The chairman of Libya’s elections commission said Thursday that the beleaguered North African nation will hold a referendum on a new constitution before the end of February. Continue reading →
{FD} Suspected IS militants attack central Libyan town, kill 4
Suspected Islamic State militants attacked a small town in central Libya on Monday, killing at least four people, including the mayor’s son and two policemen, and torching the local police station, according to residents and a lawmaker from the area. Continue reading →
{FD} Cease-fire holds in Libya after clashes that killed 117
A recent bout of heavy fighting in the capital Tripoli has come to a halt after warring militias signed a new cease-fire agreement, Libyan authorities said Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Libyan officials say unknown missiles hit Tripoli airport
Missiles were fired at Libya’s capital Tripoli, including the city’s only functioning airport, forcing authorities to divert flights to another airport to the south, government and airport officials said Wednesday, less than a week after the U.N. broke… Continue reading →
{FD} Libyan police say 400 prisoners escape amid Tripoli clashes
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in the Libyan capital, authorities said Sunday, as fighting between rival militias that has killed dozens of people forced the U.N.-backed government to declare a state of emergency in and around Tripoli. Continue reading →
{FD} Aid group warns of militia fighting in Libya’s Tripoli
Fighting in Libya’s capital between rival militias has put the lives of people trapped there in danger and exacerbated already alarming levels of humanitarian needs, especially at migrant detention centers there, an international aid group said on Friday. Continue reading →
{FD} Explosion at mosque in Libya’s Benghazi kills 2, injures 75
Libyan officials say twin bomb explosions at a mosque in the city of Benghazi have killed at least two people and wounded 75 others. Continue reading →
{FD} UN says Libya’s Tawergha families barred from returning home
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has voiced its disapproval over Tawergha families driven from their town in 2011 being barred from returning home. Continue reading →
{FD} Car bombs kill at least 27 in Libya city of Benghazi
Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday night, killing 27 and wounding over 30. Continue reading →
{FD} Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Libyan authorities say twin car bombs have exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing 27 and wounding over 30. Continue reading →
{FD} Clashes in Libyan capital kill 9, close airport
Libyan officials say heavy clashes among rival militias in Tripoli left at least nine people dead and forced the capital’s only functioning airport to shut down. Continue reading →
{FD} Libyan navy rescues 272 migrants from stranded boats
Libya’s navy says it has rescued 272 migrants whose vessels were stranded in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to reach southern Europe. Continue reading →
{FD} Libya says at least 25 migrants drowned after boat capsizes
A Libyan navy spokesman says at least 25 migrants have drowned off the North African nation’s coast while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Continue reading →
{FD} Libya’s parliament appoints new central bank governor
A Libyan legislator says the parliament based in the east has appointed a new governor for the central bank, which could heighten tensions with the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli. Continue reading →
{FD} Official: Mayor of Libyan city of Misrata killed by gunmen
A Libyan official says gunmen abducted and killed the mayor of the coastal city of Misrata soon after his return from a visit to Turkey. Continue reading →
{FD} Suspected IS suicide bomber hits Libya checkpoint, kills 2
Two military officials say a suspected Islamic State militant drove his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint east of the coastal Libyan city of Sirte, killing two policemen. Continue reading →
Libya says boats carrying 700 migrants have been intercepted
Libya’s navy says it has intercepted and brought to shore vessels carrying nearly 700 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe over the past two days. Continue reading →
{FD} Witnesses: Militiamen seize Libyan ex-premier in Tripoli
Libyan militiamen have abducted one of the country’s former prime ministers in the capital, Tripoli, witnesses said Monday. Continue reading →
{FD} Libya committee votes in favor of constitutional referendum
A committee tasked with writing a constitution for Libya has voted in favor of putting a draft to a referendum, causing uproar among opponents. Continue reading →
