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Battle for Tripoli: Over 600 people killed in two months

A total of 607 people have been killed and 3,261 others injured in the fighting in and around Libya's capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said."The toll of the Tripoli crisis is now 607 dead, including 40 civilians,…

Two bodies retrieved by Libyan coastguards off Tripoli coast

Libyan coast guard retrieved two dead bodies on Sunday off country's western coast from a boat carrying more than 80 European-bound migrants.Of the remaining people on the boat found by a coast guard patrol some 14 kilometres off the…

Boat carrying illegal immigrants capsizes off Libyan coast

The International Organization for Migration said a boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants has capsized off Libya's Mediterranean coast, as the search for survivors continues.IOM added that the boat floundered Sunday off the…

Car bombings rock Derna city in eastern Libya

Two car bombs were detonated on Saturday night in Derna at locations held by Awliya Al-Dam (Blood Owners) Brigade of Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity in eastern Libya.According to local media, the two blasts led to injuries among the…

Over 90.000 IDPs in Libya since Tripoli fighting started

Over 90,000 people have been displaced in Libya since April as a result of the armed conflict between Khalifa Haftar's forces and UN-backed government forces in Tripoli, United Nations said on Friday.Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman…

Violent clashes erupt on all frontlines in southern Tripoli

Local media outlets have reported heavy fighting between Libyan Army forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Khalifa Haftar's forces on different frontlines in southern Tripoli.The sources confirmed that the forces under…

Huawei’s dilemma reaches Libya’s tech market

The impact of the Google decision to ban Huawei from using its Android system and the US restrictions on the Chinese tech giant has reached Libya casting fear in the sell-buy market of mobile phones.Over the last two years, at least,…

US, Egypt, urge calm in Libya’s capital

The United States and Egypt, a key backer of Khalifa Haftar, on Tuesday called for calm Haftar pressed ahead in his offensive on Tripoli.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the crisis in Libya during a phone call with Egyptian…