Category: Libya

Libya: UN Envoy Ghassan Salame steps down on health grounds

March 3, 2020

UN Special Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame Monday resigned from his position citing health issues, two years and a half after his appointment. “My health ... Read More

Libya: Haftar seeks cooperation with Syria’s Bashar al Assad to counter Turkey

March 2, 2020

A delegation, dispatched by renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss cooperation between the two sides in a ... Read More

Libya loses $2bn over oil production shutdowns

March 2, 2020

In Libya, losses from the shutdown of major oil fields and terminals had surpassed $2bn, the National Oil Corporation of the war-torn nation said. Production ... Read More

Libya: Escalation in violence “unacceptable” – Salamé

February 29, 2020

UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé said Friday the escalation in violence over the last 24 hours in the country was “unacceptable” and warned ... Read More

Libya: Tribal Council rejects Tunisia’s offer to host reconciliation talks

February 27, 2020

The Libyan Tribal Council has rejected an offer by Tunisian President Kais Saied to host them for reconciliation talks in capital Tunis as part of ... Read More

Egypt kick-starts anti-Turkey campaign in North Africa

February 25, 2020

Head of Egypt’s spy agency Abbas Kamel embarked Monday on a tour of North African countries, including the eastern region in Libya, to curb Turkey’s ... Read More

EU Agrees on New Patrols to Stop Arms Flows in Libya

February 18, 2020

The European Union will launch a new naval and air mission in the Eastern Mediterranean to stop more weapons from reaching the warring factions in ... Read More

CIA used encryption company to spy on Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, others for 50 years

February 13, 2020

Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia were in a long list of countries the CIA spied on using encryption company for 50 years, in a case that ... Read More

Libya: UN warns Haftar forces over ban on UN flights to Tripoli

February 13, 2020

The United Nations Wednesday deplored refusal by forces aligned with renegade Khalifa Haftar to allow UN flights land in Tripoli noting that the move impedes ... Read More

Libya: Haftar Sued in US on War Crime Charges

February 11, 2020

A US law firm representing six Libyan families has filed a lawsuit against retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar for war crimes in Libya where relatives of ... Read More