Category: Libya

Fighting Escalates in Libya’s Derna with Devastating Impact on Civilians

May 26, 2018

Forces loyal to the renegade General Khalifa Haftar have tightened the noose around the eastern city of Derna, at a time the UN warns of ... Read More

France to Stage Libyan Summit as Push for Elections

May 24, 2018

Libyan factions are likely to be invited in the French capital late this month as France seeks to secure holding of elections in the conflict-torn ... Read More

Ban on International Football Matches in Libya to be Lifted soon- FIFA Says

May 24, 2018

Libya will soon be able to host international football games, FIFA President Gianni Infantino told Libyan officials in a letter. Libyan authorities have addressed a ... Read More

Libya: Group of Youths Threatens to Shut down Oil Fields

May 22, 2018

A group of unidentified youth in the Libyan eastern town of Marada has vowed to shut down oil fields over lack of employment and social ... Read More

Libya: War Crime Suspects Remain at Large, ICC Prosecutor Deplores

May 10, 2018

espite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, a Libyan war crimes suspect remains at large and could have committed further murders, the ICC Prosecutor, Fatou ... Read More

Libyan Coastguards Intercept 4 Inflatable Boats Packed with Migrants

May 8, 2018

Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted Monday four inflatable smuggling boats carrying in total over 500 illegal migrants. The captured migrants, off coast of the North African ... Read More

Libya: Morocco’s Initiative Bearing Fruit

April 27, 2018

Morocco’s latest efforts to bridge gaps between the conflicting parties in Libya is bearing fruit as Libyan authorities decided to convene in Rabat two technical ... Read More

Libya: Morocco Makes New Initiative to Bring Closer Various parties’ Standpoints

April 25, 2018

At the initiative of Morocco, an unprecedented meeting gathered Monday night in Rabat the Speaker of the Tobruk-based Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Salah Issa ... Read More

Haftar’s Deteriorating Health further Unsettles Libya

April 19, 2018

War-torn Libya braces for a new era of uncertainty amid reports of General Haftar being in Coma in Paris after suffering a stroke. It is ... Read More

Libya: LNA Chief Khalifa Haftar reportedly passed away in Paris

April 14, 2018

Libya’s warlord and chief of self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaliaf Haftar has died in Paris after being whisked to a hospital of the French ... Read More