Libya

Libya  says work has begun on the construction of an oil refinery in the south of the conflict-ridden desert country. The project will cost between $500 million and $600 million and become operational within three years, according to the…

Libyan foreign minister says that some foreign fighters have left the country as the unity government seeks to marshal international help to withdraw the many who remain. "The reports are correct. There is a very modest start," Najla…

The Libyan government has announced that it will reopen its border with neighboring Tunisia starting from Friday, after more than two months of closure. "The decision (to reopen border) is a result of the meeting between the Prime…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday welcomed the launch of the voter registration by the High National Elections Commission for the upcoming elections. “The UN Support Mission in Libya congratulates the High…

Libya has vaccinated over 250,000 people against COVID-19 so far. Ahmad al-Garari, COVID-19 vaccination cooperator at the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), said on Saturday, “Almost 256,000 people have been vaccinated so…

Ten-man Enyimba FC of Nigeria succumbed to a 1-0 away defeat against Al-Ahli Benghazi of Libya in its CAF Confederations Cup Group A game at the Martyrs of February Stadium. Two-time African champions are on the verge of elimination from…

Turkey and Libya on Monday renewed their commitment to a maritime deal signed in 2019, in a first joint meeting of the High-level Strategic Cooperation Council between the State of Libya and the Republic of Turkey. The meeting was led by…

Libya's new unity government launched a long delayed COVID-19 vaccination programme after receiving 160,000 vaccine doses over the past week. Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Dbeibeh called it a blessed day in the fight against COVID-19 after…

Forces in Zawiya in western Libya on Wednesday released more than 100 captives taken from Khalifa Haftar’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) to solidify a months-long ceasefire and moves towards national unity. The men had been…

Libya's Minister of Health of the new Government of National Unity, Ali Zanati, has met with the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Libya, Elizabeth Hoff, and discussed providing anti-COVID-19 vaccines to Libya. "The meeting…