Libya
Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say fighting between rival militias in the capital of Tripoli has flared up again,…
Analysis: Libya’s divisions
Middle East
September 14, 2018
Analysis: Libya’s divisions
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya is set to miss a mid-September deadline to fix a framework for elections in December,…
Libya’s PM says conditions for elections not yet ripe: paper
Middle East
September 12, 2018
Libya’s PM says conditions for elections not yet ripe: paper
ROME (Reuters) – Conditions in Libya are too unstable to hold elections, Prime Minister Fayez Seraj was cited as…
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says more than 100 people have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan…
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s…
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between armed groups…
Libya says death toll from Tripoli clashes climbs to 50
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Libya says death toll from Tripoli clashes climbs to 50
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities say the death toll from fighting between rival armed groups in the capital Tripoli…
Libya announces state of emergency in Tripoli
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Libya announces state of emergency in Tripoli
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s UN-backed government has announced a state of emergency in the capital and its outskirts as…
Clashes escalate in Libya’s capital, killing 26
Middle East
August 30, 2018
Clashes escalate in Libya’s capital, killing 26
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan official says fighting between rival militias in the capital has killed at least 26…
Libya and UN evacuate migrants trapped by Tripoli clashes
Middle East
August 30, 2018
Libya and UN evacuate migrants trapped by Tripoli clashes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants have been relocated in Libya’s capital from government-run detention centers after getting trapped by…