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...
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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...
UN urges withdrawal of armed forces from Libyan Capital
Despite the recent resignation of its Libya envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, who conceded that “there is no room for a solution”...
Libya asks for more international help to carry out elections
On July 21st Emad Al-Sayeh, head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in Libya, met with Stephanie Koury, Deputy...
Libya: war crime suspect and former militia official arrested
A Libyan man accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Germany on one of 11...
UK convoy attacked in Tripoli, threatening diplomacy with Libya
A UK diplomatic convoy was attacked in the capital city of Tripoli in Libya on June 26th, an attack which...
Libya: Tripoli mayors reject armed militias and call for unity
The mayors and local representatives of municipalities in Greater Tripoli have recorded a statement in which they firmly reject the...
Libya refuses to extradite senior militia commander to the ICC
The western Libyan government based in Tripoli has announced on July 13th that it is rejecting the International Criminal Court’s...
EU delegation refused entry into eastern Libya by government
An EU migration delegation has been refused entry by the eastern government of Libya, after the delegation visited the rival...
Oil giants returning to Libya after over a decades suspension
Shell and BP, two major oil corporations, have announced that they will reopen their offices in Libya’s capital before the...
Libya’s mayors ask for more local power and funding
Over 50 mayors in Libya called for an end to centralized governance over municipal affairs, as reported on July 6th...
Dan Jones: The ceasefire con and diplomacy as a weapon
Peace is a beautiful lie. And intelligence agencies know it. While diplomats shake hands for the cameras and talk about...
Libya: eastern government calls for UN’s departure from nation
The head of the government in eastern Libya, Osama Hammad, has called for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya...
Libya: committee warns that violence in the capital will continue
The Committee for Communication, formed by the Tripoli Central Municipal Council, has warned that the capital city of Tripoli is...
