Libya

India loosens restrictions on nationals wishing to travel to Libya

Indian authorities announced easing travel restrictions to Libya, after a travel ban was imposed on its citizens 8 years ago, explaining its new decision was taken after the "improved security…

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Attempts to shut operations at the Sharara oil field in Libya

Libya's internationally recognised government condemned attempts to shut operations at the Sharara oil field, describing them as "political blackmail". In a statement, the government said it would not spare efforts…

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Libyan court jails 12 officials over deadly floods in Derna

A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city's residents, the Attorney…

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Armed Bandits Disrupt Mediterranean Migrant Rescue Mission

An aid group rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean reported that one of its missions was interrupted by armed bandits who commandeered the smugglers' overloaded boat after the migrants jumped into…

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UPDATED: UN rights chief says investigating mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border

The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, after the bodies…

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Risks multiply for Mediterranean-bound migrants, UN study shows

More migrants and refugees are embarking on dangerous journeys across Africa towards the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea where they face growing risk of abuse such as kidnapping and…

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Russia denies reports of hundreds of Wagner Group fighters in Libya

The Libya Observer reports that the Russian Embassy in Libya has denied recent reports alleging that hundreds of Wagner fighters have arrived in Libya. It described the information as baseless…

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Libya oil and gas minister resumes work after two-month suspension

Libya's oil and gas minister resumed work on Tuesday after a suspension for two months pending a legal investigation, the ministry said in a brief statement. Mohamed Oun, oil and…

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Tripoli claims Greece is conducting illegal prospecting south of Crete

The interim government of Tripoli claims Greece is conducting illegal prospecting south of Crete in areas it says are under Libya’s jurisdiction. The issue was raised last week through a…

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Three Libyan fighters killed in clashes with smugglers near border with Algeria

Three Libyan fighters of a military force based in Tripoli were killed in clashes with smugglers and drug dealers in the desert near the border with Algeria, the force said…

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Secretary-General of the Arab League warns of political deadlock in the Libyan crisis

The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, warned of the political deadlock in the Libyan crisis. Aboul Gheit stressed in a television interview that there are no indications…

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491 dead and missing in central Med in 2024 – IOM

There have been 167 migrants dead and 324 missing in the central Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya reported in its…

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Sixty migrants feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya

ROME, March 14 (Reuters) - As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Central Mediterranean from Libya to Italy or Malta,…

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Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government

Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the "necessity" of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. A political process to resolve more…

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U.N. in Libya urges probe into Tripoli shooting deaths

TRIPOLI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations mission in Libya has urged authorities to investigate the shooting deaths of 10 people in a Tripoli neighbourhood, with city security chiefs…

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More than 80 survivors, but two dead in migrant rescues off Libya, charity says

More than 80 migrants were saved, but two died and three were missing following two sea rescue operations in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, the Doctors Without Borders…

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Libya’s September flood requires $1.8 bln in recovery funds, report says

(Reuters) - Libya's deadly flash flood in September constituted a climate and environmental catastrophe that requires $1.8 billion in reconstruction and recovery, an international report said on. Huge swathes of…

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Production at Libya’s Sharara field restarts after protest

DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Production at Libya's Sharara oilfield restarted on Sunday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after protesters ended a sit-down that had…

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Libya oil facility protesters’ shutdown deadline extended by 24 hours

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - Protesters who have threatened to shut down two oil and gas facilities near the Libyan capital Tripoli have extended the deadline by 24 hours for talks with…

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Protesters in Libya threaten to shut down oil and gas facilities

TRIPOLI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Protesters have threatened to shut down two oil and gas facilities near the Libyan capital Tripoli, with one group that is campaigning against corruption issuing…

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Libya’s NOC declares force majeure at Sharara oilfield

DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday declared force majeure at its Sharara oilfield on the back of protests. The force majeure is effective as…

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Libya’s stock market resumes trading after more than 9 years of closure

Libya's Stock Market resumed trading on Monday at a hall in the capital Tripoli after more than nine years of closure because of the political and security situation. The prime…

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Libyan Prime Minister says will not leave until elections are held

The Head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has reaffirmed that “his government will not leave until elections are held and the Libyan people choose who will…

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MSF reports horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libyan detention centres

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants held inside detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, have been assaulted, sexually abused, beaten, killed and systematically deprived of the most basic humane conditions, including proper…

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U.N. Libya envoy pushes for meeting on elections

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - The United Nations' envoy to Libya asked the country's main powerbrokers to designate representatives for a meeting aimed at reaching an election settlement, part of an apparent…

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Fighting in western Libya town leaves several dead

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fighting in a Libyan hill town has killed eight people since Sunday, a member of the municipal council and another resident said, adding that forces aligned with…

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In Libya’s devastated Derna, families still search for the missing

By Ayman Al-Warfali Flood swept away swathes of the city in September More than 4,000 bodies recovered so far Thousands still missing but identification is hard Reconstruction may become new…

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Libya parliament speaker issues election law -spokesperson

TRIPOLI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Libya's parliament speaker Aguila Saleh has issued laws for national presidential and parliamentary elections, the chamber's spokesperson said on Wednesday, but continued disputes over the…

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Libya envoy urges unified Derna flood response

The United Nations' Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said on Monday he was concerned about "unilateral and competing initiatives" by Libyan institutions to rebuild Derna, where a destructive flood killed thousands…

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For Libya’s Haftar, flood aftermath tests strongman image

