Washington, July 24, 2020 – Russia continues to supply a broad range of arms to Libyan rebels including fighter jets, air defense missiles, land mines, and armored vehicles through the state-backed mercenary Wagner Group, the US Defense Department said Friday. ...
Libyan businessman Mahmud al-Sharkassi surveyed the ruins of his factory on the outskirts of war-scarred capital Tripoli, disheartened but determined to get back to work. “This used to be the heart of my project. Everything started here,” he said, looking ...
Khartoum, July 19, 2020 – Sudanese forces arrested around 160 people on the border with Libya who were en-route to the war-torn neighbouring country to work as “mercenaries”, a state-linked paramilitary group said Sunday. “The joint security forces stationed at ...
Cairo, July 16, 2020 – Egypt’s president said Thursday that his country “will not stand idle” against threats to the national security of Egypt and Arab countries, in a meeting with tribal leaders from eastern Libya. His comments came days ...
Benghazi, Libya, July 14, 2020 – A war of words was heating up Tuesday in oil-rich and conflict-torn Libya, where two rival administrations are battling for control and tensions have risen between outside forces Egypt and Turkey. The Libyan parliament ...
Tripoli, May 28, 2020 – The family of a Libyan smuggler killed by migrants have taken revenge by killing 26 Bangladeshis and four Africans, the country’s UN-recognised government said Thursday. The killings took place in the town of Mezdah, some ...
Tripoli, April 14, 2020 – The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rained rockets on the capital Tripoli early Tuesday after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its west. Salvo after salvo of rockets ...
Tripoli, March 11, 2020 -By Jihad Dorgham- Despite advice from health authorities to shun public gatherings, Moayed al-Missaoui and friends watched an Italian Serie A football match in a buzzing cafe in the Libyan capital Tripoli. While the novel coronavirus ...
Geneva, Feb 24, 2020 (By Nina LARSON- AFP) – Libya’s warring sides have hashed out a draft ceasefire agreement, the UN said Monday, even as Libyan leaders decried international inaction to rein in hostilities still raging in the war-ravaged country. ...
Tripoli, Feb 13, 2020 – Rival forces clashed in the Libyan capital Thursday, witnesses and pro-Government of National Accord (GNA) forces said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution called for a “lasting ceasefire”. Flights were again suspended at ...