Libya
In a first, Libya’s rival forces take part in joint US-led military exercises
Forces from Libya's east- and west-based administrations participated in U.S. special forces exercises in the central city of Sirte on Tuesday in…
Tanker Hit Off Malta Sparks Claims of Secret Ukrainian Operation in Libyan Waters
Ukrainian forces are operating in western Libya under a covert deal endorsed by the West, and they used the Northern African country's…
Libya’s Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo
Eastern Libya's military leader, Khalifa Haftar, has acquired what appear to be Chinese and Turkish combat drones, Reuters reporting has found, despite…
Updated: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, assasinated
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libya’s former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed at the age of 53 in an…
Libya plans to boost gas exports to Europe by 2030
Libya plans to boost its natural gas production in the next five years to have more supply available for export to Europe…
Libya signs $20bn oil deals with US and French energy companies
Libya’s Tripoli-based government signed a 25-year oil development agreement with France's TotalEnergies and the US’s ConocoPhillips that could more than double the…
Human trafficker who tortured migrants in Libya jailed for 20 years in Netherlands
An Eritrean people trafficker who tortured African refugees and migrants in camps in Libya was jailed for 20 years on by a…
UPDATED: Libyan army’s chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
The Libyan army's chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey's capital Ankara,…
Pakistan to strike multi-billion-dollar fighter jet deal with Libya’s Haftar
Pakistan and Benghazi are in the process of signing a major defense memorandum of understanding that could include the supply of 16…
Systemic Abuse in Libya’s Fuel Sector Redirects Subsidised Stocks to Multiple Markets, Including Malta
A surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an…
Libya urged to shut migrant detention centres at U.N. meeting
Libya was urged at a U.N. meeting to close detention centres where rights groups say migrants and refugees have been tortured, abused…
Libyan Security Forces Apprehend Warlord at Center of Controversy in Italy
Libyan Security Forces Apprehend Warlord at Center of Italy’s Prior Dealings