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Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has reportedly been hospitalized in France after suffering a stroke, according to French media reports Wednesday.Le Monde citing its sources reported that Haftar was first hospitalized in the…

The commander of the self-proclaimed army in eastern Libya has been lodged at the Paris military hospital, Val De Grace, for treatment of a very serious cerebral bleed, reported Hugeux Vincent, who works for L'News newspaper. …

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday it had signed a deal with French building and engineering group Artelia to manage the development of its offices in the eastern city of Benghazi.NOC did not say when the…

A top aide to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi said Monday he fears arrest if he returns to Libya over what he may know about corruption allegations against France’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gadhafi’s alleged financial…

France's embassy in Libya said Monday that it welcomes the continuation of Cairo talks aiming to unify the Libyan military institution. The embassy wrote on its Facebook page that the Cairo talks held between the Libyan factions…

Pressure has been exerted by the French and UAE ambassadors on the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade to free businessman Jumua Al-Usta after he was detained last Monday for being a part of a plot to destabilize Tripoli.…

 Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy told magistrates that accusations of illicit Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign were a web of lies that had made his life “hell” and lost him a re-election bid in…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody on Tuesday for questioning over suspected Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign, a source close to the inquiry told AFP.Sarkozy, 63, had until now…

French energy company Total (TOTF.PA) substantially raised its presence in Libya with the purchase of a 16.33 percent stake in Libya’s Waha concessions from U.S. Marathon Oil (MRO.N) for $450 million on Friday, Reuters…

UK police have detained a French businessman as part of a long-running investigation into suspected Libyan financing of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign, officials said yesterday.Alexandre Djouhri, the subject…

The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has told the Libyan rival factions in Tripoli and Benghazi that there was no alternative to UN talks to stabilise the country and prepare for elections in 2018.Reuters reported Le…

The French Ambassador to Libya,  Brigitte Curmi, and Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) and of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Libya,  Maria Ribeiro, signed the agreement for France’s…

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that African migrants trapped in Libya must be evacuated.Before his appearance at the EU-Africa summit, Macron told Burkina Faso students that migrant trafficking was a crime against…

The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, confirmed Wednesday that his country called on the United Nations Security Council to review the reports about mistreatment of immigrants in Libya. Le Drian added…

France's Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian arrived in Libya on Monday to meet rival political leaders and offer support for a deal aimed at stabilising the strife-torn Libya.In Tripoli, Le Drian met The Head of the Presidential…

A woman has been killed after a van struck a bus shelter in the southern French city of Marseille, police say.The driver has been arrested. His vehicle had struck another bus shelter in a different district of the city earlier in…

France says it plans to set up "hotspots" in Libya to process asylum seekers, in a bid to stem the flow of migrants to Europe. BBC reported.President Emmanuel Macron said the move would stop people not eligible for asylum from…

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Libya's Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sirraj hailed a landmark deal struck Tuesday with rival military leader General Khalifa Haftar, but warned the divided country faces tough challenges before…

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Al-Serraj will hold talks near Paris on Tuesday, July 25, with Khalifa Haftar, the military commander of Operation Dignity based in the country's east, the French presidency said.French President…