Libya

Libya wants all foreign mercenaries out ‘immediately’

Mar 27, 2021 05:33

Libya's new interim government has demanded the "immediate" withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries amid efforts to end a decade of violence in the North African country.
Libya wants all foreign mercenaries out ‘immediately’

Mar 26, 2021 16:17

Libya's new interim government has demanded the "immediate" withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries amid efforts to end a decade of violence in the North African country.
Libyan commander wanted for war crimes by ICC shot dead

Mar 25, 2021 13:44

Unidentified armed men have shot dead a Libyan commander, loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar, who was wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in the country’s eastern city of Benghazi.
Tunisian president to visit Libya in show of support for new government

Mar 16, 2021 13:14

Tunisian President Kais Saied is set to head to Libya in a show of support for the country's newly formed, United Nations-backed unity government, the first presidential trip between the neighboring countries since 2012.
Libya's new interim prime minister sworn in, promises to represent all Libyans

Mar 16, 2021 08:24

Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has been sworn as Libya’s Prime Minister until elections later this year, following years-long violence and division in the North African country.
UN urges withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya, welcomes unity government

Mar 14, 2021 13:57

The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya as the conflict-ridden North African country ushers in a new era with the formation of a national unity government.
Libya’s lawmakers approve interim unity government

Mar 10, 2021 17:43

Libya’s divided parliament has voted in support of a unity government which would lead the war-ravaged country into December elections.
All foreign forces, mercenaries must leave Libya: UN’s Guterres

Feb 17, 2021 08:51

Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres has called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, which is moving toward the formation of a unity government ten years after its revolution.
Iran welcomes election of new interim government in conflict-ridden Libya

Feb 06, 2021 17:11

Iran has welcomed an agreement by Libya’s rival political groups to form an interim unity government in the crisis-hit North African country, hoping the incoming executive authority would facilitate elections there.
Shipwreck off Libya leaves over 40 refugees dead: UN

Jan 21, 2021 05:42

At least 43 migrants from West Africa perished in the first major shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, the United Nations said Wednesday, adding that 10 people were rescued.