Tag: Libya
UN chief Guterres tries again to appoint a Libya mediator
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to appoint veteran diplomat Jan Kubis as his envoy in Libya nearly a year after the last mediator stepped...
‘Invisible shipwrecks’ belie falling migrant deaths: UN
The number of deaths recorded on migratory routes fell this year, although COVID-19 difficulties and so-called “invisible shipwrecks” mean the real number is probably...
Turkey warns Libya’s Haftar and supporters against attacking its forces
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces of Khalifa Haftar and their supporters based in eastern Libya would be viewed...
Fishermen held in Libya released
A group of 18 seized by Libyan patrol boats in September while fishing in the Mediterranean were freed by authorities in eastern Libya, Italian...
Migrants in Libya face danger on shore and peril at sea
When Abdullah boarded an inflatable boat crammed with fellow migrants in February he thought he would finally reach Europe after braving a Sahara crossing...
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one “had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavieh” missile,...
Eastern Libyan force says it intercepted Turkish ship
Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said...
G5 howitzers seen in Libya
It appears the Libyan National Army (LNA) is now operating South African-made G5 155 mm howitzers, mostly likely delivered by the United Arab Emirates...
Shooting stops in Libya, but no pullback
In Libya’s frontline city Sirte, parts still in ruins, the commission set up to oversee warring rivals’ recent ceasefire put its name on a...
Armed group deploys at Libya’s NOC headquarters
An armed group attempted to storm Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) headquarters in Tripoli but was stopped by guards, the company said on Monday,...