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Libya's parliament has voted by 38 members present out of 200 against deals on security and maritime cooperation the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Tripoli signed with Turkey, days after Turkish legislators approved a troop…

Khalifa Haftar declared on Friday military mobilization and "Jihad" against Turkey's plan to send troops to Libya to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA).Khalifa Haftar declared the mobilization in a televised…

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said after the endorsement of the Turkish Parliament on sending troops to Libya, the aggressor (Khalifa Haftar) has only two options: to surrender or to commit suicide.Bashagha's remarks,…

The Libyan High Council of State (HCS) has welcomed the Turkish parliament’s approval to send troops to Libya as per the request of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and as per the MoU between the two countries.In a statement on…

Egypt strongly condemned on Thursday a vote by Turkey's parliament vote to allow a troop deployment to Libya, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.Egypt said any such deployment could "negatively affect the stability of the…

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…

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…

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…

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 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.…

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…

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…

The forces of Khalifa Haftar have released a ship with Turkish crew members seized over the weekend off Derna's coast.Ahmad al-Masmari, a spokesman for Haftar's forces, said on Monday they found no weapons on the vessel flying a…

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar have towed a Grenada-flagged ship with Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said.Saturday's move came hours after the Turkish Parliament approved a security and military cooperation deal with…

Turkey’s parliament approved a security and military deal with Libya’s U.N.-supported Government of National Accord Saturday on the heels of a maritime agreement earlier this month.The deal allows Turkey to provide military training and…