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Lack of funding may prevent over half of Libya’s local elections
Holding elections to renew the municipal councils requires at least 50 million Libyan dinars.
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Desolation, dismay await Libya displaced
Human Rights Watch this week raised the alarm over the fate of Tawergha, a town in northeast Libya that also sided with former dictator Muammar Gaddafi during the revolt.
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Almost 500 migrants brought back to Libya after foiled attempts to reach Italy
The 473 people found trying to cross the Mediterranean on inflatables since Saturday included some who were rescued by a cargo ship, an official said.
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Around 117 migrants unaccounted for after dinghy sinks off Libyan coast
An Italian military plane on sea patrol on Friday had first sighted the dinghy sinking in rough waters and had thrown two safety rafts into the water before leaving due to a lack of fuel, Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini told TV channel RaiNews24.
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Libya to boycott Arab summit over attacks on flag
The UN-backed Government of National Accord said the Lebanese government had failed to prevent the attack on Libya's flag.
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Armed Chadian group attacks forces loyal to Haftar in southern Libya
The attack took place near Traghen, 902 kilometres south of Tripoli and about 400 kilometres north of the border with Chad.
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Suicide attackers hit Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli
A Reuters witness saw smoke coming out of the building.
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Libyan authorities recover 34 bodies from Isis mass grave
The Criminal Investigation Department displayed drone images of the mass grave, which appeared to be on a farm near the coastal city of Sirte.
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Libyan embassy threatens to withhold salaries if staff refuse medical tests
A letter sent to staff last week states that, on instructions from the Libyan foreign ministry, staff must undergo HIV and Aids, tuberculosis and hepatitis tests.
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Libyan embassy under fire for instructing SA staff to undergo HIV/Aids tests
The Union for the Local Employees in Missions Accredited to South Africa (Ulemasa) has written to the Libyan Chargé d'Affaires, asking the mission to withdraw the unlawful instruction.
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Protesters force shutdown at Libyan El Sharara oilfield - sources
There was no immediate comment from Libyan state petroleum company National Oil Corp .
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Airport flooded in Libya's Benghazi after heavy rain
Water flooded the passenger terminal, rising up to 1.5 metres the airport’s deputy manager, Usama Ferjani, said. Parts of the parking lot were also under water.
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As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya - survivor
Libya’s western coast is the main departure point for migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.
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Oil workers' discontent threatens Libyan output surge
Staff at state oil firm NOC said small protests had erupted at nine oil and gas fields and some ports in recent months.
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Suspected Islamic State gunmen kill six in southern Libya
A military source said the attackers had occupied a police station in the oasis town of Tazerbo, north of Kufra, until residents expelled them.
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Italy's Libya talks lay bare deep divisions
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar showed up, only to snub the main conference and organise separate talks with international leaders.
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Rival Libya leaders meet for first time since May
Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, whose weak but internationally recognised government is based in western Libya, met the commander who rules most of the east Khalifa Haftar.
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Italy hosts Libya conference to push new UN peace plan
Last week, UN Envoy Ghassan Salame officially abandoned a Western plan to hold national elections on 10 December as way out of conflict.
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Suspected Islamic State fighters attack central Libyan town
The raid on the town of al-Foqha late on Sunday lasted several hours, during which the fighters set local government and security offices on fire, the military official said.
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Libya's PM says conditions for elections not yet ripe - paper
Since 2014, Libya has been divided between competing political and military groups based in Tripoli and the east.
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Headquarters of Libya national oil firm under attack
A Libyan security source said that the national oil company's headquarters had caught fire and was surrounded by security.
