Libya’s strongman Haftar appoints son as his deputy army chief
The leader of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, has appointed his son Saddam Haftar as the deputy commander-in-chief of...
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Ship held in Greece allowed to carry military equipment to Libya
A Panama-flagged cargo ship, was allowed to continue to Libya despite being detained at the port of Astakos in Greece...
Libya’s environmental crisis is due to neglect and and conflict
The Libyan Environment Minister for the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, Ibrahim Al-Arabi, highlighted in an interview the “catastrophic” environmental...
Building to begin on road connecting Egypt, Libya, and Chad
The Egyptian Deputy Minister of Transport for Road Transport has announced that within a month, construction will begin on a...
Khalifa Haftar’s son rises to second in command in Libyan National Army
Libyan military leader Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar appointed his son, Lt Gen Saddam Haftar, as deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan...
Libyan army denies plot to force resettlement of Palestinians
A source from the Libyan National Army (LNA) on August 10th strongly denied the unconfirmed reports of a secret agreement...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Libya and its structural collapse
Libya has since become a brutal case study in the consequences of institutional and governance collapse. The 2011 rebellion shattered...
Israeli minister says Libya should host displaced Gazans
While the conflict in Gaza continues to deepen, the outlines of Israel’s plan for displaced Palestinians from Gaza is slowly...
The Astakos incident and Libya’s role in the Mediterranean
In late July 2025, a Panama-flagged cargo vessel, AYA1, was detained at the port of Astakos in Greece after being...
Libyan oil company hits highest production levels in 20 years
Libya’s Sirte Oil Company has hit its highest level of daily crude oil production in 20 years, according to the...
Libya is offered cooperation and expertise knowledge from Iran
The First Vice President of Iran, Mohammad Reza Aref, has offered to share what he describes as Iran’s expertise in...
Libya: aid for growing Sudanese refugee communities continues
The Libyan Relief and Humanitarian Aid Authority have been distributing aid in a Sudanese refugee community in the municipality of...
Libya border with Chad may be reopened if nations can cooperate
General Saddam Haftar, leader of Libya’s Ground Forces, has visited the Chadian president to discuss the reopening of the border...
Libya: polling staff trained up ahead of municipal elections
Libya’s High National Election Commission (HNEC) released a statement on August 2nd to say they had conducted training for polling...
Leaders of Turkey, Italy, Libya meet on migration issues
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a high-level meeting in Istanbul with the Prime Ministers of Italy and Libya’s UN-recognised...
