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Muammar Gaddafi's Son To Run In Libyan Prez Polls

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was released from prison in 2017 after being detained in the western city of Zintan since the fall of his father's regime in 2011.

  • Monday, 15 November 2021
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Security forces arrest top IS leader in Libya's Sirte

Tripoli: Libyan security forces have arrested a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in the city of Sirte, said an official on conditions of anonymity. Khalifa Barq was taken from his home by a special security force, the official of Sirte security department told Xinhua news agency on Friday. “The operation was based on intelligence information […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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12 dead in shipwreck off Libya: UN

Tripoli: At least 12 people died after a rubber boat which spent more than 10 days at sea capsized off Misrata, Libya, the UN migration agency has said, urging search and rescue operations to be stepped up in the Mediterranean. Ten survivors were rescued and returned to Libya where they were treated by medical staff […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Germany to support Libyan elections with $2.33 mn: UN

Tripoli: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Libya on Saturday revealed that Germany will provide 2 million euros ($2.33 million) to election programmes in the country. The German contribution, announced by Ambassador of Germany to Libya Oliver Owcza, aims to assist Central Committee for Municipal Elections (CCMCE) in conducting municipal council elections across Libya […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Over 20 dead in Libya's car bomb attacks

Tripoli: The death toll of the double car bomb attacks that hit the Libyan city of Benghazi has risen above 20, a hospital official said. An army officer has been killed while his senior was injured. “The reported death toll is from Al-Jalaa hospital alone. There are other cases that have been transferred to other […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Gunmen attack Libya's Tripoli international airport, kill 16

Tripoli: A group on Monday attacked Libya’s Tripoli International Airport with heavy weapons, killing 16 people and injuring several others. “The criminal militia known as Bashir al-Baqarah and all the criminals wanted by the Deterrent Force attacked the International Airport after escaping (jail) and joining the militia,” the Special Deterrent Force in charge of securing […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Libya attack: Gunmen storm Libya's largest oil field

Tripoli: Unidentified gunmen attacked Libya’s largest oil field Sharara here on Monday, informed a government official. “Gunmen attacked the station 186 of Sharara oil field and attacked also the staff in the field. Some of them were beaten and robbed. The reason of the attack is unknown,” Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying. […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Libya bans entry of US citizens in retaliation

Tripoli: Libya’s interim government on Wednesday announced it would ban entry of US citizens into Libyan territory in response to a decision by Donald Trump to suspend the entry of Libyans. The eastern government called the move by the US a “serious escalation” targeting Libyans, accusing the country of placing Libyans “in the same place […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Muammar Gaddafi's son freed after 6 years

Tripoli: Late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has been released after six years in detention by a militia group in the city of Zintan. In a statement to the media, the militia group Abu Bakr al-Siddiq on Saturday night said that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, had been released on Friday and that he immediately […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
45 killed in car bombing in Libya, IS claims responsibility

At least 45 people were killed when three car bombs exploded simultaneously at three places in the eastern Libyan city of Al-Gubba, security sources said, even as Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibily for the attacks

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Eight killed, hostages taken in terrorist attack on Libya hotel

Tripoli, Jan 27 (IANS) Several Islamic State (IS) affiliates launched an attack on Libya’s biggest hotel in the capital Tripoli Tuesday, killing three hotel guards and five foreigners, according to security sources. Some witnesses said a bomb was detonated at Corinthia Hotel’s parking lot around 10 a.m., shaking the whole central area of the city. […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Thousands fleeing clashes in Libya: UN

New York: At least 2,800 people have fled rising violence in Libya’s capital Tripoli, the UN said on Monday after international powers began evacuating personnel from the country amid the worsening security situation. The UN-backed government in Libya said 32 of its fighters were killed in the fighting, the BBC reported. Tensions in the country […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Libya crisis: UN issues war crimes warning

Geneva: The UN Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday warned that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Libya could amount to war crimes. In a statement issued in here, Bachelet said all parties to the conflict must make every effort to protect civilians. She urged protagonists to the conflict in Libya to […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
40 migrants killed in air strike in Libya

Tripoli: At least 40 migrants were killed and more than 80 injured in an alleged air strike by forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar that hit a detention center in Libya’s capital, a source within the UN-backed government said on Wednesday. According to the source, the attack was carried out overnight by F-16 fighter-bombers taking […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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US airstrike kills 17 IS militants in southwestern Libya

Tripoli: The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it carried out an airstrike that killed Islamic State (IS) militants in southwestern Libya, in coordination with the UN-backed government. “In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord, US Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Libya terrorists in southwest Libya on Sept. 26, 2019,” AFRICOM said […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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