At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said. ...
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African Migrants Sold In Libya ‘slave Markets’
Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in “slave markets” in Libya, the International Organization for ...
Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate
Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as slain ...
Libya and Uganda Engage In A Legal Row Over Telecom Company
The Libyan government has sounded a warning to the Ugandan government over its move to repossess shares of the Libyan ...
Nigerians and Eritreans ‘freed From Libya Prison’
Some of the women were on their way to Europe when IS fighters kidnapped and held them as sex slaves ...
Italy Brokers Deal With Libyan Tribes To Curb Migrant Influx
The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing the ...
Libya Says EU Naval Operation ‘encourages’ Migrants
Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamad Taher Siala on Friday urged the EU to rethink its naval operation in the Mediterranean, saying ...
Pilot Killed In Libya Fighter Jet Crash
A Libyan air force pilot was killed Wednesday as his fighter jet crashed in the east of the country after ...
Russia Trying To Gain Influence In Libya
Russia is trying to expand its influence in Libya through a combination of military means and oil and weapons sales, ...
Libya Rescues 420 Migrants Off Its Coast
Libya has in two days rescued 420 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a navy spokesman said Monday, ...
East Libyan Forces Claim Victory In Southwest Benghazi
Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan forces have claimed capture of the final holdout of hardline armed forces in the southwest of ...
International Quartet Backs Libya’s Unity Government
A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over Tripoli after ...
Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya
Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. ...
Libya Factions Agree Ceasefire After Tripoli Battle
Armed groups in Tripoli have signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital, the ...
Clashes Rock Libya Capital For Third Day
Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed government stormed ...
Moscow Apparently Has Forces At Base In Egypt
Moscow has apparently deployed military forces to a base in western Egypt, a US official said Tuesday, a sign Russia ...
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 ...
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 ...
Smugglers Kill 22 African Migrants On A Beach In Libya
People-smugglers have been blamed for the death of 22 African migrants whose bodies were found buried on a beach in ...
Libya Rivals Battle For Key Oil Region
Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar who ...