Libya

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar on Sunday attacked medical warehouses belonging to a hospital in the capital, knowing that they were used for treating coronavirus patients. Haftar's forces targeted depots of the Al-Khadra Hospital in…

The Libyan National Center for Disease Control announced on Saturday registering a new Coronavirus case after running 17 tests in the Reference Laboratory in Tripoli. The National Center for Disease Control said only one sample tested…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed in a statement on Saturday that the illegal closure of a gas pipeline which provides approximately 200 million cubic feet of gas daily to cement factories and to Al-Khoms and Misurata…

Turkey on Friday sent medical supplies to Libya to help fight the novel coronavirus, which has infected 1.6 million people worldwide and claimed nearly 96,000 lives in 185 countries."At the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has begun searching for a new envoy to Libya, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, after the United States refused to endorse the previous candidate.Former Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra…

The former Head of the High Council of State, Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli said he had reaffirmed, in a phone call with the US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, "their right to defeat Haftar's militias that are shelling Tripoli’s neighborhoods…

The United Nations has condemned the shelling of a hospital in Tripoli, calling it a "clear violation of international law" as Libya struggles to prepare for an outbreak of the new coronavirus.On Monday, rockets struck Al-Khadra General…

Libya has sent a team of medics, 30 doctors, to Italy to help the European country combat Coronavirus as cases in Italy are on constant rise.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Sayal, received Tuesday a phone call from his Italian…

The Ministry of Justice of the UN-backed Libyan government said on Monday that a total of 1,347 prisoners have been released so far over the fears about the spread of COVID-19."In order to prevent infections of the coronavirus pandemic…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) forces destroyed a military cargo plane Sunday minutes after landing in a Tarhouna airstrip.The Antonov cargo plane was carrying ammunition and weapons for forces affiliated…

The former Prime Minister of Libya Mahmoud Jibril died in Egypt on Sunday after contracting the coronavirus.Jibril served as the country's interim Prime Minister for seven and a half months from March to October 2011 during the Libyan…

Libya has registered six new Coronavirus cases, bringing the number to 17 in total, according to the Libyan National Center for Disease Control. The six cases came after the center had tested 20 new samples, 14 of which tested negative…

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Friday that its Air Force strikes killed at least 25 fighters, including Janjaweed mercenaries loyal to Khalifa Haftar in the vicinity of Sirte, especially on Al-Wishka…

The Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Sayala and European Union's Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell held a phone call, the GNA Foreign Ministry confirmed, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Libya.“In order to end the air attacks on…

Khalifa Haftar's forces have targeted areas close to the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli on Thursday, causing the death of two civilians.The shelling damaged houses in the vicinity of the Mitiga International Airport, according…

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Wednesday that it had downed a United Arab Emirates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the west of the country.The Tripoli-based forces' air defense system succeeded…

Libya has registered two new case of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the number of total cases to ten.The cases have been all isolated at the hospitals, according to the Libyan National Center for Disease Control.The National…

Libyan social media activists and public personalities have been circulating the hashtag "Nigelbo Al-Tawila" (Turn the table) over the last days to express outrage at the level of corruption the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)…

As Libyan authorities confirmed three COVID-19 cases in the country as of March 28, 2020, they need to be prepared to limit the spread of the virus in overcrowded detention facilities and shelters for displaced people, Human Rights Watch…

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Sunday that it had classified Libya among the high-risk countries in the region and reiterated the importance of observing the preventive measures for protection against Coronavirus.The…