Turkey sends Libya maritime accord to UN for approval -source
Turkey on Thursday sent its accord with Libya on a maritime boundary between the two countries to the United Nations for approval, a Turkish diplomatic...
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EU leaders to reject Turkey-Libya deal -draft statement
An accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries is a violation of international law, European Union leaders will say on Thursday in support...
Cyprus wants clear positions from EU on Turkey-Libya accord
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades expects “clear positions” from Cyprus’ EU partners as regards the agreement between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime areas, government...
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over an accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries as a violation of international law,...
Erdogan: Greece will pay the price internationally for expelling Libyan envoy
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called Greece’s expulsion of the Libyan envoy an “international scandal” and said Greece would pay the price for its...
Athens tells Ankara hubris is the choice of those who can’t accept their own history (Update 1)
The maritime delimitation agreement between Turkey and Libya has no value, the Greek foreign ministry has said in response to Ankara’s announcement on Saturday that...
Turkish parliament approves controversial delineation agreement with Libya (Update 2)
The Turkish parliament on Thursday ratified a controversial agreement with Libya delineating the two countries’ maritime borders in the eastern Mediterranean. Ahead of the vote,...
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt condemn Turkey-Libya deal (updated)
THE Cyprus foreign ministry on Friday condemned a deal reached the day before between Libya’s internationally recognised government and Turkey on maritime boundaries deal, the...
Bombed Tripoli migrant detention centre being emptied
A migrant detention centre in Tripoli, hit by a deadly air strike last week, is being gradually emptied following a decision by Libyan authorities to release...
No citizenship applications received from Libya, minister says
Cyprus has not received a request from Libya asking the government not to grant citizenship to four of its nationals, nor were any applications made,...
Mortar bombs land on Tripoli suburb as two-week battle rages on
By Hani Amara and Ulf Laessing AL-SUANI, Libya/TRIPOLI, April 18 (Reuters) – Mortar bombs crashed down on a suburb of Tripoli on Thursday, almost hitting...
Libya: Haftar’s last throw?
By Gwynne Dyer With Khalifa Haftar’s forces stalled outside the capital, Tripoli, the eight-year omnishambles in Libya is approaching a climax. It’s not clear yet which...
Libyan death toll rises as battle for Tripoli intensifies
By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfalli TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya, April 8 (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces sought to reach the centre of Tripoli on Monday after...
U.N. chief alarmed after meeting Libya commander advancing on capital
The U.N. secretary-general said he was “deeply concerned” after meeting eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in Libya on Friday to try to avert renewed civil war...
Some 400 prisoners escape prison in Tripoli chaos
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya‘s capital on Sunday while fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby, a judiciary official said as the...
Duterte says may deploy warship to save Filipino captives in Libya
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he might send the navy’s most modern frigate to waters off Libya in a bid to “save” three...
Baby “Miracle” born on rescue ship as Italy arrivals surge
By Guglielmo Mangiapane A baby boy named Miracle has been born on board a humanitarian ship – a bright spot as the tide of...
At least 7 killed by car bomb in Benghazi
At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded on a busy street in the center of the eastern Libyan...
At least 5 killed by car bomb in eastern Libya
At least five people were killed and six wounded when a suicide bomber drove a car laden with explosives into a checkpoint in the eastern...
Over 20 migrants ‘likely dead’ on trip from Libya to Italy
Twenty-one migrants were missing and probably drowned after a rubber dinghy and a wooden boat set off from Libya for Italy and had to be...
