Libya and Belarus allegedly involved in migration manipulation
The European Commission is investigating the involvement of Belarus and Russia with irregular migration into southern Europe after a string...
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Tunisia extends buffer zone on Libya border for another year
Tunisia’s military buffer zone along its border with Libya will remain in place for another year until August 2026, according...
Libya: UN-backed state council sees election of new chairman
The High Council of State (HCS) of Libya voted in an UN-endorsed election for its new leadership with Mohammed Takala...
Army chief for Libya meets Italian military for talks
The Deputy Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Salah al-Din al-Namroush, of the UN-recognised Government of National Unity of Libya, attended...
Libya: 50 Sudanese refugees found and rescued from desert
The Anti-Illegal Migration Agency in the Libyan district Al-Kufra found and rescued 50 displaced Sudanese people, including women and children,...
Libyan rival governments ordered to stop all cooperation
The Prime Minister of the eastern government in Libya, Osama Hammad, has issued a statement instructing all the institutions of...
Libya: Defense Ministry to carry out airstrikes, urges residents away
The government in Tripoli’s Ministry of Defense announced on July 30th that they intend to target areas with airstrikes that...
Libya planting one million trees by 2026
On the July 29th the National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya announced the third phase of its “Million Trees” initiative...
Libya: Egyptian FM calls for foreign troops to withdraw
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has demanded the urgent need for all foreign forces to withdraw from Libya and...
18 migrants dead and 50 missing after capsize off Libyan coast
On July 29th, the International Organization for Migration reported that at least 80 migrants died on July 26th and 27th,...
Libya: armed group clash kills notorious paramilitary leader
Early in the morning on July 28th, an altercation broke out between two families in Libya, killing the notorious leader...
Sudan visits Libya ahead of reopening consulate
On July 27th a delegation from Sudan arrived in the Libyan city Kufra in a step toward reopening Sudan’s consulate,...
Libyan governments go head to head over ICC jurisdiction
On July 27th, the eastern government of Libya announced that it is rejecting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court...
Where next for EU – Libya relations?
Following the acrimonious exit of an EU delegation from Benghazi airport on July 8th, the future of cross-Mediterranean relations has...
Libya: violence prompts India to send troops to protect embassy
Indian authorities have announced that they are deploying 40 special forces commandos to protect their embassy in the Libyan capital...
