Libya

The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, said on Wednesday that it is not vital for Libya to vote this year, signaling doubts about a French-led push to hold elections on December 15 this year to stabilise and unify the country. …

The number of people drowning in the Central Mediterranean or being taken back to squalid detention centres in Libya has surged as a result of European policies aimed at closing the central Mediterranean route, Amnesty International…

The Global Peace Index 2108 has ranked Libya 157 out of 163 countries included in the new version that takes factors of crimes' rates, violence, civil wars and economic effects on the countries as the main criteria of  assessment. …

Libyan anti-illegal immigration department announced Tuesday the voluntary deportation of 145 illegal Sudanese immigrants from Libya.As part of the voluntary repatriation program of the International Organization for Migration…

The Italian parliament approved a plan last night to donate a further 12 patrol vessels to the Libyan coastguard to help push back migrants setting sail for Europe. They will join four Italian boats already given to Libya and will…

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, launched a media campaign of reconciliation and peace in Libya on Monday.According to the UNSMIL, Williams has launched a…

A legal wrangle over the nationality of the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi’s brother, Hashem, has caused delays to his extradition to Britain over the Manchester attack that killed 22 people, The Times said on Sunday.The Times added…

Rescue ship Aquarius, which has picked up almost 3,000 migrants from the Mediterranean this year, will carry out rescue missions without waiting for orders from coastguards and will not return people to Libya, its search and rescue head…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Thursday it held a joint working session to discuss securing the upcoming Libyan elections scheduled for the end of this year."UNSMIL facilitated a joint meeting in UN…

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has set the date for the new season of the Libyan Football League.LFF said Thursday that the 2018/2019 season will kick off on September 14 and fans will be allowed to attend matches, citing…

An unknown armed group kidnapped Saturday Abbas al-Qadi, the head of the General Authority of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, in Tripoli.   Al-Qadi was kidnapped at gunpoint from the Tripoli airport and taken to undisclosed location. No…

Libya repatriated Thursday night 166 illegal Nigerian immigrants from Tripoli via Mitiga Airport.The returnees included 72 females, three pregnant women, and 94 males, including 5 male infants.The return of the migrants was done…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he might send the navy’s most modern frigate to waters off Libya in a bid to “save” three Filipinos and a South Korean kidnapped last month from a water plant in the north African…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that an estimated number of 680,000 illegal immigrants were identified in Libya till May 2018."In May 2018, IOM Libya identified 679,897 migrants in Libya from 42…

South Korea  said Thursday it had deployed a warship to Libya in an apparent show of force to secure the release of a South Korean national kidnapped along with three Filipinos in the North African country.The 4,000-tonne vessel,…

 From 1 July to 31 July 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 8 civilian casualties –three deaths and five injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.The casualty toll is the lowest on…

Libya’s coast guard picked up 574 migrants from inflatable boats in three operations on Monday off the North African country’s coast, naval forces spokesman Ayoub Qassem told Reuters.He said the migrants included 388 men, 66 women and…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday he was organizing a conference to look for ways to stabilize Libya, a main departure point for migrants from North Africa trying to reach Europe.“In agreement with President…

The House of Representatives (HoR) in eastern Libyan city Tobruk decided to delay voting on the law for the constitution referendum two weeks, tasing the consultations commission to devise a new mechanism for voting that will be…