Libya

The spokesman for Khalifa Haftar's forces in eastern Libya, Ahmed Al-Mismari, said his commander (Haftar) announced a ban on any commercial flights from Libya to Turkey and will prevent any Turkish ships from docking in the country.…

Brega oil and gas marketing company has expressed discontent and concern over the continuous shelling near the Airport Road oil depots, saying a shell has fallen in the western side of the depots compound on the road in southern Tripoli.…

Since he is a dual Libyan-US citizen, Khalifa Haftar is facing a lawsuit at a Virginia State court in the United Sates for war crimes, crimes against humanity and human rights violation as well as destruction and torture done in the capital…

Doctors Without Borders Wednesday called for urgent evacuation of refugees and migrants held in detention centers in Libya in the wake of a fresh attack killing many of them. Prince Alfani, Libya medical coordinator of the…

The Head of the High Council of State (HCS) has accused Egypt of bombing the migrants' detention center in Tajoura, eastern Tripoli."The country that is currently presiding over the African Union is the same country that bombarded…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Thursday that it had recorded May income of 2.3 billion USD from sales of crude oil and derived products, in addition to taxes and royalties received from concession contracts - a monthly…

British singer Joss Stone visited Tripoli on Sunday and sang some of her sons in Gargarish Park as part of her Total World Tour."We made it to Tripoli for our 198th gig on the Total World Tour with the help of the most welcoming and…

UNHCR said in a statement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that the appalling toll in injuries and lives from Tuesday night’s attack east of Tripoli at the Tajoura Detention Centre speaks to the deep concerns,…

The Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) has dropped Ghassan Salame’s name from its advisory board after The Democracy and Human Rights Foundation (DHRF) submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Secretary General and the United…

The United Arab Emirates has denied ownership of weapons found in Libya's Gharyan city after Khalifa Haftar's forces have been defeated in there by the forces loyal to the Government of National Accord, a statement by the Ministry of…

In a major blow to Khalifa Haftar and his forces who are fighting in southern Tripoli, the Libyan Army Forces under the Government of National Accord's (GNA) have taken full control of Gharyan city as Haftar's forces fled the city toward…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned in a statement on Wednesday the attack on a compound in Tajoura in which migrants were detained, which led to at least 44 deaths and more than 130 severe injuries.…

Violent clashes have erupted on all hot fighting frontlines in southern Tripoli and in and around Gahryan city as the Libyan Army Forces and forces under the Government of National Accord's (GNA) command launched an all-out offensive on the…

The Washington Post said a US Air Force veteran Jamie Sponaugle was released from captivity in Libya this week where he has been held since early May by Khalifa Haftar's forces on accusations of being a mercenary, according to US government…

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said all contact channels with Khalifa Haftar had been shut down and the political dialogue participants had now changed after Haftar's offensive on Tripoli. Bashagha said in a TV interview…

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) which is convening in Tripoli with over 50 members refusing the war on Tripoli, which is backed up by the members convening in Tobruk, eastern Libya, has elected a new Speaker for the six coming…

Libya's National Forces Alliance (NFA) on Tuesday announced an initiative to end fighting in the outskirts of capital Tripoli.The NFA, which is an alliance of 58 liberal political parties and several NGOs, has proposed cessation of…

France's embassy in Libya has welcomed the decision of the Libyan Interior Minister, Fathi Bashagha, to resume joint security and training cooperation between the two countries. On Twitter on Monday, the French embassy said it was…

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said that there is a ''catastrophic situation'' in Libyan detention centers that it visited."Over the past nine months, 22 people have died from suspected tuberculosis and other diseases in two…

UN misision to Libya officials on Monday stressed support for southern Libya, said the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in a statement.Deputy head of the UNSMIL Maria do Valle Ribeiro, and Stephanie Williams, deputy special…