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Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of the National Oil Corporation of Libya, pictured in April 2017, said the company is aiming for 1.25 million barrels per day by the end of 2017. By ERIC PIERMONT (AFP/File)

Libya's NOC sees 1.25 mln bpd oil output by year-end

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Benghazi (Libya) (AFP) - The head of Libya's National Oil Company announced on Wednesday that oil production is expected ...

A Libyan naval officer punctures a dinghy used by Illegal migrants, after they were rescued by the Libyan coastguard in the Mediterranean Sea on May 6, 2017. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP/File)

EU curbs rubber dinghy sales to Libya to stop migr...

Monday, July 17, 2017

Brussels (AFP) - The European Union on Monday adopted limits on the export of inflatable boats to Libya in a bid to make ...

Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya's UN-backed unity government, has announced a new political roadmap for his violence-wracked country, with presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in March 2018. By TIZIANA FABI (AFP)

Libya PM calls for elections in March

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government has announced a new political roadmap for his violence-wr ...

Hundreds of migrants have reached port in Sicily as Italy urges EU partners to do more to tackle the waves of arrivals -- which Wednesday included a newborn and his mother from Cameroon. By Giovanni ISOLINO (AFP)

Newborn among migrants reaching Italy after rescue...

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Rome (AFP) - The first of more than 3,500 would-be migrants picked up off the coast of Libya in recent days arrived Wedn ...

Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord man a checkpoint in the Hay al-Andalus neighbourhood of Tripoli in March 2017. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP/File)

Libya clashes leave four dead east of Tripoli: min...

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Clashes between forces loyal to Libya's unity government and rival fighters east of Tripoli have left fo ...

A 4-1 home victory over CAPS United of Zimbabwe in Algiers ensured USM of top place in Group B with 11 points from six matches. By RYAD KRAMDI (AFP/File)

USM, Ahly Tripoli advance, 10-man Zamalek out

Monday, July 10, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - USM Alger of Algeria and Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya reached the CAF Champions League quarter-finals S ...

Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord man a checkpoint in the Hay al-Andalus neighbourhood of Tripoli in March 2017. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP/File)

Rival Libyan forces battle east of Tripoli

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord on Sunday battled rival forces in the Ga ...

Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country's strongman Khalifa Haftar, roll a tank over a damaged building in central Benghazi on July 6, 2017. By Abdullah DOMA (AFP/File)

Jihadists battle Libya forces in 'liberated' Bengh...

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Benghazi (Libya) (AFP) - Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and ...

Migrants rescued by Libya's coastguard off the town of Garabulli on July 8, 2017 walk towards a detention centre. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP)

35 migrants feared drowned off Libya: coastguard

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Garabulli (Libya) (AFP) - Thirty-five migrants, including seven children, were feared drowned after their inflatable boa ...

File picture of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army who claims his forces now have totally

Libya strongman says Benghazi 'liberated' from jih...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Benghazi (Libya) (AFP) - Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced the total liberation of secon ...

Tripoli International Airport was badly damaged by fighting between rival militias in 2014, three years after the uprising that toppled and killed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP/File)

Italian consortium to rebuild airport in Libyan ca...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Libyan authorities on Wednesday signed a deal with a consortium of Italian companies to build two passen ...

The Libyan National Army, a self-styled military force loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar (pictured in August 2015), says that they have cornered the last jihadists in a neighborhood in Benghazi and are close to completely retaking the city. By KHALIL MAZRAAWI (AFP/File)

Libya forces corner jihadists in Benghazi district

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Benghazi (Libya) (AFP) - Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last ...

Libyans hang out at the beach in the capital Tripoli on July 14, 2016. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP)

Beachgoers killed, flights halted by clashes at Li...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Stray fire from fighting between armed groups that control Libya's Mitiga airport killed five people at ...

Libya is the departure point for thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe, and every year the Red Crescent recovers hundreds of bodies who have perished on the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP)

Dozens feared drowned after 'migrant boat sinks of...

