The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Fighting between the 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force has raged this week after months of relative peace.

Fighting between rival groups began on Monday night in Tripoli, and ended after the release of a commander on Tuesday.

Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon’s prosecutor general to release one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health

Hundreds dying as route from Libya or Tunisia to Greece or Italy made in unseaworthy, overloaded boats

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat.

Niger's junta announces a new government and reportedly threatens to kill ousted president Mohamed Bazoum if foreign military pressure is used against them, as regional leaders order the deployment of a standby force. Also, Tunisia and Libya split responsibility for hundreds of black African migrants stranded at their shared border.…

Tunisia and Libya have taken back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded in a desert region along the border between the two countries and brought them to shelters

Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month.

Libyan authorities said at least 27 African migrants have died in the country’s western desert near the border with Tunisia