Tag: Libya

Libya: Tension between BM, Serraj Escalates

September 5, 2017

Misrata-based armed forces known as Bunyan Marsous (BM) aligned with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) have accused the Prime Minister Faiez Serraj of ... Read More

Libya: Oil Output Falls by Over 30 PC after Armed Militants Block Pipelines

August 31, 2017

Libyan oil production has plummeted by more than 30 per cent after armed militants blocked pipelines and closed oilfields, resulting in loss in revenues of ... Read More

Removal of Gadhafi has been a tragedy for Libyans – UK’s Boris Johnson

August 29, 2017

British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson, in an interview with BBC Radio on Monday admitted that the removal of Libya’s ... Read More

Libya: Tripoli, Khartoum Poised to Renew Ties

August 28, 2017

Libya’s Prime Minister Faiez Serraj Sunday agreed with his host, Sudanese President Omar Beshir, to warm bilateral ties following border dispute between the two Muslim ... Read More

Libya: Boss of Migrants’ Illegal Trafficking, Oil Smuggling Arrested

August 26, 2017

Libyan forces aligned with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) have announced the arrest of a man believed to be one of the barons ... Read More

Islamic State Resurfaces in Libya

August 24, 2017

The terrorist Islamic State assaulted Wednesday a checkpoint of the Libyan National Army, a first incident of its kind in several months. While the two ... Read More

Libyan PM Invokes Terrorism in Appeal for EU Aid to Counter Illegal Migration

August 23, 2017

Libyan Prime Minister Faiez Serraj, head of the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli, called for help from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, ... Read More

Libya: ‘ICC-wanted Libyan commander under arrest’ Haftar’s LNA

August 18, 2017

The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said Thursday it arrested commander Mahmoud al-Werfalli wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) ... Read More

Libya: Haftar’s Military Commander under International Arrest Warrant

August 16, 2017

The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an international arrest warrant for Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Warfalli, accused of war crimes for the execution of ... Read More

Moscow Supports Haftar’s Efforts to Restore Statehood in Libya

August 15, 2017

Russia Monday welcomed Khalifa Haftar’s efforts seeking the restauration of a central government in Libya, six years after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime. Russian ... Read More