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14 KILLED AS ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS ATTACK LIBYAN ELECTION COMMISSION
Militants have often targeted elections in other countries, and IS has called for attacks on voting infrastructure in Libya... READ MORE›
DEADLY ATTACK HITS LIBYA'S ELECTION HEADQUARTERS
Witnesses claimed they saw armed men putting on their suicide vests and engaging security personnel in a firefight at the entrance of the election commission building... READ MORE›
LIBYAN GENERAL RETURNS TO BENGHAZI AFTER DEATH RUMOURS
Haftr's allies portray the LNA as a force for stability determined to root out Islamist extremists, among whom they include supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood... READ MORE›
LIBYA'S HAFTAR RETURNS TO BENGHAZI AFTER LONG ABSENCE
After a protracted military campaign in Libya's second city, Benghazi, he promised to liberate the capital Tripoli, which split from the east in 2014... READ MORE›
ITALIAN COURT RULES IUVENTA RESCUE VESSEL WILL REMAIN IMPOUNDED
Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation will publish an explanatory statement in the coming weeks... READ MORE›
DAVID CAMERON'S LIBYA CAMPAIGN CRITICISED BY COMMISSION HE CHAIRED
Parliamentary elections in Libya were held in the summer of 2012, within a year of Gaddafi's death in October 2011... READ MORE›
KHALIFA HAFTAR'S CHIEF OF STAFF SURVIVES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Convoy of General Abdel-Razeq Nathouri targeted while travelling from Benghazi to military base in al-Marj... READ MORE›
LIBYAN MILITARY CHIEF KHALIFA HAFTAR SEVERELY ILL AFTER STROKE REPORTS
But presidential hopefuls Libyan National Army dismisses claims as fake news put out by worried opponents... READ MORE›
LIBYAN COMMANDER KHALIFA HAFTAR 'IN A COMA' AT PARIS HOSPITAL
Khalifa Haftar, a veteran military commander in Libya, has reportedly been admitted to a hospital in France after suffering a stroke and slipping into a coma... READ MORE›
FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL FOR ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE JUDGE
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence-peddling involving a judge from whom he soug... READ MORE›
HAVING CHEATED DEATH FIVE TIMES, COLONEL GADDAFI'S SON IS REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO RUN FOR THE LIBYAN PRESIDENCY
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was sentenced, in absentia, to death by firing squad for alleged crimes that included incitement to murder and rape... READ MORE›
MOAMMAR GADHAFI'S SON WANTS TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF LIBYA
The son of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi reportedly wants to run for president of the country in elections later this year... READ MORE›
BIGGEST LIBYA OIL FIELD IS SAID TO STOP PUMPING ON PIPELINE HALT
Libya's Sharara oil field stopped pumping crude oil several days after output plunged at another of the OPEC member's biggest deposits... READ MORE›
STRANDED IN LIBYA: ISIL'S TUNISIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN
The Tunisian diplomat further attributed the slowness of the process to Libyan red tape and lengthy judicial proceedings... READ MORE›
HOW REALISTIC ARE LIBYA'S ELECTION PLANS?
Is it possible to hold elections in lawless Libya?... READ MORE›
KHALIFA HAFTAR, THE GENERAL WHO WANTS TO RULE LIBYA
After a protracted military campaign in Libya's second city, Benghazi, he has promised to liberate the capital Tripoli, split from the east since 2014... READ MORE›
'TORTURED AND HELD FOR RANSOM,' A CHILD MIGRANT'S STORY
Migrant repatriations The UN and European Union say they have been taking steps to help migrants... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 300 MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED IN BOATS OFF LIBYA
The Libyan coastguard said 324 migrants were picked up on Monday trying to leave the North African country on board two rubber boats... READ MORE›
23 KILLED AS TRUCK CARRYING MIGRANTS OVERTURNS IN LIBYA
At least 23 people have died after a truck carrying hundreds of migrants overturned in Libya, according to local media... READ MORE›
DEADLY MOSQUE BLAST HITS LIBYA'S BENGHAZI
Mutaz al-Mu'tri, Benghazi's security directorate spokesperson, said two bomb bags had been used in the attack, according to Libya's 218 tv news channel... READ MORE›
WILL MOROCCO ROAR OR NIGERIA WILL SOAR?
Road to CHAN 2018 final Will Morocco roar or Nigeria will soar?... READ MORE›
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26 TEENAGE GIRLS FOUND DEAD AT SEA
Libya is a well-known jumping-off point for migrants seeking refuge on European shores... READ MORE›
SALE OF MIGRANTS AS SLAVES IN LIBYA CAUSES OUTRAGE IN AFRICA AND PARIS
CNN footage of migrants being auctioned off in the Libyan capital prompted a protest in Paris, condemnation by the African Union and an official inquiry... READ MORE›
AFRICAN REFUGEES BOUGHT, SOLD AND MURDERED IN LIBYA
He added that people were being auctioned off in the town, with men and women fetching 1,000 Libyan dinars 735 ... READ MORE›
