UN warns Libya must not split presidential and parliamentary polls
Tripoli – The UN mission in Libya has urged leaders to stick to the December 24 timeline for presidential and... Read more
1 Nov, 2021
Libya welcomes back tourists after years of war
Ghadames – Libya has hosted its first group of foreign tourists in a decade, with an excursion to an... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Libya fighting damages key oil refinery
Tripoli – Libya’s only operational oil refinery was “severely” damaged after gunmen battled for three hours around the complex, the... Read more
28 Oct, 2021
127 Gambians fly home in first Libya evacuation in months
Tripoli – A group of Gambian migrants stranded in Libya have been repatriated, the United Nations’ migration agency said Friday,... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Rare Libya conference seeks support ahead of landmark elections
Tripoli – Libya’s fragile unity government hosted an international conference Thursday to build support ahead of the war-battered country’s landmark... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Libya conference seeks support ahead of key elections
Tripoli – Libya’s fragile unity government hosts senior foreign officials on Thursday to drum up support on spiky transitional issues... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
African envoys make Libya ‘conciliation’ trip before vote
Brazzaville – Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, the African Union (AU) pointman on Libya, dispatched a “conciliation” mission to the... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Libya town clings to memory of Muammar Gaddafi
Bani Walid – A huge portrait of Muammar Gaddafi marks the entrance of Bani Walid: 10 chaotic years since... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Women and children in Libya detention ‘at immediate risk’, says UN
Tripoli – At least 1 000 women and children in detention centres in the Libyan capital are “at immediate risk”,... Read more
13 Oct, 2021
Libya lawmakers back $10k family grant ahead of polls
Tripoli – Libya’s eastern-based parliament on Monday approved grants of around $10 000 for each family after its rival,... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
