Italy

A boat carrying about 250 people, mainly from Eritrea and other sub-Saharan African and Arab countries, capsized last month off the coast near Al-Khoms, east of the capital Tripoli.Libyan coast guards and local fishermen rescued 134…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced his resignation. Conte's move preempted a confidence vote that had been expected to take place on Tuesday, 12 days after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini called for such a motion.…

Libya’s coastguard has released an Italian fishing vessel and its crew, Italy said Wednesday.The Italian government said in a statement that the trawler “Tramontana” was seized Tuesday in the Gulf of Sirte while engaging in fishing…

The Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Sayala attended Monday 5+5 Group meetings in Marseille, France, and discusses with the countries' foreign ministers the issues related to economy, development and other pertaining issues. On the…

Italy has been urged on Monday to reverse a decision to turn away a rescue vessel that picked up 53 migrants fleeing north Africa across the Mediterranean as concern grew over the fate of those onboard.Matteo Salvini, the Italian deputy…

The Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Milanesi has reiterated his country's commitment to communicating with all Libyan parties to end the conflict in the country.Italian news agency AKI reported the Minister from Rome as saying that Italy…

Twitter has taken down the account of Italian journalist Vanessa Tomassini, who was once staying in Tripoli doing some career-starting reports.Twitter's decision came after a torrent of reports on Tomassini's account after she boasted…

The Italian ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, has visited Misurata city in order to discuss with local officials the ongoing unrest in Tripoli and other areas in the country. Ambassador Buccino met on Sunday with the mayor of the…

Families with children saved in the Mediterranean by the German charity Sea-Watch were given permission to land in Italy Friday, despite the interior minister's "closed ports" policy."Italian authorities have informed us of their…

The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met Thursday morning with Khalifa Haftar, who has been leading an offensive on the capital Tripoli to seize power, and discussed with him the ongoing fighting and the need to reach a ceasefire.…

Tunisia and Italy have called for a ceasefire in Libya amid recent clashes in south of Tripoli.Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, in a joint news conference in Tunis, stressed his government’s “clear” stance on the necessity of a…

The commander of the self-proclaimed army in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has arrived late today in Palermo to attend the Italy-brokered conference to stitch together a fragmented Libya.Haftar was received by the Italian Prime…

The UN delegate to Libya hopes another attempt to hold an election will take place by June 2019 after he scrapped a December  2018  plan, but said Libyans should first use a national conference in early 2019 to decide on the poll’s…

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte expects Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to join a two-day conference starting in Palermo on Monday to push forward a new U.N. plan to stabilise Libya, he was cited as saying by a newspaper.…