26 TEENAGE WOMEN WERE FOUND DEAD AT SEA. ITALIAN OFFICIALS WONDER IF THEY WERE KILLED.
The bodies of 26 migrant teenage women were discovered in the Mediterranean Sea Sunday... READ MORE›
UN CONSIDERS SANCTIONS TO FIGHT LIBYA SLAVE TRADE
Slavery and human trafficking have been present in Libya for years... READ MORE›
RWANDA OFFERS REFUGE TO LIBYA 'SLAVES'
Rwanda has offered to give refuge to around 30,000 African migrants stuck in Libya often in enslaved conditions... READ MORE›
3 U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDOS KILLED
The White House said President Donald Trump was notified about the attack Wednesday night as he flew aboard Air Force One from Las Vegas to Washington... READ MORE›
'THEY SELL AFRICANS OVER THERE': LIBYA'S SLAVE TRADE
Libya is the main transit hub for refugees and migrants attempting to reach southern Europe by sea... READ MORE›
LIBYA SLAVE AUCTIONS MAY BE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
UN chief Libya slave auctions may be crimes against humanity... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON ANNOUNCES EU PLAN TO LAUNCH 'CONCRETE MILITARY ACTION' TO RESCUE AFRICAN MIGRANTS ENSLAVED IN LIBYA
The Libyan government on Wednesday night agreed to allow the migrants to be evacuated, Mr Macron said... READ MORE›
A 'SLAVE AUCTION' PUTS THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT BACK ON LIBYA
More than 150,000 migrants and refugees made the crossing to Europe from Libya in each of the past three years... READ MORE›
MALE RAPE USED SYSTEMATICALLY IN LIBYA AS INSTRUMENT OF WAR
In identifying responsible individuals and entities for trafficking through Libyan territory, Delattre said... READ MORE›
SIXTY-FOUR DEAD AFTER DINGHY SINKS IN MEDITERRANEAN
Sixty-four people have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy launched from Libya sank in the Mediterranean, the International Organisation for Migration IOM has said... READ MORE›
'LIBYA WAS HELL'
Investigation Protests meanwhile took place outside the Libyan embassies in several other African capital cities including Bamako, Mali and Conakry, Guinea over the weekend... READ MORE›
THIS CITY IS A TINDERBOX, AND THE US IS BUILDING A DRONE BASE NEXT DOOR
The sprawling desert north of Agadez, in the west African nation of Niger, is the size of France... READ MORE›
THESE LIBYAN EX-MILITIAMEN WERE ONCE LINKED TO AL-QAEDA. NOW THEY WIELD POWER IN A NEW ORDER.
Abdulhakim Belhadj and other leaders of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are helping reshape the war-torn North African country... READ MORE›
83 CHILDREN KILLED IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
At least 83 children were killed in conflict zones throughout the Middle East and North Africa last month, according to the United Nations children's agency... READ MORE›
CONTINUED ABUSE OF AFRICAN REFUGEES IN LIBYA FEARED
More than 100,000 migrants reached Italy last year from Libya, but at least 3,000 people died after their boats sank in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE›
NINETY MIGRANTS FEARED DROWNED OFF LIBYA
Libyans rarely attempt the dangerous and illegal boat journey from their country to southern Europe... READ MORE›
ITALY PLANS NAVAL MISSION OFF LIBYA TO STOP MIGRANT BOATS
After receiving a request from Libya to operate in its waters, Italy hopes to have a freer hand in stemming a rising tide of migrants... READ MORE›
ITALY OFFERS SWIMMING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES TRAUMATIZED WHILE CROSSING THE MEDITERRANEAN
MESSINA, Italy -- Abdoulie Jallow lives on the Sicilian coast, but until recently, looking at the Mediterranean Sea filled him with dread... READ MORE›
EU GOVERNMENTS 'COMPLICIT' IN LIBYA ABUSE
In an effort to stem migration, the EU is actively supporting a system of abuse and exploitation on Libyan shores, the group said in a report... READ MORE›
EU, AFRICAN LEADERS BACK NEW PLAN OVER MIGRANT CRISIS
Merkel also said Europe also needs to urgently rethink its asylum system, which requires migrants to seek refugee status in the first country they reach... READ MORE›
US AIR STRIKES KILL 17 ISIL FIGHTERS IN LIBYA
ISIL camp hit in the first American attack in Libya since President Donald Trump took office in January... READ MORE›
ARMED GROUP SHUTS DOWN COMIC BOOK CONVENTION
Hundreds of young Libyans attended Tripoli's second Comic Con festival on Friday, some dressed up as characters from American and Japanese comics... READ MORE›
GERMAN NGO HALTS REFUGEE RESCUE OPERATIONS OFF LIBYA
Libyan authorities have accused charities of aiding human smugglers with their rescues at sea, hampering efforts to crack down on the migration route... READ MORE›
GADDAFI'S SON SAIF AL-ISLAM TO RUN FOR LIBYA PRESIDENT IN 2018
A spokesperson for the Gadaffi family has said that Saif al-Islam Gadaffi, the son of the former Libyan leader will contest in the upcoming presidential elections... READ MORE›
'I WAS SOLD THREE TIMES BY SLAVE TRADERS'
Harun Ahmed is one of thousands of young Ethiopians who have attempted the journey across the Sahara to Libya... READ MORE›
EU GOVERNMENTS COMPLICIT IN LIBYA MIGRANT ABUSE, AMNESTY SAYS
The Triq Al-Sika Detention Center in Tripoli, where some migrants are held by Libyan authorities before they are repatriated... READ MORE›
LIBYA TO ALLOW EMERGENCY REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES
The African Union, European Union and UN announced the creation of a task force to deal with the migration crisis, notably in Libya... READ MORE›