Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya expressed its strong condemnation of the violence, intimidation and obstruction to the work of Libya’s sovereign institutions by militiamen."Members of brigades nominally acting under the…

Italy's far-right interior minister threatened Sunday to send "back to Libya" nearly 180 people stranded for three days on an Italian coastguard ship if the EU did not step in to resolve another migrant row with Malta.The 177 people…

The Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) said it had been bewildered to see a leaked Audit Bureau report draft prior to being discussed with the concerned departments at the LFB.“The leak comes despite the fact that the LFB has previously…

Sources from Toukra Journal - a Libyan newspaper - said Saturday that the commander of the self-styled army Khalifa Haftar is expected to order the release of the detained Libyan Deputy Interior Minister Faraj Egayem on Sunday. The…

If Europe wants to halt migrant boat arrivals on its shores from Africa it must end the state of chaos in Libya, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou told Reuters Thursday, warning that the stability of neighboring countries was at…

The UK Home Secretary has admitted that securing compensation for victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism will be "extremely difficult," reported Belfast Telegraph. Sajid Javid was responding to a letter sent on behalf of Ihsan…

The Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) has issued a statement denouncing the decision taken by the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Al-Sediq Al-Kabeer to dismiss the General Director of the LFB and the board of directors as well as to…

Libya’s crude oil production has exceeded 1 million bpd for the first time since June, when port blockades and a kidnapping caused production outages that within a month brought production to as little as 670,000 bpd.S&P Global…

Rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region are strengthening their foothold in Libya, building up their military strength in a bid to return to Sudan and fight on, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The report by a…

Libyan Tripoli appeals court on Wednesday sentenced to death by firing squad 45 militiamen for killing demonstrators in Tripoli during the 2011 uprising against dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the justice ministry said.Dozens of…

Libya’s giant Sharara oilfield is producing 260,000 barrels per day (bpd) after the restart of a control station that had been closed due to the kidnapping of two workers, an engineer at the field said on Wednesday.Station 186 was…

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) has suspended today the voting session on the constitution referendum law till after End Al-Adha holiday.  In the meantime, two people were injured, including the HoR member Saleh Al-Hashim, on…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about the forced eviction by militias of 1,900 internally displaced persons from Triq Al Matar settlement in Tripoli, Libya. Triq Al Matar was the largest IDP settlement in Tripoli, hosting 370…

Two French groups operating the rescue ship Aquarius said on Saturday it was back in Libyan coastal waters for the first time since triggering a diplomatic row over migration in June. The Aquarius picked up 141 people on Friday in two…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, received Monday the credentials of three new European ambassadors to Libya.The ambassadors of Finland, Germany, and Georgia presented their credentials at the Tripoli…

The Libyan Brega oil and gas marketing company has closed the office of fuel and gas control committee headed by Milad Al-Hijirsi.The company announced on Sunday that it had fired Al-Hijirsi and ordered the redirection of the…

Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 60 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the Mediterranean coast.Spokesman Ayoub Qassim says the migrants, including 19 women and four children, were rescued after their…

International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday revealed that 154 illegal immigrants have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya to their homeland Ivory Coast.The IOM said in a statement that it will ensure the needs of…

The Libyan border crossing of Wazin-Dahiba with Tunisia has been reopened after over five days of closure, reported the director of the border security on the Libyan side.The border was reopened after an agreement was made between…

UN experts say "predatory behavior" by armed groups in Libya is posing a direct threat to forming a national government and ending lawlessness that has fueled Islamic militancy, human trafficking and instability in the wider region.…