Category: Libya

Seven Years after Fall of Gaddafi, Libya Remains Fragmented

February 19, 2018

Seven years after the fall of the Gaddafi regime, Libya remains in turmoil, battered by infighting between heavily armed militias and a political crisis that ... Read More

Libya, Venezuela Lose UN Vote Due to Unpaid Contributions

February 14, 2018

The UN has denied Venezuela and Libya the right to vote because of millions of dollars of upaid dues to the world body. The two ... Read More

At least 90 Migrants Drowned off Coast of Libya

February 2, 2018

At least 90 migrants, mostly Pakistanis, lost their lives off the coast of Libya on Friday after their boat capsized, according to press reports. The ... Read More

More than 13,000 African Migrants Repatriated from Libya Since December, AU says

January 30, 2018

Nearly two months after reports emerged showing African migrants sold out as slaves in Libya, the African Union launched a repatriation operation that saw 13,000 ... Read More

Libya: UN Outraged by Extrajudicial Killings in Benghazi following Bombings

January 25, 2018

The UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Wednesday expressed concerns over what it termed “brutal and outrageous summary executions” of prisoners in the city of ... Read More

Libya: BP, Shell cueing up to buy oil

January 19, 2018

British Petroleum and its sister Dutch Shell have inked deals with the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) to buy ship-ments of Libyan oil, Libya Herald ... Read More

Libya: UN Reaffirms Commitment to Democratic Elections

January 12, 2018

UN Under-Secretary for Political Affairs has underlined the world body’s commitment to democratic elections in Libya, after field Marshal Khalifa Haftar declared that the oil-rich ... Read More

Libya: ’Libya not ready for democracy,’ Haftar

January 10, 2018

Presidential hopeful and head of the Libyan east-based army has told Paris-based Jeune Afrique that the North African country is not yet ready for democracy ... Read More

Migrants Continue to Lose their Lives off Libya’s Coast

January 8, 2018

Migrants and particularly Sub-Saharans continue to risk everything for a better life in Europe. The number of those who lost their lives in the Mediterranean ... Read More

Libyan Oil Revenues Increase to $14 bln in 2017

January 6, 2018

Libya managed to reduce its budget deficit in 2017 thanks to a sharp rise in oil revenues totaling $14 billion, the Libyan Central Bank said. ... Read More