Libya

Turkey's parliament on Thursday passed a bill that allows troop deployment to Libya, Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop said, paving the way for increased military cooperation despite criticism from opposition lawmakers.Sentop said the…

On Turkey’s pact with Libya last November demarcating maritime boundaries, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said it had foiled a plot to confine Turkey to land."No matter who is involved, no plan in the region which excludes Turkey has…

Three civilians were killed in an airstrike that hit a civilian area in southern Libyan capital Tripoli, the UN-backed government's forces said in a statement.The airstrike hit a local workshop and a store, killing three men, said the…

The envoy of Libya's UN-recognized government to the Arab League on Tuesday accused the bloc of "double standards" on the conflict in Libya.Saleh Shammakhi, who represents the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA),…

Turkey's latest steps completely foiled the plots to exclude the country from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish president said Tuesday.“The project to exclude Turkey from the Mediterranean has been foiled with the latest steps we…

The motion authorizing the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya will be submitted to parliament on Monday, according to Turkey’s foreign minister.Mevlut Cavusoglu made the statement after meeting opposition party leaders to argue in…

An old woman was killed and two civilians were injured on Sunday when an airstrike by Khalifa  Haftar's forces hit an area in Tajoura, east of the Libyan capital Tripoli.Osama Ali, spokesman of Health Ministry's Emergency Department,…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss Syria and Libya, an official statement said on Sunday.According to the statement issued by Turkey’s Directorate of…

Ghassan Salamé, head of the UN Support Mission in the country, UNSMIL, called for greater civilian protection following the incidents, which occurred in three locations in the west."We have said it loud and clear that indiscriminate…

Turkey's foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria, as he sought to speed up legislation to allow it to send troops to the North African country.Libya's internationally…

Libyan state oil firm NOC is considering the closure of its western Zawiya port and evacuating staff from the refinery located there due to clashes nearby, a statement said on Saturday.NOC might also shut down the El Sharara oilfield,…

Hundreds of Libyans protested Friday against Khalifa Haftar and his airstrikes  on different areas that led to heavy civilian death toll since last April as part of his offensive to take Tripoli from the internationally recognized…

Libya's oil infrastructure has once again found itself in the crosshairs of the country's prolonged civil conflict between the UN-backed Government of National Accord and Khalifa Haftar's forces.The country's 120,000 b/d Al-Zawiya…

Libya's internationally recognized government has formally requested from Turkey "air, ground and sea" military support to fend off an offensive of eastern forces to take the capital Tripoli, a Tripoli official told Reuters on Thursday.…

Two civilians were killed and eight injured on Thursday in an airstrike by Khalifa Haftar's forces on north-western Libyan city of Al-Zawiya, according to local hospital officials.Warplanes loyal to Khalifa Haftar bombed Al-Zawiya city…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced military backing for Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), saying in a speech in Ankara on Thursday that he will present the Turkish parliament with…

Over 160 migrants and refugees rescued off the Libyan coast have disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday.The migrants, including 50 children and five pregnant women, "were rescued by…

The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday in a surprise visit for talks with his Tunisian counterpart, his office said.The visit comes as Turkey has ramped up efforts to strike deals with nations on the…

Turkey may need to draft a bill to allow for troop deployment to Libya and its parliament is working on the issue, Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday, after Ankara signed a military cooperation agreement with Tripoli last…