Libya

UN envoy reports 'progress' in Libya talks

Feb 07, 2020 08:23

The UN's Libya envoy on Thursday reported "progress" in talks between military representatives of the country's warring parties on coming up with a lasting ceasefire that could include a UN monitoring role.
Russia objects to UN draft resolution on Libya

Feb 06, 2020 13:12

Russia has blocked a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on the Libyan conflict, insisting that any foreign militants in Libya be labeled “foreign terrorist fighters,” not just “mercenaries,” as the draft text proposed.
Libya rivals agree to ceasefire in principle, UN envoy says

Feb 04, 2020 14:28

The United Nations (UN) envoy for Libya says the warring sides in the North African country have agreed in principle to transform a shaky truce into a permanent ceasefire.
Sudanese promised jobs in UAE but taken to war in Libya, Yemen

Feb 02, 2020 15:23

Sudanese youths have revealed that the UAE pledged them jobs with high salaries in the Persian Gulf small country, but instead took them to Libya which is embroiled in a war between rival groups.
France condemns Turkey for ‘violating Berlin agreement on Libya’

Jan 30, 2020 13:19

French President Emmanuel Macron has lambasted his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for sending warships and “mercenaries” to crisis-hit Libya, stressing that Ankara is breaching an agreement reached at a summit in Berlin earlier this month to halt foreign interference in the North African country.
Libya’s government forces shoot down rebels’ Emirati-supplied drone

Jan 28, 2020 17:22

Libyan government forces have shot down an Emirati-supplied drone operated by rebel forces in western Libya.
Libya’s Haftar marches on Misrata; truce at risk

Jan 27, 2020 15:15

Forces loyal to Libya’s renegade Military Commander Khalifa Haftar advance towards the key northern city of Misrata as threats mount against a truce that was brokered between the country’s warring sides earlier this month.
Libyan crisis can affect entire Mediterranean region: Erdogan

Jan 24, 2020 17:22

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that chaos in Libya will affect the entire Mediterranean region if peace is not established as soon as possible.
Turkey says Libya’s Haftar must avoid military solution

Jan 23, 2020 07:25

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Libyan military commander General Khalifa Haftar seems seeking a military solution to the conflict in the war-torn country. He urged the general to abide by calls for a political solution to the conflict in Libya and take steps to secure clam on the ground.
Flights in, out of Tripoli airport suspended after attack

Jan 22, 2020 14:19

Libya's embattled UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) says all flights into and out of the sole functioning airport in the capital, Tripoli, have been suspended after it came under a rocket attack.