Libya News
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Libya journalists caught in the crossfire
In a country splintered by conflict and propaganda wars, Libya's journalists are caught in the crossfire between battle fronts and...
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Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea
Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day...
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UN envoy warns Libya is on verge of descending to civil war
The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil...
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15 returnees not Mediterranean capsize survivors: Official
Fifteen Bangladesh nationals, who returned home on Tuesday, are not the ones who survived the boat capsize in Mediterranean Sea...
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UN calls for weeklong truce in Libya's Tripoli
The U.N. mission to Libya is calling for a weeklong cease-fire in the capital, Tripoli, where forces loyal to a...
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Trump speaks with Libya warlord Haftar, in sign of US support
The White House revealed Friday that President Donald Trump reached out personally to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, as a push...
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In Libya, a rogues' gallery of militias prepare for war
Libya is on the verge of an all-out war involving a rogues’ gallery of militias, many of which are little...
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Nearly 150 killed in battle for Libya’s Tripoli: WHO
At least 147 people have been killed and 614 wounded in the offensive launched on April 4 by Libyan military...
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Libya clashes over Tripoli escalate as city's airport is hit
Clashes between rival Libyan forces for control of Tripoli escalated on Monday as the death toll from days of fighting...
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Nigerian migrants rescued after Libya cell video goes viral
Nigerian migrants held in Libya were rescued after releasing a video from their cell that went viral on social media...
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400 prisoners escape amid Libya chaos
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya's capital on Sunday while fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby,...
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Libya closes Tripoli airport after rockets fired
Libyan authorities closed Tripoli airport on Friday after some rockets were fired in its direction, a spokesman for the state...
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Libya sentences 45 to death
A Libyan appeals court on Wednesday sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad for killings committed in the capital,...
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Libya marks seven years since protests that ousted Kadhafi
Libyans gather in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square on February 16, as celebrations get underway to mark the seventh anniversary of the...