Libya

Daesh attack leaves four Libyan soldiers dead

Aug 24, 2018 00:09

An attack on a checkpoint between the Libyan capital and the town of Zliten killed four soldiers of the UN-backed unity government on Thursday, the town's mayor said.
Libya sentences 45 to death over 2011 killings

Aug 16, 2018 07:48

A court in Libya has sentenced 45 militiamen to death by firing squad over the killing of demonstrators in the capital, Tripoli, during the 2011 uprising against longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the Justice Ministry says.
Gunmen kidnap 4 oil engineers in southern Libya

Jul 14, 2018 12:33

Gunmen have attacked an oilfield in southern Libya, abducting four engineers, including three Libyans and a Romanian national.
'Hijacker' migrants detained by police upon arrival in Italy

Jul 13, 2018 07:57

Migrants on board the Italian coastguard ship 'Diciotti' were allowed to disembark at Sicily's Trapani port, early on Friday morning, after being held up for hours due to a police inquiry.
Libya to resume oil exports from east

Jul 11, 2018 11:59

Libya’s National Oil Corporation has announced that the country is resuming oil exports from four terminals in the eastern oil crescent.
ICC issues arrest warrant for Libyan commander over execution of Takfiris

Jul 05, 2018 09:59

The International Criminal Court revealed Thursday it has issued a second arrest warrant for a Libyan military commander accused of shooting dead 10 Takfiri prisoners after a Benghazi mosque attack.
Another boat capsizes off Libya, 63 refugees go missing

Jul 03, 2018 04:46

Another boat carrying refugees has capsized while making the risky journey across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Europe, leaving 63 asylum seekers missing.
Three babies die, 100 people go missing after refugee boat sinks off Libya

Jun 29, 2018 14:52

Three babies have died in an incident where a boat transporting more than 100 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya, according to survivors and the coast guard.
Haftar's forces say 'captured' Libya's Derna

Jun 29, 2018 04:20

Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar has announced the liberation of the city of Derna from the al-Qaeda-linked terrorists.
Italy calls for refugee centers south of Libya

Jun 25, 2018 14:34

Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has called on a visit to Tripoli for processing centers to be set up south of Libya's borders as a way to block attempts by refugees to cross the Mediterranean.