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The first round of political talks through the Libya peace process started Wednesday in Geneva, despite the parliament of Libya’s UN-recognized government saying Monday that it would not be participating in the negotiations for now."I…

The League of Arab States renewed on Tuesday its call for a permanent cessation of military operations in Libya.In a statement, the pan-Arab organization appreciated the progress made during the second round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint…

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Tuesday said that the suspension of oil exports because of the closure of oil fields and ports has caused a loss of more than 2 billion U.S. dollars so far."The NOC confirms that there has been…

Two Libyan families whose members were extrajudicially killed and tortured by the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who is waging a rebellion against the UN-recognized government Tripoli, took legal action against the warlord in U.S. courts…

Libya’s Government of National Accord has announced it is halting its participation in U.N. talks, citing repeated violations of the truce by Khalifa Haftar's forces and urging the international community to take firm actions against…

The eastern Libyan forces of Khalifa Haftar attacked the sea port of Libya's capital on Tuesday as they targeted as they claim a Turkish vessel bringing in arms, an eastern official said.Pro-Haftar officials did not provide details…

The threat posed by unexploded bombs is rising exponentially in wartorn Libya, experts have warned, with the use of banned cluster weapons a source of particular concern.The UN’s Mine Action Service (Unmas) said that even parts of the…

Khalifa Haftar's artillery shells hit the center of the Libyan capital that eastern military forces have been trying to capture in a near year-long war, killing a woman and injuring four others, a health ministry adviser said.Haftar's…

Six Libyan families sued Khalifa Haftar and the United Arab Emirates government in a federal U.S. court Monday for their alleged roles in committing war crimes in Libya.In a lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court of the District of…

UNSMIL said on Tuesday that 28 Libyan economic experts gathered in Cairo for the second round of talks of the Libyan Economic and Financial Track on Sunday and Monday, as part of  the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing - along…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed Monday that it was forced to shut down the Zawiya refinery on Saturday, February 8, 2020 as a result of a valve closure in the Hamada region, on the main pipeline between Sharara field and Zawiya…

Libya's rival parties are keen to maintain the truce in and around the capital city and expressed this attitude during the first round talks of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Geneva, said the United Nations Support Mission in…

The UN envoy in Libya said Thursday the country’s warring sides are working to turn a provisional ceasefire into a formal agreement as they emerged from four days of talks, a prospect that appears to face steep obstacles.Ghassan Salame,…

Indiscriminate shelling on Tuesday killed two persons and injured five others in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a local official said Wednesday.Media advisor to the Libyan Health Ministry, Ameen Hashimi, said indiscriminate shelling hit…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has said representatives of the country's rival factions attending talks in Geneva agree in principle to turning a fragile truce into a lasting ceasefire, as he denounced ongoing violations of an arms…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the international society Friday to intensify efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis.In a phone talk initiated by the German side, the two leaders discussed…

One man has been killed and other civilians injured in Khalifa Haftar's random shelling on Kareimiya neighborhood in southern Tripoli, Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation said on Facebook on Saturday.The spokesman for the Libyan Health Ministry…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Thursday it downed a drone in Tripoli.GNA forces said the drone was Russian-made and used for reconnaissance purposes, without giving further details.On Tuesday, the GNA…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Abu Dhabi is backing Khalifa Haftar and the Russian mercenaries fighting on his behalf in Libya, adding that the United Arab Emirates is bankrolling thousands of Russian fighters who support…

Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of ceasefire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for…