Tag: Libya
Egypt strikes Libya jihadists after beheadings video
Egypt carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya on Monday after the jihadists posted a video…
Explosives hit Algerian embassy in Libya
Assailants lobbed a bag packed with explosives at the Algerian embassy in the Libyan capital on Saturday, injuring three people,…
Libya’s militia alliance announces ceasefire
An Islamist-backed militia alliance on Friday announced a ceasefire in conflict-strewn Libya, following an agreement at UN-brokered peace talks between…
Libya begs Italy for help on oil tank fire
Libya has called on Italy to send firefighters to prevent a fire spreading out of control at Es Sider, the…
340 dead in month-old battle for Libya’s Benghazi
At least 340 people have been killed in fighting for Libya’s second city Benghazi since the launch of a government-backed…
Lebanon troops attack gunmen in Tripoli market
Lebanese troops attacked Islamist gunmen holed up in the historic market of the northern city of Tripoli Saturday, after deadly…
Tunisia urges Libya to find missing journalists
Prime Minister Mongi Hamdi on Saturday urged Libya to locate two Tunisian journalists who went missing in the neighbouring violence-hit…
Ex-Libyan general in bid to retake Benghazi
Forces loyal to a former Libyan general leading an offensive against Islamist militia launched a new push Wednesday to try…
At least 21 dead in Libya clashes
At least 21 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in tribal clashes west of the Libyan capital over…
Mali to bid for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Mali is set to bid for the hosting rights of Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in 2017 after Libya pulled…
170 bodies of African migrants found from Libya shipwreck
Libyan rescuers have recovered the bodies of around 170 people after a boat carrying illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank…
Libya gives up hosting 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Libya surrendered its right to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, blaming the decision on the worsening…
170 migrants feared lost at sea off Libya
A Libyan coastguard official said on Friday a boat carrying 170 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa was feared lost at…
Egyptians leaving Libya after days at Tunisia border
Thousands of Egyptians who have been seeking to flee strife-torn Libya for days were being airlifted home Sunday after Tunisia’s…
Libyan military plane crashes in Benghazi
A Libyan fighter jet engaged in paramilitary attacks on Islamists in the restive eastern city of Benghazi crashed and exploded…
France evacuating nationals from Libya
France was evacuating its nationals from Libya on Tuesday amid increasing lawlessness and unrest, a government source said, after similar…
Huge oil depot blaze puts Tripoli under threat
Firefighters on Monday failed to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot on the outskirts of Tripoli, sparking fears of…
Philippines orders nationals to quit Libya
The Philippines on Sunday ordered its estimated 13,000 nationals in Libya to flee that country due to the worsening unrest…
Islamists mount ‘heaviest’ assault on Libya airport
Islamist militia launched their heaviest assault so far on Libya’s main airport Sunday two days after a truce with the…
Abducted Tunisian diplomats freed
Tunisian Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, on Monday announced the release of two Tunisian diplomats who were abducted in Tripoli by…
Female Libyan human rights activist shot dead
Human rights activist Salwa Bouguiguis was shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the restive east Libyan city…
Election of Libya PM unconstitutional – Supreme Court
Libya’s supreme court ruled on Monday that the election of prime minister Ahmed Miitig in a chaotic session in the…
Suicide bomber kills three at Libya ex-general base
A suicide bomber killed three loyalists of an anti-Islamist former general at a base outside Libya’s second city Benghazi on…
Jordan ambassador kidnapped in Libya freed
The Jordanian ambassador to Libya, Fawaz Aitan, who was kidnapped in Tripoli last month, has been freed, state television in…
Nigeria leads AU debate on conflict-free Africa
Nigeria will on Thursday 24 April lead the 15-member AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on a debate to evolve…
Libya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund sues Societe Generale
Libya’s sovereign wealth fund has sued French bank Societe Generale in a British court for $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros)…
Saadi, Gaddafi’s son begs Libyans for forgiveness
Libya’s slain dictator Moammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi has asked Libyans for forgiveness in an interview released by prison authorities three…
US Navy arrests Korean ship carrying stolen Libyan crude
US Navy SEALs captured an oil tanker Monday that had loaded crude at a rebel-held port in eastern Libya and…
North Korean ship laden with stolen Libyan crude escapes
A tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held terminal in eastern Libya broke through a naval blockade and escaped to…
Libya to rehabilitate exiled royal family
Libya decided Tuesday to rehabilitate the family of the late king Idriss, who was overthrown by Muammar Gadhafi, himself toppled…