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Category: Libya
Libya: UN to Delay December 10 Elections
Head of the UN mission in Libya Saturday said it will be hard for the country to hold its much expected elections on December 10 ... Read More
Libya Expects Higher Oil Output despite Clashes in Tripoli
Libya’s oil production climbed to the highest since 2013 and can go even higher if security at the nation’s energy facilities can be improved, the ... Read More
Malta Seizes 11 Tons of Drug Coming from Syria, Destined to Libya
Four containers carrying 11 tons of cannabis resin have been seized in Malta while on their way from Syria to Libya. The shipment, discovered in ... Read More
Libya: UN, US Sanction Pro-GNA Militia Leader
A militia leader aligned with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday was targeted by UN and US sanctions for attacking oil facilities in ... Read More
Libya: Two NOC Staff Killed in Suspected ISIS Attack
Two staff members of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) were killed Monday after ‘masked’ men allegedly associated to the Islamic State group (ISIS) attacked the ... Read More
Warlord Haftar Threatens to Declare War on Algeria
As Algeria has repeatedly violated the territorial integrity of its Libyan neighbor, warlord Khalifa Haftar has expressed his exasperation and threatened to launch war on ... Read More
Libya Has “lurched from one emergency to another,” Ghassan Salamé Tells Security Council
The UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé pointed to the violence in the capital, Tripoli, that began on August 26 as shattering “the façade ... Read More
Libya: UN Announces Ceasefire among Fighting Factions in Tripoli
Factions fighting for the control of the Libyan capital have reached a ceasefire following over a week-long armed struggle that have killed dozens of people ... Read More
Libya’s UN-Backed Gov’t Announces State of Emergency in Tripoli
Two days after the Tripoli airport was hit by a rocket, the UN-backed government announced a state of emergency in the city as the death ... Read More
Libya: U.S. Airstrike kills ISIS Commander
The U.S. command for Africa AFRICOM Tuesday said it conducted an airstrike that killed an Islamic State group (ISIS) militant in the town of Bani ... Read More