Friday, June 30, 2017

Rome (AFP) - Some 60 people are missing and believed drowned after the dinghy they were on sank off Libya, the Internati ...

Libya has been wracked by chaos since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. By Abdullah DOMA (AFP/File)

Gunmen attack UN convoy in Libya, briefly hold sta...

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Gunmen attacked a UN convoy near Libya's capital and abducted seven staff members on Wednesday before re ...

Libya has been wracked by chaos since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. By Abdullah DOMA (AFP/File)

Gunmen attack UN convoy near Libya capital: securi...

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Gunmen attacked a UN convoy on Wednesday near Zawiyah, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of the Libyan ...

A Libyan coastguard guards some of 147 migrants rescued attempting to reach Europe on June 27, 2017. By Taha JAWASHI (AFP)

25 migrants found dead on Libya coast: Red Crescen...

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - The bodies of at least 25 migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe were found near Tripoli Tuesday, t ...

Since 2014, more than 1.6 million people have arrived by sea while 13,500 have died on the way. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP/File)

More than 900 migrants rescued off Libya

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - The Libyan coastguard has rescued more than 900 African and Asian migrants attempting to reach Europe, a ...

Eric Manu, a bricklayer from Ghana, stayed in Libya for several years but returned to Agadez in Niger because it was so dangerous. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Libya: Once El Dorado, now hell for migrants

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Agadez (Niger) (AFP) - Once an El Dorado for those seeking work and advancement, Libya has turned into the seventh circl ...

Moroccan King Mohammed VI (R) walks alongside French President Emmanuel Macron as they review the honour guard upon the latter's arrival in Rabat on June 14, 2017. By ALAIN JOCARD (POOL/AFP)

Macron in Morocco to discuss Libya, Qatar crisis

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Rabat (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron was in Morocco Wednesday on a 24-hour visit for talks on battling terrori ...

Saif al-Islam Kadhafi, shown in this file photo taken on August 23, 2011 in the Libyan capital Tripoli, is said to have been freed after more than five years in captivity. By IMED LAMLOUM (AFP/File)

Kadhafi's son Seif 'set free' in Libya

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Seif al-Islam, the second son and heir apparent of the late deposed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, is s ...

Libyan coastguards tow a deflated rubber boat carrying the bodies of migrants after the craft sank off Garabulli, 60 kilometres east of Tripoli, on June 10, 2017. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP)

Ten migrants die, 100 missing off Libya

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Garabulli (Libya) (AFP) - At least ten migrants have died after their Europe-bound boats sank off Libya's coast and some ...

An armed group in Libya said on Facebook on June 10, 2017, it has freed Seif al-Islam who has been in custody since November 2011, pictured in 2014 answwering judges' questions in Tripoli. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP/File)

Libyan group says it has freed Kadhafi son Seif al...

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - An armed group in Libya said on Facebook Saturday it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator M ...

Conflict-ravaged Libya has long been a stepping stone for migrants seeking a better life in Europe. By Abdullah ELGAMOUDI (AFP/File)

Eight migrants die as boat sinks off Libya

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Garabulli (Libya) (AFP) - At least eight migrants drowned when their Europe-bound boat sank off Libya's coast and at lea ...

Members of the Libyan National Army, also known as the forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, take cover behind an armoured vehicle during clashes against jihadists in Benghazi's Al-Hout market area in May 2017. By Abdullah DOMA (AFP/File)

Libya strongman's forces say take southern desert ...

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Benghazi (Libya) (AFP) - Forces loyal to east Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said on Saturday they had taken an air bas ...

A Libyan Airlines aircraft flies over Tripoli International Airport, after forces belonging to the Libyan unity government took control of the facility on June 1, 2017. By MAHMUD TURKIA (AFP)

Libya unity forces take control of Tripoli airport

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Thursday took control of Tripoli International Air ...

An image from Ansar al-Sharia's official media outlet allegedly shows militants of the jihadist group during a battle in the Libyan city of Benghazi. By - (al-Raya Media Foundation/AFP/File)

Libya jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia announces dis...

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisati ...

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