Libya Strongman Says Benghazi ‘liberated’ From Jihadists
Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of second city Benghazi, which was overrun by jihadists ...
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Italian Consortium To Rebuild Airport In Libyan Capital
Libyan authorities on Wednesday signed a deal with a consortium of Italian companies to build two passenger terminals at Tripoli's ...
Beachgoers Killed, Flights Halted By Clashes At Libya Airport
Stray fire from fighting between armed groups that control Libya's Mitiga airport killed five people at a nearby beach and ...
Libya Rocket Attack Kills Five On Tripoli Beach
A rocket hit a beach in Tripoli killing five people, including at least one child, and wounding 25 others, the ...
UN and Russian Leaders Discuss Stabilising Libya
On June 14 Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov had a ...
‘Freed’ Kadhafi Son Still Wanted By Libya Court
Libyan authorities said Monday that Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, reportedly set free by a local militia at the weekend, ...
Kadhafi’s Son Seif ‘set Free’ In Libya
Seif al-Islam, the second son and heir apparent of the late deposed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, is said to have ...
Libyan Group Says It Has Freed Kadhafi Son Seif Al-Islam
An armed group in Libya said on Facebook Saturday it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer ...
Libya Strongman’s Forces Say Take Southern Desert Base
Forces loyal to east Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said on Saturday they had taken an air base in the south, ...
Libya Unity Forces Take Control of Tripoli Airport
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Thursday took control of Tripoli International Airport, which was largely destroyed in ...
Group Blamed For 2012 Attack On US Mission Disbands
A group of militant Islamists in Libya, blamed by the US for the 2012 attack on the US mission in ...
Pro-Haftar Air Force Says Took Part In Egyptian Raids
The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on jihadist ...
Rival Armed Groups Clash In Capital, Tripoli
Libyan militia groups opposed to the UN-backed government have launched a series of attacks on loyalist forces in the capital, ...
’52 Dead’ In Militia Clashes In Libya Capital
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Saturday that 52 of its fighters were killed as they repelled rival militias ...
Little Cash and Too Much Violence
The holy Muslim month of Ramadan began Saturday with a bitter taste for residents of Libya's capital, as a cash ...
Rival Militias Clash In Libya Capital
Fierce clashes erupted on Friday between rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, seat of the country's UN-backed unity ...
Haftar Forces Seize Rival Airbase In South Libya
Forces led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday seized control of the Tamenhant airbase in the south of ...
Libya Says Working Closely With Britain Over Concert Attack
Libya is working closely with Britain to identify possible "terrorist networks" involved in the attack at a pop concert in ...
Haftar Forces Bombard Rivals After Libya Airbase Attack
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar have bombed rival forces in retaliation for a deadly attack on an ...
141 People Killed In Brak Al-Shat Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's ...