Libyan

The United Nations is convening a fresh meeting of Libyan experts in an attempt to revive long-awaited national elections. The experts will be charged with developing options to overcome contentious issues in the electoral laws, the…

In a bold move, residents of Zintan, Libya, shut down key oil distribution valves in protest of the abduction of Brigadier General Mustafa al-Whayshi, head of the Central Security Department. Al-Whayshi was kidnapped last Wednesday, and…

The International Criminal Court unsealed arrest warrants Friday for six men allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were…

Libyan Stock Market has resumed trading at a hall in the capital Tripoli after more than nine years of closure because of the political and security situation. The prime minister of the Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah…

Nearly two weeks after deadly floods swept away entire neighbourhood in eastern Libya, authorities in the said region announced an international reconstruction conference. The spokesperson for the Libyan national army leader also reacted…

Libya’s prime minister warned Thursday that he would not tolerate any further militia clashes, following the bloodiest bout of fighting to rock Tripoli this year, which killed at least 45 people. Prime Minister of the Government of…

Air links between Libya and Italy will resume in the fall after an interruption of nearly a decade, the head of the Libyan government, based in Tripoli and recognized by the UN, announced. "The Italian government has informed us of its…

Libya's foreign ministry has condemned an attack on its embassy in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, whose buildings were ransacked and looted. Tripoli "denounced the assault and looting" of the Libyan embassy building in Khartoum, whose…

Head of Libya's Tripoli-based government, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has defended a hydrocarbon exploration deal in Libyan waters signed with Turkey that has been criticized by his political rivals and regional countries. "The Turkish-Libyan…

Two senior Libyan officials have begun talks on constitutional arrangements for elections, in the latest U.N. effort to bridge a gap between the country's rivals. The meeting of Aguila Saleh, the influential parliament speaker, and…