Libya

60 persons rescued off the coast of Khoms by Libya’s Coast Guard

The Libyan Coast Guard managed to rescue 60 persons in the Mediterranean about 92 miles north-west of Al-Khoms city as they were travelling towards European waters According to the…

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Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres

Amid ongoing conflict in and around the capital, UNHCR spokesperson Rupert Colville expressed deep concern about the “ghastly conditions” in which migrants and refugees are being detained in the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.…

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ISIS takes responsibility for car bombs in Derna

Reuters reports that ISIS claimed responsibility for two car bomb explosions that targeted a military unit belonging to the eastern forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Derna earlier…

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Reports that Khalifa’s forces told Malta to block certain flights to Tripoli from Turkey

Asharq al-Awsat’s Cairo correspondent Khalid Mahmoud reports that Khalifa Haftar’s forces requested that Malta should not be party to the Libyan conflict and block certain flights from Turkey heading to…

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Libyan army forces launch fierce offensive on Haftar’s forces in southern Tripoli

The forces under the command of Tripoli’s Government gave way to a fierce offensive on positions of Khalifa Haftar's forces on different frontlines in southern Tripoli. The Libyan army forces…

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Two powerful car blasts in Derna, Libya

At least 18 people were wounded in two car bomb explosions in Derna, Libya. The target of the attack was a military unit in Libya’s eastern coastal. Residents in…

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Accusations that Turkey is training Tripoli’s forces

The Libyan National Army (LNA) said that Turkish military and intelligence officers are training armed militias loyal to Fayez al-Sarraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA). Tripoli has been the…

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Reports Libyan Airlines to resume flights to south of Libya

Mayor of Ghat Municipality in Libya, Qumani Saleh said that Libyan Airlines will resume flights next week between airports of Mitiga and Ghat by two flights a week. According to a…

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Reports of child left to die on abandoned dingy off Libyan coast, AFM saves 75 persons stranded on tuna pen

A five-year-old child died on board a rubber dingy in difficulty adrift off the coast of Libya during an attempt to reach European shores. According to Alarm Phone,…

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US and Egypt urge calm in Libya

The United States and Egypt called for calm as Khalifa Haftar pressed on with his offensive on Tripoli. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the crisis in Libya during…

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Top militant captured and transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya

A top Egyptian militant suspect identified as Hisham al-Ashmawy was transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya in a military aircraft, Egyptian state television said on Wednesday. Ashmawy, a former…

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Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Libyan counterpart hold talks in Valletta

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday met in Valletta to discuss ongoing conflict in Libya. Muscat thanked al-Sarraj for coming to Malta, saying that…

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Libyan Prime Minister al-Sarraj to visit Malta on Monday

The Government announced that the Libyan Prime Minister will be visiting Malta on Monday. A brief statement issued by Government states that Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj is to visit Malta on…

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290 migrants rescued off eastern coast of Tripoli

Reuters reports that Libya's coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the capital Tripoli. A coastguard vessel rescued 87 migrants off Qarabuli,…

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Tripoli Government calls on friendly countries to assume their responsibilities

Fayez Al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council, called on “Libya’s brotherly and friendly countries” to assume their responsibilities and call things what they are by condemning the war on Tripoli.…

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Haftar says no Libyan ceasefire for now

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar said in a meeting on Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron that he cannot work toward a cease-fire because he has no one with whom…

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Water supply to Tripoli cut off

Water supplies have been cut off in Tripoli and some cites in central and western Libya. The supply was interrupted after an armed group attacked the Man-made River pipelines and…

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Instability could lead to 95% oil production loss in Libya

Mustafa Sanalla, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) chief, told reporters in Jeddah that the continued instability in Libya could make it lose 95% of its oil production. Currently…

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Tripoli government forces boosted by arrival of military hardware

The forces allied with Libya's U.N.-backed government of national accord (GNA) have been reinforced by a shipment of armoured vehicles and arms on Saturday. Reports from Tripoli indicate the the…

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Filipinos and Korean released in Libya after months of captivity

Authorities in Seoul and Abu Dhabi announced that one South Korean and three Filipinos have been released following months of captivity in Libya. The United Arab Emirates foreign ministry…

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Forces defending Tripoli deploy drones on frontline

The Independent reports that for the first time the forces defending Libya’s capital from an offensive by warlord Khalifa Haftar have obtained drones and begun to deploy them along the…

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Photo Story: Children saved from Libya go for a drive with Pope Francis

Pope Francis gave a lift to eight children who only last month were airlifted out of Libya. Pope Francis took eight children rescued from crisis-hit Libya for a ride in…

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Mogherini appeals for ceasefire in Libya

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met on Monday morning in Brussels with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj. In her meeting Mogherini said the European Union expects…

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Haftar’s forces heading to Sirte

Khalifa Haftar's forces opened a new battlefront on the advance on Tripoli by sending forces to the coastal city of Sirte. Reports indicated theat the Libyan National Army (LNA) dispatched…

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Tripoli Government appeals for US help

Libya’s internationally recognised government has called on the United States to halt the military offensive on Tripoli that is being led by rebel forces in the East. Prime Minister Fayez…

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UN Security Council calls for Libyan ceasefire… sanctions experts are investigating supplies Chinese-made drones

The UN Security Council called for warring Libyan parties to recommit to political talks and agree to a ceasefire as a month-long offensive on the capital showed no signs of…

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Tripoli threatens to suspend activities of 40 foreign firms in Libya

In an effort to pressuring Europe to stop an eastern military offensive against Tripoli, Libya’s internationally recognised government asked 40 foreign firms including French oil major Total to renew their…

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WHO fears outbreak of cholera in Libya

