The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Turkish Intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan made a political reconciliation between Khaled al-Mashri, president of the Libyan State Council, and Abdel Hamid al-Dbeibeh, head of the interim Unity Government, during a surprise visit to Tripoli. In parallel, disagreements resurfaced between Al-Mashri and Aqila Saleh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.…

The UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, called on the international community and the Libyan government to support the joint military committee to implement the terms of the “ceasefire agreement.” Bathily also urged Libyan politicians to follow the example of the military, who he said were “playing a heroic role.”…

A new round of negotiations kicked off in Cairo over the weekend between Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, head of the Presidential Council Mohammed al-Menfi and Speaker of the east-based parliament Aguila Saleh. Haftar and Saleh had arrived in the Egyptian capital on Saturday night, reported various media.…

FRANCE 24 and the InfoMigrants website bring you an exclusive animated documentary on the story of Muhamad and Amina, two migrants who met while being detained in a secret prison in Libya. The couple survived their ordeal, fell in love and later managed to escape to Europe. But thousands of…

Hosts and title favorites Algeria edged Libya 1-0 on Friday in the opening match of the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) thanks to a second-half penalty converted by Aymen Mahious. The lone forward in the starting line-up netted on 57 minutes in Algiers after a weak back pass led to…

Muhamad, a 25-year-old Somali migrant, fled terror in his country in a bid to reach Europe. He arrived in Libya in 2017 and was abducted by human traffickers. Tortured, insulted and harassed for several months, Muhamad met the love of his life, Amina, in a secret prison in Libya. The…

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns started an unannounced trip to Libya on Thursday. In his first official visit to the country, Burns met with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi and then with the head of the interim government of national unity (GNU), Abdulhamid…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukri chaired in Riyadh on Thursday the meeting of their joint follow-up and political consultation committee. Both parties shared common views on several issues and regional and international crises, underscoring the depth of the strategic relations…

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns made a rare trip to Libya on Thursday, meeting Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli, the Libyan government said.

UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022

Kalb, a former correspondent for The New York Times, CBS and NBC who quit his job as a State Department spokesman to protest a U.S. government disinformation campaign against Libya, died Sunday.