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The U.S. military aviation Monday hit the Islamic State (IS) positions in and around Sirte upon request from the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) the Pentagon announced. The air strikes hit specific locations of the militant group, which sustained Read more
King Mohammed VI has called on Arab countries to unify ranks in order to be able to take up the challenges of development, democracy and honor commitment to territorial integrity and national sovereignty. In his speech addressed to the 27th Read more
The spokesman for the French government, Stephane Le Foll, has confirmed that there are French forces in Libya but denied to clarify if they were among those killed by the Defending Benghazi Brigade that claimed responsibility of shooting down a Read more
Several African countries have been urging Morocco to return to the African Union for many years. They say they want to see the North African Kingdom, one of the founding members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) regain its Read more
U.N Secretary General’s special envoy for Libya, Martin Kobler, acknowledged that the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) lacks “national legitimacy” and “there is political stalemate, and the security is not good, and there are grave humanitarian problems in the Read more
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday moved from the naval base in Tripoli to the official government building. “Today we were handed the government headquarters,” Deputy Prime Minister Musa Koni told reporters at a press conference. But Read more
NATO has revealed plans to increase its operations in the Mediterranean Sea especially along the Libyan coast. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the end of the organization summit in Warsaw, Poland, operation Active Endeavour meant to protect ships Read more
Militiamen in Zintan, West of Libya Thursday categorically rejected media reports that Saif al-Islam; son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, had been released in April. “We deny that Saif Islam has been released,” a Zintan military source told Reuters. Read more
The rival National Oil Corporation created by the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk has decided to merge with the country’s long time National Oil Corporation (NOC) based in Tripoli. Chairman Mustafa Sanalla of the NOC said the agreement “will Read more
Forces loyal to the U.N-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) suffered a huge a casualty on Tuesday although they claim to have captured some residential districts in Sirte. At least 34 of their forces were reported killed and 100 wounded Read more