The quick recapture of the strategic oil towns of Ras Lanuf and Brega by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi has focused attention on the fate of Benghazi, the rebel capital, which lies further up the ...

In April 2019, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the ruler of east Libya and head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), launched a surprise offensive on the Government of National Accord (GNA)... As you know, you are ...

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi loyalists swept into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoli on Saturday, tightening security around the regime-held capital. To the east, rebel forces captured a ...

Over the past week, various international bodies have sent out the alarm. In a statement, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya said it was monitoring "with concern the recent mobilization of ...

Abdelkarim Mgeg’s bid for Libyan leadership raises slim hopes for a brighter future in a war-torn country. Libya has long slipped down Washington’s list of priorities. Since the fall of Muammar ...

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What was marketed as a fragile return to order in Libya has, once again, been exposed as a mirage. On May 12, Tripoli plunged into chaos following the reported killing of Abdul Ghani al-Kikli (aka ...

(Bloomberg) -- Libya launched its first tender for energy exploration since before the 2011 civil war, as the OPEC member seeks to lure back oil and gas majors following years of political instability ...

Clashes between Muammar Qaddafi's forces and the Libyan rebels spilled over into Tunisia on Friday for the first time, raising the frightening prospect of Libya's civil war extending beyond its ...

A Libyan war crimes suspect was transferred from Germany to The Hague and put into the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ICC said on Monday.

Here's some background information about the civil war that took place in Libya in 2011. Timeline: February 16, 2011 - Police crack down on protesters as anti-government demonstrations take place in ...