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...
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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...
Truck packed with migrants crashes in Libya, killing at least 19
A truck packed with African migrants crashed near the Libyan town of Bani Walid on Wednesday, leaving at least 19 dead and nearly 80 injured,...
Bombing at mosque in Benghazi ‘kills two, wounds 55’ (Update)
Two people were killed and 55 wounded in a twin bombing inside a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, medics said. Two...
Attack on Libyan crude pipeline cuts output by up to 100,000 bpd
Armed men blew up a pipeline pumping crude oil to Es Sider port on Tuesday, cutting Libya’s output by up to 100,000 barrels per day...
Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown
Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean last week said they had been lucky to dodge increased sea and police patrols along the Western coast of Libya that have...
Libyan coastguard turns back nearly 500 migrants
Libya’s coastguard said it had intercepted nearly 500 migrants packed onto a wooden boat and returned them to Tripoli after warning off a ship that...
Convoy with head of Libyan UN-backed government shot at, no-one hurt
A convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya’s UN-backed government and the two leaders of an allied parliament and presidential guard came under fire in...
Car bomb in central Benghazi wounds former interior minister – officials
A car bomb in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed one person on Friday and wounded 13, including former interior minister Ashour Shuwail, security...
Sixteen migrant bodies washed up in western Libya
The bodies of 16 migrants have washed up on shore at the western Libyan city of Zuwara, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Sunday. Al-Khamis...
