Libyan interior minister escapes shooting attack on motorcade in Tripoli
Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a "well-planned" assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli,...
Closed highway and dangerous desert detour underline challenges to Libyan peace
Libyans watching a peace process nearing a critical phase this week in Switzerland need only try driving from one side of their country to the...
U.N. chief to foreign forces: ‘Leave the Libyans alone’
The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Libya, with Guterres demanding...
Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, U.N. says
A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing a new transitional government to oversee the run-up to elections in...
US charges Libyan ‘bombmaker’ over 1988 Lockerbie aircraft attack that killed 259 people
The US Justice Department has announced charges against a Libyan former intelligence agent who allegedly built the bomb that exploded aboard Pan Am Flight 103...
U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270
The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland,...
Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship
The GNA and LNA signed a ceasefire deal in October and the United Nations has been pushing a political dialog aimed at elections next year...
Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship
Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said on...
Libya’s Tripoli government says it holds U.N.-sanctioned alleged people smuggler
Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) has detained Abdalrahman al-Milad, a coastguard commander sanctioned by the United Nations for alleged human trafficking and...
Down but not out, Haftar still looms over Libya peace process
His assault on Libya’s capital has collapsed. Foreign powers have tried to sideline him. But military commander Khalifa Haftar still sits astride oil terminals, with...
Ex-president Sarkozy to learn fate in cash-from-Libya case
Sarkozy is charged with illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN AFP A Paris appeals court will rule Thursday on a legal...
Libyan unity government chief says ready to step down
Libyan leader Fayez al-Sarraj has said he plans to step down Adem ALTAN AFP The head of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord said Wednesday...
Turkey, Russia nearing deal on Libya ceasefire, political process
Earlier on Wednesday night, Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj announced his intention to step down by the end of October in a speech...
Warlord Haftar agrees to lift blockade on Libya’s oil, US announces
A view shows Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Company in Ras Lanuf, Libya Aug. 18, 2020. (Reuters Photo) The U.S. has announced that Khalifa Haftar,...
Protesters set government building on fire in eastern Libya
Protesters set fire to the government’s headquarters in the Libyan city of Benghazi, as rare demonstrations over living conditions and corruption continued in the east...
Already facing war, medics in Libya now worry over rising COVID-19 cases
Hamza Abdulrahman Jelwal, a supervising nurse wearing a protective suit, and his teammates care for a patient infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a...
Turkey sentences five journalists for naming intelligence agents in Libya
A Turkish court gave jail sentences on Wednesday to five journalists for revealing identities of two security agents who died in Libya where Ankara is...
Libyan interior minister restored to post after talks
FILE PHOTO: Libya's interior minister Fathi Bashagha attends an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia March 1, 2020. Picture taken March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi...
US report accuses Turkey of sending extremists, looters to Libya
According to the arms embargo on Libya it is prohibited to export, sell, supply or transfer military goods and technology to the country. The UN...
Pompeo discusses Libyan conflict, Iran with UAE counterpart
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the Libyan conflict and countering Iranian regional influence with his Emirati counterpart during a brief visit to the...
Libya ceasefire first step on ‘arduous’ path to peace
Libya's rival administrations have announced a ceasefire but analysts warn it is only the start of a long path to peace Mahmud TURKIA AFP A...
Turkish, Qatari and German ministers visit Libya amid ceasefire efforts
Turkey and Qatar’s defence ministers and Germany’s foreign minister visited the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday amid efforts to secure a ceasefire in the divided...
Putin, Erdogan discuss conflicts in Libya, Syria in phone call
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands during their meeting on sideline of the Libya summit in Berlin,...
Italy defence ministry seeks closer ties with Libya
Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini (pictured March 2020) met in Tripoli with Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya's Government of National Accord Damir SENCAR AFP/File...
Trump security adviser warns against foreign military involvement in Libya
The United States on Tuesday condemned all foreign military involvement in Libya, including the use of mercenaries and private military contractors, and said Libyans themselves...
