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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.
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Football is the only thing that makes Libyans happy – El Monir
Although there is turmoil in his home country, Orlando City left-back Mohamed El Monir is clinging onto the hopes of making millions of Libyans smile with a victory over their much-fancied South African opponents.
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Some 400 prisoners escape prison in Tripoli chaos
The inmates forced open the doors of the Ain Zara prison and guards were unable to stop them, the official said, confirming a judiciary police statement posted on social media.
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Gunmen attack checkpoint in western Libya, killing 4
Islamic State militants, who are active in the area, were thought to be behind the attack.
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Italy threatens to send stranded migrants 'back to Libya'
The 177 people have been sat off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa since Thursday after being saved by the coastguard's Diciotti vessel.
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Stable Libya key to ending migration to Europe - Niger
Niger is a country of transit for migrants seeking to reach Europe by boat from Libya and Issoufou is an ally of the West in its fight against Islamist insurgents.
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Two workers killed in second attack on Libyan water plant
Suspected Islamist militants killed two workers and kidnapped two others at a water plant in southeastern Libya early on Saturday.
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Libyan coastguard picks up almost 1,000 migrants in one day
The operations brings the number, since last week, of mainly African migrants trying to head to Italy but brought back to Libya to almost 2,000.
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Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days - UNHCR
The Libyan coast guard picked up 762 migrants trying to reach Italy in rubber boats during the past two days alone, its spokesman said.
