Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role
Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent ...
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Libya Strongman Launches Offensive On Oil Terminals
Troops commanded by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an assault on Tuesday to seize two of the country's key ...
East Libya Forces Prepare To Retake Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to eastern Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday they were preparing a large counter-offensive to retake key oil ...
At Least 9 Hurt As Heavy Fire Paralyses Libya Capital
Armed groups traded fire with heavy weapons in the centre of Tripoli, injuring at least nine people and paralysing the ...
74 Dead Refugees Wash Ashore In Zawiya
Refugee deaths have risen to record levels across the Mediterranean Sea in the past year Libya's Red Crescent has said ...
Convoy Carrying Head of Libya’s U.N.-Backed Govt Shot At In Tripoli
A convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya's U. N.-backed government and the heads of an allied parliament and presidential ...
Rival of Libya Unity Government Says To Rebuild Tripoli Airport
The head of a former government announced plans Thursday to reopen Tripoli's airport that was heavily damaged in fighting in ...
Libya Rival Factions Agree To Hold General Elections In 2018
Libya will hold elections in 2018. Conflicting factions in the country agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by February ...
Libya Officially Requests NATO To Help Train Its Armed Forces
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has confirmed the receipt of an official request from Libya’s United Nations (UN) backed ...
Tripoli Residents In Daily Ordeal On Uprising Anniversary
Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans in Tripoli see no reason to celebrate ...
Egypt Mediates In Libyan Conflict
Rival factions have been fighting for power since the fall of Col Gaddafi's government in 2011 Egyptian negotiators trying to ...
Libya Still In the Mire As Another Anniversary Passes
Libya's transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a "failed state" six years ...
Head of Libya’s Unity Govt To Meet Rival Army Chief
The head of Libya's unity government and a rival army chief were to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to find ...
Hijackers Arrested As Drama Ends Peacefully
The hijacking of a Libyan plane has ended peacefully after the men who seized control surrendered in Malta. The domestic ...
Man Waves Gaddafi Flag From Plane
A man has emerged from a hijacked Libyan jet waving a flag associated with the late former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, ...
Libya Deports More Than 100 African Migrants
Libyan authorities on Tuesday deported around 140 African migrants, who had previously arrived in Tripoli illegally via the Mediterranean. Head ...
Africans Must Invest In Defence Technologies For Their Own Security
The killing of Gaddafi on 20 October 2011 by NATO came as a shock to most Africans. While it is ...
US and EU Had No Business Dislodging Gaddafi and Saddam – Museveni
Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has said the United States (US) and European Union (EU) had no business invading Libya ...
Car Blast Leaves At Least Four Dead In Libya’s Benghazi
The bombing incidence is one of the many few that have shaken Benghazi in recent times. A car exploded late ...
Coastguard ‘beat Migrants With Clubs’
More than 3,600 people have died trying to reach Europe by sea in 2016 Armed men have attacked a boat ...