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74 DEAD REFUGEES WASH ASHORE IN ZAWIYA


Libya's Red Crescent has said that 74 bodies of refugees have washed ashore in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

21st February, 2017 8392

ICC DEMANDS 'IMMEDIATE ARREST' OF SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI


The statement comes a few days after Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was reportedly released from prison in the North African country's western city of Zintan... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 8006

5 YEARS SINCE GADDAFI'S KILLING, LIBYA STILL SOAKED IN BLOOD, BUT NO SIGN OF LIBERTY TREE GROWING


5 years since Gaddafi's killing, Libya still soaked in blood, but no sign of liberty tree growing... READ MORE

20th October, 2016 7210

MONKEY ATTACK SETS OFF DEADLY TRIBAL CLASHES IN LIBYA


Days of deadly tribal clashes have erupted in southern Libya after a pet monkey attacked a high school girl... READ MORE

21st November, 2016 5888

LIBYAN COASTGUARD OPENS FIRE AT MIGRANT BOATS


The aid organisations and refugees said at least two Libyan coastguard officers stole mobile phones and money from passengers... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 5380

ITALY FEARS ISIS FIGHTERS SLIP INTO EUROPE POSING AS INJURED LIBYANS


Italian intelligence document reveals how group has infiltrated Europe using scheme meant to treat wounded Libyan soldiers... READ MORE

28th April, 2017 5255

BARACK OBAMA ORDERS RAID TO KILL 80 ISLAMIC STATE TERRORISTS IN LIBYA WHO WERE 'PLOTTING ATTACKS IN EUROPE'


That's particularly true in view of the fact that we know some of the Isil operatives in Libya were involved with plotting attacks... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 5155

DUTCH JOURNALIST JEROEN OERLEMANS DIES IN SIRTE


Fighting on Sunday killed at least 10 ISIL fighters and eight pro-government fighters around Sirte, the Tripoli-based GNA said... READ MORE

3rd October, 2016 4353

ALMOST 100 MISSING FROM WRECKED MIGRANT BOAT OFF LIBYA


Ayoub Gassim, a Navy spokesman in Tripoli, said a survivor reported that 126 people set off Wednesday from Garabulli in northwest Libya, The Guardian reported... READ MORE

27th October, 2016 4294

DOZENS OF PEOPLE FEARED DEAD IN SHIPWRECK OFF LIBYA


Last month, the bodies of 74 people were found washed up on a beach in Zawiya, western Libya, after the engine of their vessel was stolen... READ MORE

3rd March, 2017 3427

LIBYA MALTA HIJACK: HIJACKERS ARRESTED


The hijackers of a Libyan jet with 118 people aboard are arrested at Malta International Airport... READ MORE

23rd December, 2016 3284

FRANCE'S NICOLAS SARKOZY FACES GADDAFI PAYMENT CLAIMS


France-Lebanese businessman tells French news site he delivered cash from late Libyan leader in 2006 and 2007... READ MORE

16th November, 2016 3191

LIBYA HALTS HUNDREDS OF EUROPE-BOUND REFUGEES


Hundreds of refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe have been intercepted in recent days by Libyan authorities, according to a coastguard spokesman... READ MORE

4th February, 2017 2687

HIJACKED LIBYAN PLANE DIVERTED TO MALTA WITH 118 ABOARD, PROMPTING AIRPORT STANDOFF


The Maltese prime minister, Joseph Muscat, tweeted Informed of potential hijack situation of a Libya internal flight diverted to Malta... READ MORE

23rd December, 2016 2545

LIBYAN FORCES CLAIM CONTROL OF ISIL STRONGHOLD OF SIRTE


Hundreds of loyalist troops and unknown number of ISIL fighters killed as pro-government forces seize coastal city... READ MORE

5th December, 2016 2412

MORE THAN 30 DROWN AS HUNDREDS FALL FROM MIGRANT BOAT OFF LIBYA


More than 30 people have drowned after about 200 people fell from an overcrowded migrant boat off the coast of Libya, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 2409

141 PEOPLE KILLED IN BRAK AL-SHAT AIRBASE ATTACK


His comments prompted alarm in Tripoli, with the GNA calling for an immediate ceasefire in the south... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 2387

HOW MANCHESTER BOMBER SALMAN ABEDI TOOK HIS TWISTED REVENGE OUT OF 'LOVE FOR ISLAM' AFTER BEING RADICALISED BY ISIL PREACHER


Abedi returned for good to the UK in 2014, making the occasional trip back to Tripoli... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 2074

WHY LIBYA'S CRY FOR JUSTICE MUST BE HEARD


This brings us back to the talks recently held in Moscow between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Mr. al-Sarraj... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 1969

LIBYA SEIZES OIL TANKERS AFTER SHOOTOUT AT SEA


Ukrainian and Congolese-flagged vessels caught loading Libyan oil detained after a fierce, hours-long gun battle... READ MORE

30th April, 2017 1947

A LIBYAN ARMS DEALER CHASED BY GADDAFI'S LEGACY


Anwar Sawan, 45, provides arms and supplies to militias in Misurata, Libya, that are combating the Islamic State's Libyan affiliate in the coastal city of Sirte... READ MORE

16th September, 2016 1944

97 MISSING AFTER ASYLUM SEEKER BOAT SINKS OFF LIBYA


Libya has become a key departure point for people risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 1572

#AFRIQIYAH HOSTAGE CRISIS: HIJACKERS SURRENDER IN MALTA, ALL 118 ON BOARD RELEASED (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)


Hijackers surrendered, searched and taken in custody, tweeted Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after a protracted hostage situation... READ MORE

23rd December, 2016 1533

EU LOOKS TO FUND CAMPS IN AFRICA TO CUT IMMIGRATION


Thomas de Maiziere, German interior minister, said on Thursday that the idea was to send the people to a safe place without bringing them into Europe... READ MORE

26th January, 2017 1500

MANCHESTER ATTACK PROBE WIDENS WITH ARRESTS IN LIBYA


Cities including Paris, Nice, Brussels, St Petersburg, Berlin and London have suffered attacks in the last two years... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 1487

KHALIFA HAFTAR FORCES SEIZES OIL PORT BREGA IN LIBYA


The GNA called on loyalist forces to protect and defend the ports against what it called a flagrant aggression of Libya's sovereignty... READ MORE

14th September, 2016 1479

LIBYA AFTERMATH 'WORST MISTAKE' OF PRESIDENCY


US President Barack Obama says the worst mistake of his presidency was failing to prepare for the aftermath of toppling Libyan leader Col Gaddafi... READ MORE

11th April, 2016 1457

LIBYAN TROOPS CLEARING SIRTE OF REMAINING ISIL FIGHTERS


Even in Tripoli, the unity government's rule is far from secure, with a third rival administration backed by hardline armed groups recently attempting a comeback... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 1394

LIBYAN FORCES CLEAR LAST ISLAMIC STATE HOLDOUT IN SIRTE


Libyan and Western officials say some Islamic State fighters escaped from Sirte before the battle or in its early stages... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 1376

EXCLUSIVE: RUSSIAN PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM SAYS IT HAD ARMED MEN IN EAST LIBYA


Haftar is opposed to a U.N.-backed government which Western states see as the best chance of restoring stability in Libya... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 1287


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