Countries Armed groups clash in south Libya Tripoli – Gunmen linked to eastern Libya-based military chief Khalifa Haftar exchanged artillery and small arms fire overnight with forces... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Countries Libyans fear election could spark return of violence Tripoli – With only days to go until scheduled elections meant to cap Libya’s long political transition and unify... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Countries Libya government says ready for presidential poll Tripoli – The Libyan government said Sunday it is ready to hold the country’s presidential election as planned on December... Read more 13 Dec, 2021
Countries Libya delays candidate list raising new doubts over election timetable Tripoli – Libya’s election commission on Saturday delayed publication of a final list of candidates for a presidential election... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Politics Libya upper house calls for election delay Tripoli – Libya’s upper house on Wednesday proposed delaying December presidential elections by two months, the latest dispute over the... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Business Libya central banks to reunite after 7-year split Tripoli – Libya’s rival central banks said on Monday they had reached a reunification deal, seven years after they divided... Read more 7 Dec, 2021
Politics Libya court reinstates Gaddafi’s son as presidential candidate Tripol – A Libyan court on Thursday reinstated Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, as a... Read more 2 Dec, 2021
Business Libya ferry on first passenger trip to Turkey in decades Misratah – A ferry set sail on Wednesday from the Libyan port of Misrata to Turkey’s coastal city of Izmir,... Read more 2 Dec, 2021
Politics Libya on bumpy road to uncertain elections Tripoli – Libya is less than a month from elections seen as crucial to ending its long-running civil war,... Read more 1 Dec, 2021
Politics Libya, UN warn intimidation stopping Muammar Gaddafi son’s appeal Tripoli – Libya’s government and the UN expressed concern on Monday over an intimidation campaign that has shut the court... Read more 30 Nov, 2021