Reuters reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) said the month-old battle for Libya's capital Tripoli risks causing an "exponential" rise in civilian casualties as well as outbreaks of deadly…

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Libya’s Sarraj to meet Macron today

U.N.-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday. Sarraj's administration is unhappy about Paris's perceived support for eastern commander Khalifa Haftar…

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Libya’s Haftar orders troops to shown no mercy on the enemy

Eastern Libyan forces commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops, who are trying to take the capital Tripoli, to chase and destroy withdrawing enemy forces, according to an audio tape published…

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Another ISIS attack in Libya

Officials in Sabha, in southern Libya, announced that eight fighters from Libyan National Army (LNA) were killed Saturday in an attack on their training camp in the southern city. A…

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Overnight fighting in Tripoli

There was heavy fighting through the night between Thursday and Friday in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, as an offensive by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar entered its fifth…

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Civilian death toll mounts in Libya

As the fighting continues to show no signs of abating in Libya, the victims among the population continue to mount. According to the Association of Foreign Medics in Italy -…

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‘Extremist militias’ control Libyan capital – UAE

"Extremist militias" controlling the Libyan capital, Tripoli, were "derailing" the search for a political solution to the country's crisis, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said…

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Italy, Russia, and Tunisia agree on no military solution for Libya

The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he had agreed with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi to reject military solutions for the crisis…

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Libya coast guard detains 113 migrants

The United Nations announced that the Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days, as boat departures resume following a lull in…

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Filipinos ordered to leave Libya

Philippine officials say they have issue a mandatory evacuation order for more than 1,000 Filipinos in the Libyan capital amid escalating fighting, rocket fire and airstrikes. Department of Foreign Affairs…

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BBC finds evidence of alleged war crimes in Libya

An investigation by BBC Arabic has found evidence of alleged war crimes in Libya being widely shared on Facebook and YouTube. The BBC found images and videos on social media…

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UPDATED: House-to-house fighting around Tripoli

Reuters reported that an armed group tried to attack Libya's El Sharara oilfield, the country's biggest, but there was no impact on production, a field engineer said on Monday. The…

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Red Cross warns humanitarian situation in Libya sharply deteriorating

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that the humanitarian situation has sharply deteriorated around the Libyan capital Tripoli, where "densely populated residential areas are gradually turning…

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Tripoli’s Government asks Cyprus not to issue passports for Haftar’s sons

Fathi Bashagha, the Interior Minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli has asked his counterpart in Cyprus not to issue passports for four sons of Khalifa Haftar, after news…

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Italy requests EU plan of action for new migrant wave from Libya

Italy's government has written to the European Union asking it to prepare a plan of action to address the risk of a new wave of migrants escaping from the armed…

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Haftar’s forces retreat from Aziziya

Reuters reports that forces supporting Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli pushed back troops loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar to more than 60 km south-west of the capital Tripoli.…

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LNA trying to open new fronts around Tripoli

As the death toll in the fighting in Libya reached 254, the forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan National Army (LNA), announced that they were calling in…

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No let down in fighting around Tripoli as victims increase

Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government have pushed their eastern opponents, led by Khalifa Haftar, back on parts of the front-line south of Tripoli. Officials say at least…

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Mitiga Airport in Libya re-opens

Reuters reports that according to a posting on the airport authorities' Facebook page on Sunday authorities in Libya have reopened Tripoli's only functioning airport. Mitiga airport was closed earlier in…

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Heavy overnight bombing around Tripoli

Heavy fighting has erupted south of Tripoli after Libya's UN-backed government announced a counter-offensive against insurgent forces. Several air strikes and explosions were reported around the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight,…

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Filipinos start evacuating from Libya

Philippine diplomats have started evacuating a small group of Filipinos from the Libyan capital after it was hit by a barrage of rocket fire that wounded one Filipino. The Philippine…

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Over 200 persons killed in fighting around Tripoli

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 205 people have been killed, including 18 civilians, and 913 wounded in two weeks of fighting near the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Germany…

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Germany calls for UN Security Council meeting on Libya

Germany on called for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the escalating conflict in Libya after the 15-member body failed to agree on a draft resolution…

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Europeans involved in armed incidents along Libyan-Tunisian border

Tunisian authorities have stopped more than 20 armed Europeans attempting to cross into the country from neighbouring Libya. Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkareem Zubaidi revealed an armed group consisting of 13…

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Salvini insists terrorist presence on migrants boats from Libya now a certainty

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said the chaos in Libya following Khalifa Haftar's offensive has increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, said, adding…

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Night shelling on Tripoli leaves more victims

Late night shelling in Libya's capital Tripoli killed two people and wounded eight. Late on Tuesday, residents had reported heavy shelling resonating in several parts of the city, which eastern…

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Italy on the alert for foreign fighters escaping from Libya

The Italian Interior Ministry issued a directive aimed at dealing with terrorists possibly escaping and arriving from war torn Libya. The Ministry warned that hundreds of Islamic terrorists could arrive…

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Libyan PM Sarraj warns that 800,000 migrants are set to try reach Europe

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera warned that 800,000 migrants and Libyans could 'invade' Italy from conflict-torn Libya. Among them, he said,…

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On this day in 1986, US President Reagan ordered air attacks against Libya

On this day in 1986, US President Ronald Reagan ordered a series of limited air strikes against Libya the aerial campaign in retaliation for Libyan agents' bombing of a West…

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Warning that fighting in Libya is opening the door for ISIS to rise again

The current Libyan civil war is benefiting the terrorist group Daesh, as ISIS is know amongst Muslims, according to one expert on the region in comments quoted by the Turkish…

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