Libya

The spokesman for MBC, Mazin Hayek, sparked outrage on Libyan social media platforms after he said that the new channel MBC5 is aimed to reach Arab Maghreb countries but not Libya or Mauritania.Hayek said MBC5 doesn't want to reach the…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it is alarmed by indications that parallel, unrecognized authorities in Libya are threatening the operation and management of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and its…

Surveillance cameras have caught gunmen shooting to death a young man in one of the busiest streets in Libya's capital Tripoli, sparking anger and demands the government declare a state of emergency.The footage of the cold-blooded…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday that August revenues dropped to around $2 billion, a 5% decline from July.The company attributed the drop to the sabotage of the main pipeline of the El Sharara oil field and…

At least 35 Russian mercenaries have been killed in Libya fighting for the forces of Khalifa Haftar, the independent Russian-language Latvian news website Meduza reported on Wednesday.Meduza received information from several members of …

The High Council of State (HCS) in Libya has issued a statement condemning the abduction of its member Mustafa Al-Treki from in front of his house in Matrad area in west of Al-Zawiya city by "masked" gunmen loyal to Khalifa…

Libya's coast guard has intercepted 31 Europe-bound illegal migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast.Tuesday's statement by spokesman Ayoub Qassim said the rubber boat with 31 African migrants was stopped on Sunday off the western…

New airstrikes by Khalifa Haftar's forces, some say artillery shelling, have targeted Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, causing a lot of material damage, according to sources from Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation (Volcano of Rage Operation) of the…

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa Sanalla received, Moehammad Amar Ma’ruf, Indonesian Chargé d’Affaires to Libya, on September 29, 2019, to discuss potential areas for practical collaboration and development of the oil…

German Ambassador to Libya Oliver Owcza on Monday praised evacuation of dozens of refugees from Libya to Rwanda."Congratulations to UNHCR Libya (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) ... to Rwanda for successfully…

US Africa Command conducted an airstrike in coordination  with the Government  of National Accord, killing 7 ISIS-Libya terrorists in southern Libya, on September 29, 2019.“Our pursuit of ISIS-Libya and other terrorist networks degrades…

A US surveillance drone "Grumman RQ-4B" has been depicted in Tripoli's skies by a specialized aviation traffic website on Monday.Grumman RQ-4B drone is used by the US army in naval surveillance and intelligence gathering.The spy…

The Libyan coastguards on Sunday denied reports about more than 50 illegal immigrants drowning off the country's coast."The news that more than 50 immigrants have drowned off the Libyan coast is untrue. All the immigrants on the boat…

France and Italy have chaired a ministerial meeting on Libya in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with attendance of delegates from the US, UK, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, China, Germany, Russia, and Arab League as well as the…

The UN refugee agency says Libya's coast guard has rescued about 70 Europe-bound migrants after days in distress in the Mediterranean Sea.UNHCR says Sunday the people have disembarked back in Libya. The previous day, it said a boat…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched Saturday the Accelerator Lab in Libya, a new programme aimed at helping Libya to face its recovery and development challenges in an innovative way.70 volunteers gathered…

The first group of what is expected to be hundreds of evacuees have been moved to Rwanda from Libya, under a new programme involving the African Union and United Nations refugee agency.The 66 refugees, who were Sudanese, Somali or…

The Sudanese transitional government ordered the immediate closure of the nation's borders with Libya and Central African Republic on Thursday, citing unspecified security and economic "dangers".A statement by the Sovereign Transitional…

A U.S. airstrike Thursday in Libya has killed 17 Islamic State fighters, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).It is the third U.S. strike this month against the terror group in the southwestern Libyan town of Murzuq.An…

Libya is experiencing “a serious crisis because of negative foreign interference,” Fayez Al-Sirraj told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday evening.With “external financial and military support,” the Head of the…