Countries At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after shipwreck off Libya Tripoli – Dozens of migrants are thought to have died after their boat sunk off the coast of Libya,... Read more 16 Feb, 2023
Countries Rival Libya administrations agree to remove foreign fighters, says UN Cairo – Senior Libyan officials from both rival administrations on Wednesday endorsed a coordination mechanism to clear the war-torn... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Business Italy’s Eni signs $8 billion gas deal as Meloni visits Libya Tripoli – Italian energy giant Eni signed an $8 billion gas deal with Libya’s state-run National Oil Corporation Saturday... Read more 29 Jan, 2023
Business Libya NOC says to sign $8bn gas deal with ENI Tripoli – Libya’s National Oil Corporation said on Wednesday it had reached an $8-billion deal with Italian energy giant... Read more 26 Jan, 2023
Countries Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya’s capital Tripoli – Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya’s interim government on Sunday, with just five... Read more 23 Jan, 2023
Business War-torn Libya donates supplies to fill bare Tunisia shelves Tunis – Conflict-wracked Libya donated several dozen trucks of food supplies on Tuesday to neighbouring Tunisia, the Libyan embassy... Read more 18 Jan, 2023
Countries CIA chief in Libya after Lockerbie suspect handover Tripoli – CIA chief William Burns has met Libya’s interim premier weeks after the authorities handed the United States... Read more 13 Jan, 2023
Countries Niger detains suspected Libyan people smuggler: French police Paris – Niger has arrested a Libyan suspected of smuggling thousands of migrants through the Sahel country towards Europe... Read more 31 Dec, 2022
Countries Libya PM takes risky bet on US goodwill from Lockerbie handover Tripoli – Libya’s Tripoli-based leadership is facing a public backlash for handing Washington a suspect in the deadly 1988... Read more 31 Dec, 2022
Countries Libya pro-Haftar pilot released in prisoner swap, reports say Tripoli – Libya’s unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with rival eastern forces, releasing a pilot captured... Read more 27 Dec, 2022