Libya’s Tripoli
Criminal gang holds 38 Egyptians hostages in western Libya
Egypt
January 30, 2021
Criminal gang holds 38 Egyptians hostages in western Libya
Libyan sources confirmed that 38 Egyptian citizens are being held hostage near the Bani Walid city in western Libya. The…
Shooting at smuggling warehouse in Libya kills 30 migrants
Middle East
May 29, 2020
Shooting at smuggling warehouse in Libya kills 30 migrants
CAIRO (AP) — The family of a slain Libyan human trafficker attacked a group of migrants in a town that…
Libya’s Tripoli forces take key base from rivals: Official
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Libya’s Tripoli forces take key base from rivals: Official
CAIRO (AP) — Forces allied with Libya’s UN-supported government said Monday they have wrested control of a key military base…
Five killed, dozens wounds in Tripoli shelling: Libyan official
Middle East
May 8, 2020
Five killed, dozens wounds in Tripoli shelling: Libyan official
CAIRO (AP) — Artillery shelling by Libya’s eastern-based forces killed more than five civilians and wounded dozens in the capital,…
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan force fighting to capture the country’s capital from the U.N.-supported government based in Tripoli on…
Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push
CAIRO (AP) — The prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-supported government on Friday shrugged off threats by his rival, the commander…
Libyan officials: Airstrike kills 7 workers in Tripoli
Middle East
November 18, 2019
Libyan officials: Airstrike kills 7 workers in Tripoli
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike slammed into a biscuit factory in the capital, Tripoli, on Monday, killing at least seven…
Death toll in clashes, blast in Libyan town rises to 40
Middle East
June 23, 2016
Death toll in clashes, blast in Libyan town rises to 40
The number of people killed in an explosion and in clashes between militiamen and locals in a town east of…