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  • Moroccan migrants sing on a boat after being rescued at sea. Picture: AFP

    Libyan coastguard intercepts more than 500 migrants: spokesperson

    The migrants were taken to one of several detention centres nominally under government control in Tripoli.

    1514 days ago
  • A Google mapS image of Tripoli in Libya where the Libyan electoral commission is situated.

    Suicide attack targets Libyan electoral commission in Tripoli - spokesman

    Security forces engaged in a gun battle with the assailants for control of the building, said spokesman Khaled Omar.

    1520 days ago
  • FILE: Libyan security forces deploy in the capital Tripoli. Picture: AFP

    20 dead as clashes shut airport in Libyan capital

    The violence also undermines GNA efforts to persuade diplomatic missions to return there.

    1626 days ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com

    Libya says pushing to be removed from Trump travel ban list

    This week the US Supreme Court allowed the ban to take full effect while litigation over its ultimate validity continues.

    1666 days ago
  • Illegal migrants from Africa stand in line at a naval base in Tripoli after being rescued by Libyan coastguards in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast on 29 August 2017. Picture: AFP

    Libyan coastguard rescues nearly 500 off Tripoli – official

    The migrants included people from sub-Saharan countries, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

    1766 days ago
  • FILE: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Picture: AFP.

    Johnson visits Libyan strongman, backs ceasefire

    On Wednesday, Johnson made his second trip to Tripoli to meet Seraj.

    1771 days ago
  • FILE: Libyans take part in a demonstration in the capital Tripoli on 31 July 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Fighting persists east of Libya capital, residents displaced

    The health ministry has confirmed that at least four people including two foreign workers had been killed and 21 wounded over two days of fighting.

    1815 days ago
  • Fighters loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government celebrate as they come close to seizing the centre of Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi on 23 February  2016. Picture: Abdullah Doma/AFP.

    Hundreds of fighters from Chad, Darfur feeding off Libya’s turmoil – report

    Since 2012, a series of gold rushes from Darfur in the east to Algeria in the west had further destabilised the region.

    1829 days ago
  • FILE: Libyans take part in a demonstration in the capital Tripoli on 31 July 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Fierce clashes break out in Libyan capital Tripoli

    The fighting appeared to be caused by a push to regain territory by armed groups linked to a self-declared, Islamist-leaning 'national salvation government'.

    1861 days ago
  • Police deploy at the scene of an explosion in Manchester, England, on 23 May 2017 at an Ariana Grande concert. Picture: AFP.

    Manchester bomber’s father says he did not expect attack

    Another of Abedi’s sons, Hashem, was detained on Tuesday evening in Tripoli on suspicion of links to Islamic State, said Ahmed Bin Salem.

    1863 days ago
  • FILE: A picture taken on 17 August 2014 shows a tank during fightings between rival militias around Tripoli international airport. Picture: AFP.

    Gunmen seize government buildings in Libya city of Sirte - state agency

    Gunmen have taken over several government buildings in the Libyan city of Sirte.

    2693 days ago
  • FILE: The Libyan flag. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Tripoli

    Militants claiming ties with Islamic State have taken responsibility for the attack.

    2710 days ago
  • FILE: Smoke fills the sky over Tripoli after fighting between rival militias in August 2014. The groups have been fighting since mid-July in the capital for control of the city's main airport. Picture: EPA.

    2nd air strike hits Tripoli airport

    An airport spokesperson said commercial flights to the airport had been halted because of the violence.

    2774 days ago
  • FILE: A picture taken on 17 August 2014 shows a tank during fightings between rival militias around Tripoli international airport. Picture: AFP.

    Libyan PM accuses Qatar of arming opposition

    Abdullah al-Thinni said Qatar had sent planes loaded with weapons to a Tripoli airport controlled by rebels.

    2845 days ago
  • France has temporarily closed its embassy in Libya due to the worsening security situation.

    France evacuating nationals in Libya

    France has temporarily closed its embassy in Libya due to the worsening security situation.

    2892 days ago
  • At least 36 people were killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, in clashes between Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    More than 50 killed in Tripoli clashes

    In the last two weeks, Libya has descended into its deadliest violence since the 2011 war.

    2895 days ago
  • FILE: A bomber blew himself up at the entrance to Benghazi’s Special Forces headquarters. Picture: AFP.

    Suicide attacks intensify in Libya

    A bomber blew himself up at the entrance to Benghazi’s Special Forces headquarters.

    2899 days ago
  • At least 15 people have been killed since Sunday. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    Libyan militia tighten control of airport

    At least 15 people have been killed since Sunday.

    2906 days ago
  • Details of the armed group were unclear, but a spokesman for retired Libyan general Khalifa Haftar said his irregular forces had carried out the assault as part of his campaign against Islamist militants. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    Gunmen storm Libyan parliament

    Heavily armed gunmen stormed Libya’s parliament on Sunday.

    2965 days ago
  • African migrants wait at a Libyan Naval Forces post in Tripoli on 10 April, 2014 after their boat was intercepted en route to Europe and brought back to Libya. Picture: AFP.

    Libya detains over 400 immigrants

    Warning shots were fired at several vessels, and 78 people were rescued from a sinking ship.

    3002 days ago
  • A screengrab from a video shows a man claiming to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau. Picture: AFP.

    The Africa Report: 03 March

    EWN's Africa Correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the days top African news.

    3041 days ago
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