Category: Libya

Libya: Haftar frees Turks following Ankara’s menace for action

July 2, 2019

Forces loyal to east-based military commander Khalifa Haftar have released six Turkish sailors after Ankara threatened that Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) would become “targets ... Read More

Turkey vows to hit hard in Libya after Haftar forces arrested six Turks

July 1, 2019

Turkey warned that forces loyal to renegade Genera Khalifa Haftar will become a “legitimate target’ if they do not immediately release six turks. “We expect ... Read More

Libya: NOC, target of foreign countries – Firm’s boss

June 21, 2019

Head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) has finger-pointed foreign countries, which, he said, are targeting the national oil firm that has refused to ... Read More

Libya: Libyan National Parties Back Haftar at a Cairo Conference

June 19, 2019

A group of Libyan political parties, which attended a two-day conference in Cairo, has thrown support behind Khalifa Haftar, the east-based Field Marshall currently conducting ... Read More

Niger: UAE to set up military base near Libyan border

June 17, 2019

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to establish a military base in Niger near the border with Libya, reports say as talks between the West ... Read More

Libya: GNA forces wounded in Tripoli offensive to be treated in Italy

June 14, 2019

Forces loyal to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) who have been wounded while defending Tripoli against east-based military commander’s military offensive on the capital, ... Read More

Libya: UN Security Council strengthens arms embargo amid ongoing Tripoli fighting

June 11, 2019

The UN Security Council Monday extended for one year the existing arms embargo on Libya in a move welcomed by the UN Chief who asked ... Read More

Libya: US officials debunk White House invitation to Hafter

June 10, 2019

Some high profile US politicians have brushed aside reports that President Donald Trump had extended eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar an invitation to visit ... Read More

Tunisia: Army foils intrusion attempt by armed group from Libya

June 10, 2019

The Tunisian army has thwarted an attempt by an armed group from Libya to sneak onto Tunisia. A security source from Ben Guerdane, southern Tunisia, ... Read More

Morocco, France reiterate support for Palestinian statehood; Libya’s stability

June 9, 2019

Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian reiterated their firm positions in support of an independent Palestinian state. The statement ... Read More