Libya
Egypt security delegation in Libya capital for rare visit
Interior minister for the UN-recognised GNA, Fathi Bachagha, held 'a high-level meeting' with the Egyptian delegation, which included the deputy intelligence...
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Turkey says will retaliate against any attack by east Libya strongman
Turkey's defence minister Hulusi Akar's comments come days after Khalifa Haftar said his forces would ‘prepare to drive out the occupier by faith, will, and weapons,’ referring to Turkish troops operating in support of Libya's Government of National Accord.
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Bodies of four children wash up on Libyan coast
The fate of the other passengers, their nationalities and point of departure were as yet unknown.
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UN envoy says 20,000 foreign forces in Libya
Libya has been wracked by violence and chaos since the toppling and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
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A decade on, Muammar Gaddafi's cousin sees Arab Spring as Western plot
Since the 2011 Nato-backed uprising that toppled the veteran dictator, Libya has been riven by conflict, with multiple militias filling the power vacuum and civilian authorities struggling to impose their authority.
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Libyans to hold national elections in December 2021
Libya has been gripped by chaos and violence since the 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed popular uprising.
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Ramaphosa hails 2 fighting sides in Libya for agreeing to peace
Ramaphosa said the ceasefire agreement, is an enforcement and observation of a critical first step to creating conducive conditions.
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Libya rivals sign 'permanent' ceasefire
The UN hopes the agreement will give fresh impetus to political and economic talks taking place in a parallel process.
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UN urges Libyans to prioritise national interest in November talks
Neighbouring Tunisia is set to host talks in early November including representatives of civil society, tribesmen, political leaders, and members of bodies representing both administrations.
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Egypt's Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention
Egypt, alongside the United Arab Emirates and Russia, backs ex-Gaddafi general Khalifa Haftar, who abandoned an offensive on the capital last month after Turkey stepped up support for Tripoli.
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Libya parliament authorises Egypt intervention in principle
In a resolution passed late Monday, the legislature in the eastern city of Tobruk authorised 'Egyptian armed forces to intervene to protect the national security of Libya and Egypt if they see an imminent danger to both our countries'.
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UN voices 'horror' after reports of Libya mass graves
"UNSMIL notes with horror reports on the discovery of at least eight mass graves in past days, the majority of them in Tarhuna," the UN mission said in a statement on Twitter.
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UN chief deplores lack of ceasefire during virus
Since the call by Antonio Guterres in March for ceasefires, announcements backing the end of fighting have been made in countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and Cameroon, but conflicts have continued to rage in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere.
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Libya unity govt says it recaptured two strategic cities
On their Facebook page, GNA forces published images of Grad rocket launchers, 10 tanks and armoured vehicles they said they had captured in the cities, which had been controlled by Salafist militias allied with Haftar.
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Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness
Both the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, in the west, and a rival administration ruling from Benghazi in the east have imposed lockdowns, stopped foreign travel and promised resources for the health service.
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Algerian ex-diplomat eyed as next UN Libya envoy: sources
When asked Wednesday if UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had put forward Lamamra, a diplomatic source said, 'you're right'.
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Libya govt dims hopes of salvaging UN ceasefire talks
A near year-long battle for control of Tripoli worsened on Tuesday when the eastern-based Libya National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar shelled the city’s seaport for the first time.
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African leaders grapple with failure to 'silence the guns'
But as leaders travel to Addis Ababa this weekend for the latest summit of the 55-member bloc, organised under the theme "Silencing the Guns", there is little question they are doomed to fall well short of their goal.
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Foreign ministers to meet on Libya in mid-March - Germany's Maas
Foreign powers had agreed at a 19 January summit in Berlin to shore up a shaky truce in Libya.
