Following today’s reported incident in which a motorcade carrying Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj and State Council chairman Abdulrahman Sewehly was allegedly shot at near the Rixos hotel complex, Sewehli has released a statement accusing Khalifa Ghell of trying to assassinate him.
Read More »Fayez al-Sarraj not hurt after convoy comes under fire
Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on a convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya’s UN-backed government, Fayez al-Sarraj, in Tripoli without causing any casualties, according to his administration.
Read More »Libya’s head of ‘unity government’ survives assassination attempt
The head of Libya’s UN-backed unity government survived an assassination attempt on Monday, according to local reports.
Read More »Condemnation of LNA’s women travel ban grows; Idris Al-Senussi rips into it
There is growing rejection of the decision by Abdul Razzaq Al-Nazhuri, the LNA’s chief of staff and its military governor from Ben Jawad to Derna, to ban women travelling abroad if not accompanied by a male guardian.
Read More »US military obtained critical intelligence from January strikes on IS in Libya
Senior U.S. military officials say the massive airstrikes that killed more than 80 Islamic State militants in southern Libya last month generated critical computer data, documents and information from prisoner interrogations that the U.S. can use to track and target more fighters, according to the Associated Press.
Read More »British Defence Secretary warns Russia against intervening in Libya
The British Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, has warned Russia against interfering in Libya, as Britain and its Nato allies consider sending more aid to help the fragmented country rebuild its armed forces, according to the Telegraph.
Read More »Kidnapped Kufra HoR member released in Tobruk
The Kufra House of Representatives member Jibril Awhaidah, kidnapped outside his home in Tobruk three weeks ago, has been released, apparently unharmed.
Read More »Islamists and the political scene in Libya
The questions differed regarding the Islamic political currents, and the Washington role in forming and using the Islamic political movements following the inauguration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, especially inside the countries that suffering political and security vacuum, like Libya.
Read More »Libya rivals agree to hold 2018 presidential elections
Libya’s conflicting factions agreed to hold presidential elections by February 2018, during a meeting which brought together the rival army chief and the head of the country’s unity government in Cairo on Tuesday.
Read More »Egyptian army enters Libyan territories to free 133 Egyptian nationals from Ajdabiya
The Egyptian military spokesperson announced on Tuesday that army forces from Egypt were able to free 133 Egyptian nationals, who had previously been kidnapped in Libya.
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