Libya: Political feud while Benghazi suggests Al-Libi ultimatum
The capture of Al-Libi by US Special Forces in Libya has quickly giving rise to a political feud. The people of Benghazi have called for the kidnapping of American citizens in the country as...
View ArticleLibya : Zeidan warns militias and tribesmen as situation worsens
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has told Libyans that the sieges of oil ports “is getting dangerous” after the government decided to allocate $7billion of its foreign reserves as compensation of such actions...
View ArticleReconstruction of the Libyan telecom
A contract between Alcatel-Lucent and Libyan International Telecommunication Company (LITC) to deploy a new 1,000 km submarine cable system linking Libya’s capital, Tripoli to Benghazi has been sealed....
View ArticleLibya : media and journalists under attacks
Since the death of former dictator Moamar Gadhafi, Libyan media and journalists have suffered enormous threats and attacks from former rebels. The most recent attack occurred on Wednesday when three...
View ArticleLibya: Rebels hands over ports to government, Benghazi reactivated
Libya’s government reached a deal with rebels on Sunday to reopen two occupied oil ports accounting for 200,000 barrels per day of crude exports in a major breakthrough to end an eight-month blockade....
View ArticleLibya’s constitutional committee holds launching ceremony
Libya’s transition towards a democratic system of government has taken another step after a special body designed to draft a new constitution met in Beida, east of Benghazi, for the launching ceremony....
View ArticleLibya: GNC approves government while Khalifa continues fighting
The General National Congress (GNC) has approved Miitig’s cabinet despite the ongoing questions about its legitimacy. The action could lead to more violence in the capital after militias forced the GNC...
View ArticleLibya : Maiteeq’s election rejected by the Supreme Court
The tussle between members of the Libyan General National Congress (GNC) over the legitimacy of Ahmed Maiteeq’s election as Prime Minister has been settled by the Supreme Court. Before the ruling of...
View ArticleLibya : New parliament takes over on August 4
The Libyan parliament has announced that it will be handing over its duties to the newly elected parliamentarians in less than 2weeks. The announcement came at a time when the conflict between rival...
View ArticleTurkey: Insecurity to force evacuation of Turkish embassy in Libya
Amid the continuous fighting in Libya, Turkey has warned its citizens to stay away from the North African country while plans are underway to evacuate its diplomatic mission. Ankara is worried about...
View ArticleLibya: “Benghazi a disaster area,” Tobruk Parliament seeks international help
The Tobruk based parliament that has been deemed illegal by the Libyan Supreme Court has called for international aid to rescue Benghazi because it has now become a “disaster area” due to the ongoing...
View ArticleLibya: Al-Jufrah military base bombarded, 3 countries banned from entry
Forces loyal to the internationally recognized government in Tobruk have intensified their attacks against the militants of the rival government in Tripoli as they bombed the Al-Jufrah military base....
View ArticleLibya: Four Soldiers Killed in Clashes with Islamic State
Four Libyan soldiers were killed last weekend when a heavy clash broke out between Islamic State and army units loyal to the country’s official government near the eastern city of Derna, military...
View ArticleLibya warns EU after Italian warship violation
The internationally recognized government of Libya issued a new warning on Sunday that it will use “all means” necessary to protect its sovereignty after it claimed that three Italian warships...
View ArticleLibya: Military Pushes Back IS, GNA Stumbles in Tobruk
Forces loyal to the Tobruk-based government are progressing in their fight against Islamic State militants in Benghazi with reports saying that they have taken over the key districts of Boatni, Laithi....
View ArticleGen Haftar Announces ‘Total Liberation’ of Benghazi
Forces loyal to Libya’s strongman, Renegade General Khalifa Haftar, vanquished Islamist militants in Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi after three years of sporadic combat. “After a continuous...
View ArticleLibya: Nine Haftar Forces Beheaded at Checkpoint
Nine soldiers of Khalifa Haftar’s army, known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), were killed in an attack by an unknown armed group in Jufra district, central Libya, on Wednesday. Two civilians were...
View ArticleLibya : Maiteeq’s election rejected by the Supreme Court
The tussle between members of the Libyan General National Congress (GNC) over the legitimacy of Ahmed Maiteeq’s election as Prime Minister has been settled by the Supreme Court. Before the ruling of...
View ArticleLibya : New parliament takes over on August 4
The Libyan parliament has announced that it will be handing over its duties to the newly elected parliamentarians in less than 2weeks. The announcement came at a time when the conflict between rival...
View ArticleTurkey: Insecurity to force evacuation of Turkish embassy in Libya
Amid the continuous fighting in Libya, Turkey has warned its citizens to stay away from the North African country while plans are underway to evacuate its diplomatic mission. Ankara is worried about...
View Article
