Libya

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…

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.…

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…

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…

A spokesman for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Sunday that Egypt and France believe that Libya should move toward holding elections this year since there has been “relative progress” in the situation in the country.In a…

A military plane crashed while taking off from Sharara oilfield in Libya leaving three killed including pilot.National Oil Cooperation said on its website following the tragic crash that the plane was a cargo c-130…

The Arab League will host on Monday a meeting of the International Quartet Committee on Libya as part of efforts to back up political conciliation for the troubled nation.The meeting, to be hosted by the Arab League Secretary General…

Oil production at Sirte Oil Co, a subsidiary of Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corp (NOC), now stands at 61,000 barrels per day (bpd), a senior official said on Saturday.Mohamed Aoud told Reuters that Sirte hoped to raise…

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…

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.…

 Libyan warlord of the self-styled army in eastern region, Khalifa Haftar, arrived in Benina airport in Benghazi coming from Cairo, Egypt.Haftar arrived this evening after finishing treatment in Paris, Libya Al-Hadath TV showed in a…

Libyan writer Abdelrazzak Al-Dahesh published an article telling the Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, that the Libyan Foreign Bank money ($200 million) frozen by Tunisia is being used illicitly to boost Tunisia's economy."The…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) held discussions with BP and Eni about resuming exploration activity in the country, a statement on its website said on Thursday. “Both BP and Eni expressed their desire to…

A delegation from Zintan city arrived this afternoon in Misurata city in order to carry out talks aimed at settling down the conflict between the cities that started in mid-2014. The delegation of Zintan…

The military prosecutor of Libya's UN-backed unity government, Maj. Masoud Erhouma, has reportedly fled his captors after more than one month in captivity, according to local media. Local media quoted Erhouma’s family as saying that the…

Libyan and Italian navies discussed increasing cooperation on training and combating illegal immigration, the Libyan navy's press service said Wednesday.Navy commanders Salem Erhuma of Libya and Valter Girardelli of Italy held the…

Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, will return to Benghazi on Thursday, a spokesman for his forces said on Wednesday, after he received medical treatment in Paris.Haftar had been in Paris for about two…

French Total said on Wednesday it had informed Libya’s authorities of plans to acquire Marathon Oil’s stake in the Waha field for $4.5 billion even though it believed it did not require their consent.“The deal with Marathon has…

"Bettina Muscheidt, head of the EU Delegation to Libya, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director to Libya, Sultan Hajiyev, signed an agreement at the UNDP Libya office in Tunis, through which the EU…