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Rockets fired at airport in Libya's capital Tripoli
Rockets were fired late on Tuesday in the direction of the airport in Libya's capital, residents said, forcing flights to be diverted, less than a week after the United Nations…
UN brokers ceasefire to end clashes in Libya's Tripoli
A ceasefire has been signed between armed factions fighting over the Libyan capital, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after more than a week of violence inside Tripoli.
Hundreds escape jail as fighting rages in Libya's Tripoli
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya's capital on Sunday as fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby, a judiciary official said.
Dozens dead after days of clashes in Libya
Violent clashes resumed late Thursday afternoon between rival militias south of the Libyan capital, just hours after a truce was announced to end fighting that has killed almost…
Dozens killed after days of clashes near Libyan capital
Violent clashes resumed late Thursday afternoon between rival militias south of the Libyan capital, just hours after a truce was announced to end fighting that has killed almost…
More than 100 killed in attack on southern Libya airbase
An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said on Friday.
Libya PM convoy hit by ‘intensive gunfire’ in Tripoli
The convoy of Libya's contested unity government chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, came under gunfire in Tripoli on Monday, without causing any casualties, his administration said.
Europe helps Libyans prevent new migrant wave
European Union leaders have taken a gamble on Libya’s fragile interim government by offering Tripoli €200 million and assistance in beefing up its frontier controls to help them…
Libya: Who's running the country?
The EU is mulling military operations in Libya to help shore up the new national unity government. The man at the head of this fragile, UN-backed coalition is Prime Minister…
Libya's rival governments reach peace deal
Warring Libyan factions meeting in Tunisia said Sunday they had reached an agreement to be approved by rival parliaments on ending the political deadlock that has plagued the…
Libya in search of unity
Four years after the fall of Gaddafi, Libya is deeply divided with two governments and two armies. The Islamist militia Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) controls the capital Tripoli.…
Women's rights top agenda at start of 25th African Union summit
The 25th African Union Summit gets underway in South Africa with delegates set to discuss a raft of issues ranging from security to African leaders clinging on to power. We get…