Uranium said missing by IAEA in Libya recovered: Military Uranium said missing by IAEA in Libya recovered: Military
More than two tonnes of natural uranium reported missing by the UN’s nuclear watchdog in war-scarred Libya have been found, a general in the country’s east said Thursday.General Khaled al-Mahjoub, ...
North Africa 16 March ,2023
Libyan elections are possible this year: UN envoy Libyan elections are possible this year: UN envoy
UN Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said on Saturday that if a clear road map and electoral laws are put in place by June, national elections could be held by the end of the year.A political process to ...
North Africa 11 March ,2023
Libya approves constitutional fix but no big breakthrough to elections Libya approves constitutional fix but no big breakthrough to elections
Libya’s High State Council voted on Thursday for a constitutional amendment intended to provide a basis for elections but there appeared to be little progress on big disagreements standing in the way ...
North Africa 02 March ,2023
Greece and Egypt call Turkish-Libyan gas deal ‘illegal’  Greece and Egypt call Turkish-Libyan gas deal ‘illegal’
Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya’s Mediterranean waters was “illegal” as Athens said it would oppose it by all “legal means.”On Monday, Turkey ...
North Africa 09 October ,2022
Turkey and Libyan government agree preliminary maritime energy deal Turkey and Libyan government agree preliminary maritime energy deal
Libya’s Tripoli government signed a series of preliminary economic agreements with Turkey on Monday that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, but Libya’s eastern-based parliament ...
North Africa 03 October ,2022
More than 40 bodies found in Libya mass grave: Authorities More than 40 bodies found in Libya mass grave: Authorities
Forty-two bodies have been found in a mass grave in the Libyan city of Sirte, an ex-stronghold of the ISIS extremist group, the country’s missing persons authority said Sunday.Exhumation teams ...
North Africa 02 October ,2022
At least five killed in western Libya clashes At least five killed in western Libya clashes
Five people were killed and 13 wounded in gun battles in the western Libyan town of Zawiyah, the latest unrest in the troubled North African nation, medics said Monday.Fighting late Sunday broke out ...
North Africa 26 September ,2022
Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidential Council announces plan to end crisis Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidential Council announces plan to end crisis
Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidential Council on Tuesday announced a plan to extract the country from its latest political crisis and hold elections.“In response to the legitimate demands of the Libyan ...
North Africa 05 July ,2022
Libyan protest group: Rallies should go on until goals achieved Libyan protest group: Rallies should go on until goals achieved
Libyan protesters say they will keep demonstrating until all the ruling elites quit power after rallies in most main cities on Friday culminated in a crowd storming the parliament building and ...
North Africa 02 July ,2022
Talks begin at UN on breaking elections stalemate in war-torn Libya Talks begin at UN on breaking elections stalemate in war-torn Libya
The UN called for a “final and courageous effort” to break the deadlock over the rules for long-awaited elections in war-torn Libya, as talks between rival administrations began in Geneva.Parliament ...
North Africa 28 June ,2022
ICC says Libya militia suspect dead, drops case ICC says Libya militia suspect dead, drops case
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the death of wanted war crimes suspect and Libyan militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli, saying it was dropping the case against him.The decision ...
North Africa 15 June ,2022
Libyan court passes Abu Slim jail massacre case to military tribunals Libyan court passes Abu Slim jail massacre case to military tribunals
A Libyan court said Wednesday it could not rule on the case of a notorious prison massacre under slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arguing it should be heard by a military tribunal.In 1996, 1,269 ...
North Africa 15 June ,2022
Rival Libyan prime minister says he plans to be in Tripoli in days Rival Libyan prime minister says he plans to be in Tripoli in days
A rival Libyan prime minister says he plans to be in the country’s capital and seat his government there in a matter of days — even though a parallel administration opposing his is currently located ...
North Africa 10 March ,2022
Libya’s parliament approves new government as crisis escalates Libya’s parliament approves new government as crisis escalates
Libya’s parliament approved a new government on Tuesday despite the incumbent administration vowing not to cede power, pushing a fragile peace process to the brink of collapse and raising the risk of ...
North Africa 01 March ,2022
Libya’s Dbeibah promises legislative elections by end of June Libya’s Dbeibah promises legislative elections by end of June
Libya’s interim prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah reaffirmed Monday that he will only cede power to an elected government and announced a plan for legislative elections before the end of June, in the ...
North Africa 22 February ,2022
UN adviser tells Libya it must preserve calm, stability UN adviser tells Libya it must preserve calm, stability
The UN Secretary-General’s special adviser on Libya on Sunday called on both Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and his parliament-designated successor Fathi Bashagha to preserve ...
North Africa 13 February ,2022
Armed convoy moves into Tripoli to shore up interim PM Dbeibah Armed convoy moves into Tripoli to shore up interim PM Dbeibah
A convoy of fighters moved into Tripoli from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday to shore up the interim prime minister amid a push by the parliament to oust him in favor of its own ...
North Africa 12 February ,2022
UN chief calls on ‘all parties’ to ‘preserve stability’ in Libya UN chief calls on ‘all parties’ to ‘preserve stability’ in Libya
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday on “all parties to continue to preserve stability in Libya as a top priority,” after the country found itself with two competing prime ministers, raising the ...
North Africa 11 February ,2022
Libya’s PM Dbeibah promises new election law to solve political crisis Libya’s PM Dbeibah promises new election law to solve political crisis
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah on Friday promised to draft a new election law to solve the political crisis in the North African country.A day after surviving an alleged assassination ...
North Africa 11 February ,2022
ISIS attack in Libya kills three security personnel: Interior ministry ISIS attack in Libya kills three security personnel: Interior ministry
Fighters linked to ISIS terrorist group have killed three Libyan security personnel in the country’s southwest, the interior ministry said Thursday.The attack on Wednesday, in the desert some 700 ...
North Africa 27 January ,2022
US, Russia at odds on extending UN Libya mission US, Russia at odds on extending UN Libya mission
Russia and the United States were deadlocked Thursday over extending the UN mission in Libya, which ends January 31, with Moscow demanding the secretary-general’s American special advisor on Libya be ...
North Africa 27 January ,2022
Libya candidates say presidential election delay is inevitable Libya candidates say presidential election delay is inevitable
A group of candidates in war-torn Libya’s presidential election said Monday that they expect the polls to be delayed, despite the lack of an official announcement to that effect.Scheduled for Friday, ...
North Africa 20 December ,2021
Armed groups deploy around key sites in Libya’s Tripoli Armed groups deploy around key sites in Libya’s Tripoli
Armed groups deployed in the streets of Libya’s capital Tripoli overnight into Thursday, in an apparent show of force following the sacking of a senior military official.“Armed groups under the ...
North Africa 16 December ,2021
Libyan central bank reunification process begins this month: Governor Libyan central bank reunification process begins this month: Governor
Libya’s two parallel central bank branches will formally begin the process of reunification this month, although progress will depend on the outcome of upcoming presidential elections, Tripoli’s ...
North Africa 13 December ,2021
Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal
Turkey on Saturday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife.The North African ...
Middle East 13 November ,2021