Russia moves to secure its investment in Libya
Mercenaries with ties to Kremlin seize oil fields, complicating a wide variety of conflicts. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend the...
Gloomy mood in war-torn Libya on eve of Eid al-Adha
Libyans at a livestock market in Tajoura, east of the capital Tripoli, ahead of the Eid Al-Adha annual festival Mahmud TURKIA AFP Worn down by...
Three migrants shot dead in Libya after failed crossing to Europe
Libyan authorities shot dead three Sudanese migrants trying to flee detention late on Monday, as they disembarked from a failed attempt to cross the Mediterranean...
U.S. says Russia sent more equipment to Libyan front lines
Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya, including the flashpoint city of Sirte, in breach of an arms embargo,...
Egypt says Sisi and Trump agree on need to maintain Libya ceasefire
FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File...
Egypt’s parliament approves possible intervention in Libya
Egypt's parliament voted on July 20, 2020 in favour of a deployment of troops to fight "threats" on a "western front". referring to Libya...
France, Germany, Italy threaten sanctions over arms for Libya
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to use sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United...
Libyan GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms
A member of the troops loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government rides a military vehicle as he prepares before heading to Sirte, on the outskirts...
U.S. senior diplomat complains Europe not doing enough in Libya
Europe can do more in Libya by designating Russian military contractor Wagner Group and calling out Moscow and other countries such as the United Arab...
Sisi says Egypt won’t stand idle in Libya if security is threatened
Egypt will not stand idle in the face of any direct threat to Egyptian and Libyan security, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday, after lawmakers...
Erdogan, Trump agree to work ‘more closely’ on Libya: presidency
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L, pictured November 2019) and US President Donald Trump have agreed to "cooperate more closely, as allies... to promote lasting...
Eastern-based Libyan parliament asks Egypt to intervene in war
Libya’s eastern-based parliament has called for Egypt to directly intervene in the country’s civil war to counter Turkish support for the internationally recognised Government of...
Erdogan, Trump agree to work more closely in Libya to ensure stability: Turkish presidency
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump reaches to Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan during a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., November...
Libya small businesses struggle to rebuild after waves of unrest
Small businesses have taken a heavy blow in Libya after the country plunged into chaos and violence following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled and...
Libya’s LNA says blockade on oil will continue
Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) said on Saturday it would maintain a blockade on oil production and exports that the National Oil Corp (NOC)...
UN discuss political solution to Libyan crisis
Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame, durring a meeting in Tunis, Tunisia, March 30,2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir...
U.N. chief says foreign meddling in Libya conflict at ‘unprecedented levels’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the conflict in Libya has entered a new phase with “unprecedented levels†of...
Russia working on immediate Libya ceasefire with Turkey – Interfax
Russia and Turkey are working on an immediate ceasefire agreement for the conflict in Libya, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on...
Colombia coronavirus lockdown extended until Aug. 1
FILE PHOTO: Colombia's President Ivan Duque speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia June 26,...
Turkey, Italy agree Libya needs political solution – Turkish defence ministry
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi?Akar and his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini, wearing protective face masks, pose before their?meeting?in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2020. Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout...
Jets hit Libya’s al-Watiya airbase where Turkey may build base, sources say
Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libya’s internationally recognised government from eastern forces with help from Turkey, a military source...
Turkish business group plans Libya trip to set post-war plan, sources say
A Turkish business delegation is set to visit Libya within two weeks to assess how Turkey’s companies and banks can help rebuild the war-torn country...
Turkish company prepping offer to supply Libya power
Turkish power-ship operator Karadeniz Holding is preparing a bid to supply up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity to conflict-hit Libya and will submit it soon,...
Egypt is prepared to go to war in Libya
Egypt is hellbent on ensuring any remnants of the Arab Spring come nowhere near their borders. LIBYAN MILITARY commander Khalifa Haftar (left) walks with Egyptian...
Russia’s Putin, France’s Macron call for Libya ceasefire: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called on Friday for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to dialogue, the Kremlin said...