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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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...
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...
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...
Suicide attack at Lebanese cafe kills at least seven
By Nazih Siddiq A suicide bomb attack on a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli killed at least seven people on Saturday, the latest...
Cypriots released after ‘walkabout’ in Libya
By Stefanos Evripidou TWO Cypriot men were briefly abducted by armed militia in Libya on Thursday morning over a ‘private matter’ only to be released...
War planes attack Libyan capital again as airport terminal is destroyed
By Heba al-Shibani and Ahmed Elumami Fire destroyed the terminal at Tripoli’s main airport on Sunday, one day after it was seized by militia fighters...
Heavy shelling, clashes spread in Libya’s Tripoli
By Patrick Markey Clashes with artillery and rockets spread on Thursday into two Tripoli districts, where rival militia brigades were battling over the airport in...
Libyan PM Zeidan freed by former rebels – sources
By Ghaith Shennib and Ulf Laessing Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been freed by former rebels who seized him from a hotel earlier on...
Explosions kill 42 outside two mosques in Lebanon’s Tripoli
Twin explosions hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds, intensifying the sectarian...