Turkey says Libya’s Haftar must choose political solution
Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution to the conflict in Libya and take steps to secure “calm...
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Why the Berlin agreement on Libya is a failure
By Abbas Juma, Perhaps, the most important international event since the beginning of the year was held in the capital of Germany – the conference...
EU must consider ways to support Libya truce -Borrell
The European Union will discuss all ways to uphold a formal ceasefire in Libya but any peace settlement will need real EU support to make...
Foreign powers to push Libyan rivals for truce in Berlin
Germany and the United Nations will push rival Libyan camps and their foreign backers fighting over the capital to agree on Sunday to a truce...
House condemns Turkish arms sales to Libya
The House plenum on Friday unanimously condemned Turkey’s decision to sell arms and dispatch troops to Tripoli in violation of the UN and EU embargo...
Our View: Very good reasons why the Libya summit is not about the EEZ
Cyprus’ political parties have suddenly become interested in the Libyan civil war. For years they had shown complete indifference to what was going on, but...
Islands have same right to EEZ, state department says
Islands have the same rights as mainland regions to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, the US State Department said on Wednesday. In...
Libya’s Haftar leaves Moscow without signing ceasefire
Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the TASS...
Libya ceasefire call brings lull in heavy fighting
A ceasefire in Libya initiated by Turkey and Russia saw a lull in heavy fighting and air strikes on Sunday, though both warring factions accused...
Flights suspended in Libya’s capital due to rocket fire, says official
Flights were suspended until further notice at the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday due to rockets falling nearby, an airport official...
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria, as he sought to speed up legislation to...
Libyan Speaker, on Cyprus visit, warns of ‘complete destabilisation’ in the region (Update 2)
A possible involvement by Turkey in the Libya crisis with the deployment of troops in the country, will mean the complete destabilisation not just of...
Stakes raised in gas game, Cyprus reaches out diplomatically
Foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides on Friday discussed with several chief diplomats the situation in Libya, following the security and maritime accord between Tripoli and Ankara,...
President discusses Turkey-Libya accord with Sisi
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi by phone to discuss the recent Turkey-Libya memorandum of understanding on maritime...
Turkey-Libya accord bodes ill for Cyprus
There’s a very good reason why the EU response has been so lukewarm By George Koumoullis I SUSPECT the broader public has not realised how...
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...
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...
