Libya

Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Perrone, on Saturday denied that Italy is planning to establish a military base in southern Libya."Rumors of Italy establishing a military base in Libya's South are simply fake news," Perrone…

Libyan businessman Husni Bey told Libyan News on Saturday that "The LNA’s decision to transfer authority of the Ras Lanuf and Es Sider ports to the eastern parallel National Oil Corporation (NOC) is a serious tactical mistake which…

The bodies of three babies have been recovered after a boat carrying around 120 migrants capsized off Libya.The country's coastguard says about 100 of them are missing at sea and feared dead.Another 16 people who had been on…

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced concern at developments in Libya’s oil crescent on Wednesday, calling for de-escalation and the return of oil resources to recognized authorities, his spokesman said in a statement.…

A Libyan national, Ahmed Abu Khattala, convicted in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans was sentenced to 22 years in prison Wednesday by a federal judge in Washington.…

The United States, France, Britain and Italy on Wednesday called on armed factions in Libya to cease fighting and withdraw immediately from oil installations at Es Sider and Ras Lanuf.In a joint statement, the countries said Libya's…

Libya's coast guard says it has intercepted 200 African migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.Spokesman Ayoub Qassim said late Tuesday a wooden boat was stopped off the eastern coast of the capital, Tripoli.Libya's coast guard has…

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord warned on Tuesday that any new attempt by a rival administration in the east to export oil independently will be stopped after Khalifa Haftar handed the ports to a parallel oil body in…

Khalifa Haftar announced Monday the handover of oil installations under the control of his self-styled army to an administration that rivals Libya’s UN-backed government, after retaking them from militias.The strongman’s…

Khalifa Haftar announced Monday the handover of oil installations under the control of his self-styled army to an administration that rivals Libya's UN-backed government, after retaking them from militias.The strongman's…

Italian right-wing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he is to put a Libyan proposal on tackling the migration issue before European leaders at a summit on Thursday.“We will convey to the European leaders that Libya is…

The deputy head of Libya's  Presidential Council Ahmed Mitig demanded on Sunday Spain hand over smuggled Libyan antiquities recently seized by Madrid.Mitig made his remarks during a meeting with Spanish Ambassador to Libya Francisco…

Libya's coastguard has rescued nearly 1,000 migrants who were on boats in distress in the Mediterranean on their way to Europe, the navy said on Monday.Three separate operations took place on Sunday with the coastguard…

As Italy's new populist government cracked down on foreign NGO boats operating in the Mediterranean Saturday the Italian coastguard has followed suit telling boats in Libyan waters to "turn to" Libya when in distress.According to…

Three Turkish engineers kidnapped last year in the southern Libyan town of Ubari have been released, the U.N.-backed Libyan government said.In November, an unknown armed group kidnapped four engineers, three from Turkey and one from…

Slovak MEP and chairman of the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) Branislav Skripek made waves at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Thursday by revealing how the leftist…

Libya’s oil production has dropped to between 600,000 and 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) from more than one million following clashes at its Ras Lanuf and Sidra oil terminals, a Libyan oil source said on Wednesday.The National Oil…

The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah confirmed on Friday that Khalifa Haftar’s so-called "Libyan National Army (LNA)" had regained control of the key oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Sidra, saying he hoped…

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi boarded a chartered flight Tuesday bound for Niger with 122 refugees, mostly women and children, on board.The refugees, who had been held in detention in the Libyan capital, were…