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Libya coastguards rescue 80 illegal immigrants

Libyan coast guards rescued 80 undocumented migrants, including 28 women and 11 children, on Friday off the coast of northwestern Libya, the coastguards said. According to a statement issued by the Libyan coast guard, the migrants were…

Libya’s NOC to withhold Total-Marathon oil deal

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) will withhold Total’s share of crude from the Waha concession as a dispute drags on over the French oil major’s purchase of Marathon’s stake in the concession two months ago, Libyan oil and…

US wants Libya-model denuclearization deal with North Korea

With a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as close as three weeks away, assessing the most apt strategy for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is expected to be a key task lying ahead for…

Mogherini: Libya’s crisis is on the way for solution

The European Union’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, on Monday said the situation in Libya is improving, citing recent calls for elections and an increase in migrants voluntarily returning to their home countries.…

Family: Wissam Bin Hamid was killed in Benghazi fighting

The family of Wissam Bin Hamid has announced he was killed by the self-styled army airstrikes in Benghazi.Local media in Libya aired Monday afternoon a presser for the family of Bin Hamid, in which they said their son was killed…

Armed groups’ clashes rock Libya capital at dawn

Fierce clashes erupted Monday dawn in downtown Tripoli, Libya’s capital, between two armed groups under the umbrella of the Presidential Council’s Interior Ministry.The brigade of Al-Nawasi and The Abu Salim Central Security Brigade…

UNSMIL welcomes Zintan-Misurata reconciliation

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes all reconciliation initiatives between communities in Libya, aiming at restoring safety and stability to the daily lives of Libyans.In this context the mission welcomes…

US, Libya sign security cooperation accord

U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Libya, Stephanie Williams, and Libyan Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary of Political Affairs, Lutfi Almughrabi, on Friday signed documents on security cooperation, according to the Libyan Foreign Ministry.…