(Reuters) - After Derna's catastrophic floods, eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar flew in by helicopter and received salutes from his troops as he toured the city where thousands of…

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Climate Change made Libya’s deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely – study

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN, (Reuters) - Climate Change made the heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in Libya up to 50 times more likely, scientists said. The powerful Sept.…

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Journalists ordered out of flood-hit Libyan city after protests

Journalists reported they were ordered out of the devastated eastern Libyan city of Derna on Tuesday, the day after protesters torched the home of the ousted mayor in fury over…

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UN agency warns two other dams in Eastern Libya could collapse

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern regarding two more dams in east Libya which were said to be dealing with massive amounts…

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Libya flood: after a week, families haunted by fate of the missing

DERNA, Libya, Sept 18 (Reuters) - "I lost my daughter. Her mother is convinced that she is still alive. I am convinced that she is dead," says Ahmed Ashour, 62.…

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Libya says four members of Greek rescue team killed in road accident

CAIRO (Reuters) - Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road…

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UPDATED: Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna

By Ayman Al-Warfali and Ahmed Elumami Bodies still being washed up by the sea Many victims buried in mass graves Italian naval ship arrives with aid supplies At least 11,300…

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Aid agencies call for end to mass graves after Libya floods

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups on Friday called on authorities in Libya to stop burying flood victims in…

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Casualties in Libya floods could have been avoided with warning system: WMO chief

GENEVA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday that casualties could have been avoided in the floods that hit Libya if the…

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Number of deaths in Libyan city of Derna could reach 20,000 -mayor

Thousands killed by flood, thousands more missing One man says has lost his wife and five children Beach littered with toys washed from homes Officials worry about disease with many…

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UPDATED: Libya storm death toll expected to swell as sea washes bodies ashore

By Ayman al-Warfali and Ahmed Elumami NEAR DERNA, Libya, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, swelling the death toll from a storm that…

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WATCH: More than 1,000 bodies recovered in Libyan city after floods – minister

Over 1,000 bodies have been recovered in the eastern Libyan city of Derna after it was hit by floods, a minister in the eastern administration said on Tuesday, adding hit…

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WATCH: At least 150 killed as devastating Storm Daniel sweeps eastern Libya

UPDATE:- Al Jazeera reports that the powerful Mediterranean Storm Daniel and floods in eastern Libya has killed at least 150 people dead in Derna city, according to the Red Crescent…

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Libya launches investigation into secret meeting with Israel

Libya has officially launched an investigation into the secret meeting in Rome between former foreign minister Najla Mangoush and Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen last month, the North African nation's attorney-general's…

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Libya suspends foreign minister after meeting with Israeli foreign minister

JERUSALEM/TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and referred her for investigation after Israel said its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week despite…

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Libya’s LNA launches operation near southern border after Chad clashes

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Over the weekend, Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) said it launched air strikes against "foreign armed groups" near the border with Chad, after fighting near the…

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UN Libya envoy urges ‘unified government’ for election in apparent shift

United Nations Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said that "a unified government, agreed upon by the major players, is an imperative for leading the country to elections", an apparent shift from an earlier…

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Libya’s central bank reunifies after almost a decade

The Central Bank of Libya has been reinstated as a unified sovereign institution, its governor said on Sunday, almost a decade after it was split in two due to civil…

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Tripoli clashes widen overnight in worst fighting this year

The Libyan capital's most powerful armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the city's worst violence this year, raising fears of a wider escalation. Dark smoke…

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Libya’s High State Council votes to replace leader

TRIPOLI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Libya's High State Council consultative body voted on Sunday to replace Khaled al-Meshri as leader with Mohammed Takala, adding new questions over the country's political…

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U.N. Libya mission warns of violence after push for new interim government

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - The United Nations Libya mission warned against "unilateral initiatives" to address the country's political stalemate after two legislative bodies proposed creating a new interim government as a…

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Libyan border guards rescue migrants left in desert near Tunisia

Libyan border guards have rescued dozens of migrants they said had been left in the desert by Tunisian authorities without water, food or shelter. Hundreds of people from sub-Saharan African…

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Libya court convicts two oil officials for importing sub-standard gasoline

TRIPOLI, July 16 (Reuters) - A court in Libya on Sunday convicted two oil sector officials of importing sub-standard gasoline fuel last year and sentenced them to 30 months imprisonment, adding they…

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Libya’s Sharara and El Feel oilfields has resumed on Saturday evening

BENGHAZI, July 15 (Reuters) - Production at Libya's Sharara and El Feel oilfields, which were shut on Thursday following the abduction of a former finance minister, has resumed on Saturday evening, four…

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Three Libyan oilfields shut down in protest

July 15 (Reuters) - The closure of three Libyan oilfields could lead to the declaration of force majeure, the oil ministry said late on Friday, a day after the…

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Migrants in Libya: MEPs concerned about the systematic violations of human rights

MEPs have urged the Commission to review urgently the EU’s approach towards Libya and the rights of migrants. In a joint meeting of the Committee on civil liberties, Justice and…

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Eastern Libya administration threatens oil blockade

BENGHAZI, Libya, June 24 (Reuters) - Authorities based in eastern Libya on Saturday threatened to blockade oil exports over the Tripoli government's use of energy revenue, accusing it of wasting billions of dollars without…

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UN envoy says proposed Libya laws not enough to enable election

The United Nations envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily said on Monday that proposed electoral laws had not resolved contentious issues and were not enough to allow elections.Diplomacy has for years…

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