Libya

Turkey on Saturday voiced concern over the violent clashes between rival militias in Libyan capital Tripoli that began earlier this week. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said: “We are concerned about the clashes that caused…

A state of emergency has been declared in Tripoli by Libya’s UN-backed Presidential Council as fighting among rival factions intensifies around the capital.According to the Health Ministry in Tripoli, fighting has caused 39 deaths…

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Sunday Malta is “very closely” monitoring the constantly developing conflict in Libya.“There has been major conflict in Libya, with an air strike having taken place in Tripoli. We are very carefully…

The Secretary-General condemns the continued escalation of violence in and around Libya’s capital and, in particular, the use by armed groups of indiscriminate shelling leading to the death and injury of civilians, including children.…

The military commander of the Libyan central military zone Mohammed Al-Haddad, who was appointed by the Presidential Council's Head Fayez Al-Sirraj, was kidnapped on Saturday after departing a meeting in Misurata city. Sources say…

Ceasefire in Libyan capital Tripoli has collapsed after holding for over 48 hours.Reports from Tripoli said that warring parties in the capital resumed clashes with several rockets reported falling on civilian neighborhoods like…

The governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the continued escalation of violence in and around Tripoli that has caused many casualties and continues to endanger the lives of innocent…

Clashes in Libya's capital of Tripoli have caused a 48-hour closure of Mitiga International airport, the city's only operational airport.A spokesman for the state airline Libyan Airlines said authorities closed the airport on Friday…

 The Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) has gained massive profits amid the crises and financial as well as economic unrest in Libya over the last few years, a report by the LFB says. The report that was presented…

Hundreds of migrants have been relocated in Libya’s capital from government-run detention centers after getting trapped by clashes between rival groups, the United Nations and aid sources said on Thursday.The migrants have been…

Armed clashes between militias - some under the control of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya - vying for power and political gains have been raging on since Monday in Tripoli's southern districts  and after a quick…

Fresh fighting erupted in the Libyan capital on Wednesday after the collapse of a truce, a witness and military source said, after the UN called for calm.A military officer with forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National…

A US airstrike killed a suspected ISIS militant in Libya on Tuesday, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.AFRICOM said in a statement that the airstrike on the northwestern town of Bani Walid was carried out in coordination with the…

Libyan Interior Minister Abdulsalam Ashour said Monday that a cease-fire agreement has been reached in the capital Tripoli, following deadly clashes between government forces and militias.Ashour told a local TV channel that the…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it was following the clashes in and around Tripoli with grave concern and calls on all parties to immediately cease all military action.UNSMIL added in a statement on Monday…

The House of Representatives in Tobruk in eastern Libya failed to reach full quorum for Monday session and only 25 members attended, thus making it very difficult for the passing of the constitution referendum law. The spokesman for…

The Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord (GNA) responded to the clashes of its own armed groups in southern Tripoli by condemning the eruption of violence. The PC warned in a statement Monday that "these gangs…

Clashes in southern Tripoli areas like Khalit Al-Furjan, Salahuddin, Wadi Al-Rabee and Qasar Benghashir have started between brigades securing those areas and others under the seventh brigade that is based in Tarhouna and moved in…

ISIS claimed responsibility Saturday for a deadly attack on Thursday on a checkpoint in western Libya, as Libyan authorities announced the arrest of three suspected perpetrators.“Soldiers of the caliphate assaulted the ‘Wadi Kaam’…

The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday it was gravely concerned about a deterioration in conditions for migrants held in Libyan detention centers that had led to riots and hunger strikes.An estimated 8,000 migrants are currently…