Wednesday.…

Any attempt by the British government to use frozen Libyan assets in England to compensate IRA victims of weapons and explosives smuggled into Northern Ireland from Libya would be in breach of United Nations resolutions, a senior Libyan…

Odion Ighalo scored twice - including an 81st-minute winner - as Nigeria overcame Libya's comeback to win 3-2 in North Africa and move into pole position in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group.The Super Eagles took an early…

Eastern Libyan authorities have resumed an investigation into the unexplained killing of a rebel commander in the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, a case that could reopen old wounds.The killing of Abdel Fattah Younes by…

South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected recent requests from 26 nationals seeking exceptions from a travel ban for Libya, citing unstable security situations in the country.The decision on the requests and other passport…

The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead to his abduction from Turkey, according to two…

Sources close to the commander of the self-styled army in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, told Egypt-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Sunday that the forces in east Libya are ready to secure any electoral process in regions under…

British Petroleum and its Italian partner Eni are expected to start exploratory drilling in Libya early in the first quarter of 2019, according to the chairman of the country's National Oil Company Mustafa Sanallah."The first well…

The High Council of State (HCS) has agreed to reshuffle the Presidential Council (PC) into one Head and two deputies from the three regions in Libya.The agreement came in a session for the HCS on Monday, when the members unanimously…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) warned on Sunday that it would suspend operations at Al-Zawiya refinery unless security improved after two recent attacks.The refinery west of the capital Tripoli supplies western and southern…

Emergency workers on Sunday uncovered another 35 bodies at a mass grave near Libya’s Sirte, authorities said, taking to 110 the total number of remains retrieved from the site.The municipal council in the former jihadist stronghold…

The UN  delegate to Libya Ghassan Salame has confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in Cairo that the institutions’ legitimacy problem still exists in Libya and this issue can only be resolved through general elections.…

Driven by personal ends and for their own benefits, employees at Libya's banks are now delaying the implementation of the economic reforms approved over a month ago by the Central Bank of Libya and the Presidential Council, a Libyan…

Nigeria beat Libya 4-0 with Odion Ighalo grabbing a hat-trick as the Super Eagles got their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign firmly back on track in Uyo on Saturday.Nigeria are now second in Group E with six points…

Italy's  Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced Friday that the Libyan authorities have authorized the release of two Italian fishing boats seized in waters near the North African country earlier this week."I have just had…

France has provided 650,000 euros (752,000 U.S. dollars) to assist Libya's municipal elections through the UN electoral support project, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced on Friday.French Ambassador to Libya…

The Libyan coastguard in eastern Libya, which is under Khalifa Haftar's command, fired shots at Italian fishing boats before seizing the vessels and detaining their crew, Italian media said on Wednesday.The boats, both…