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The United Nations announced on Friday, October 23, a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Libya between Khalifa Haftar’s camp in Benghazi and that of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity. The belligerents signed an agreement after five days of talks Read more
East-based Libyan rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar has assigned a close aide wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to recruit fighters near Tripoli, reports say. Field marshall Haftar who declared himself the rightful ruler of Libya early this week has Read more
United Arab Emirates, UAE, have chosen to let down Khalifa Haftar, their man in Libya, to be replaced by current Libyan ambassador to the Gulf country after the military commander failed in his move to take Tripoli in an offensive Read more
Khalifa Haftar, head of self-imposed Libyan National Army (LNA) met Monday with Italian Giuseppe Conte for talks in the buildup to an international conference in the Italian city of Palermo on the North African country. Haftar, reports say arrived Sunday Read more
Italian navy authorities have opened an investigation after the discovery of 700 kg illegal cigarettes in one of its vessels that was returning from a mission in Libya aimed at helping Libyan coastguard stop migrants to take to the sea. Read more
Authorities at Libya’s Mitiga airport are diverting flights to Misrata after several rockets late Tuesday hit neighboring suburbs despite agreement by militia groups to stop fighting and pull out from Tripoli. Early Wednesday, residents in Tripoli reported explosions and rocket Read more
Militias fighting for the control of capital Tripoli have agreed to withdraw from their positions in and around capital Tripoli, the UN Support Mission for the country (UNSMIL) said in a statement on Sunday. “Parties agreed today to freeze their Read more
Armed men associated to the Islamic State group (ISIS) murdered two policemen at a checkpoint in the town of Al-Aqilah, in the eastern region, a security official told media Tuesday. Some armed men that security official Ahmed al-Gabiely believed linked Read more
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned to take action against attempts by parallel authorities to sell the country’s oil after eastern army commander Khalifa Haftar Monday handed oil ports to NOC’s rival in Benghazi. “Exports by parallel institutions are Read more
More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted to flee a detention center in Libya last month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, describing it as the “latest horror story” to Read more