Tag: southern Libya

Headlines July 27, 2017

Authorities in eastern Libya backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered the closure of a Sudanese...

Headlines June 5, 2017

Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital,...

Headlines May 25, 2017

Forces led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday seized control of the Tamenhant airbase in the south...

Headlines May 21, 2017

Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar have bombed rival forces in retaliation for a deadly attack on...

International May 20, 2017

An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's...

International May 14, 2017

Seven bodies were recovered and 484 people were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to cross...

Headlines May 6, 2017

Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts...

Headlines May 3, 2017

The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government and a rival military commander said Wednesday they have agreed to work...

Headlines April 3, 2017

African migrants languishing in Libyan detention camps need to be "got out of there" as soon as possible, a senior aid...

Headlines April 2, 2017

The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing...

Headlines March 16, 2017

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...

Headlines March 3, 2017

Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman...

International November 20, 2016

Days of deadly tribal clashes have erupted in southern Libya after a pet monkey attacked a high school girl....