A car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group (ISIS) has killed nine people and wounded dozens in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna, a medical source said.
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Seven dead as clashes intensify in Sebha
At least seven people died in the Sebha over the weekend in separate attacks, as violence has escalated in the southern city, rocked by protests in support of toppled leader Muammar Gaddafi and fighting between rival groups.
Analysis: Geneva – Back to Square One?
On Monday, UN-brokered peace talks for Libya will be back where they started, literally and figuratively, when most members of the Libya Dialogue return to Geneva, the place where discussions began in January. And now, as then, the Tripoli-based rump General National Congress (GNC) will staying away. It fears the deal …
Libyan air force destroys boat carrying fighters, weapons near port of Derna
A Libyan Air force plane from Tobruk air base performed a strike on a boat carrying gunmen and ammunition off the port of Derna.
UN to host Libya talks on Monday in push for unity govt
The United Nations will convene a new round of Libya talks on Monday in Geneva in a push to persuade warring parties to agree on a unity government and end the violence gripping the oil producer, the U.N. said on Thursday.
Tebu and Tuareg agree to seek resolution of Obari conflict
There were again violent clashes on Friday night between Tebu and Tuareg gunmen in the southwest town of Obari despite efforts both to end hostilities between the two ethnic groups.
Two of four Indians abducted in Libya released
Two of the four Indian nationals who were recently abducted by suspected militants in Libya have been released, according to the Indian Foreign Ministry.
ISIS flexes muscles in eastern Libya
Five Libyan troops loyal to the internationally recognised government were killed Friday and another 18 are missing after an attack on an eastern checkpoint allegedly carried out by the Islamic State group (ISIS), a state news agency said.
UN’s Leon holds fresh Libya peace talks in Algiers
UN envoy Bernardino Leon was to hold talks with members of the General National Congress parliament which boycotted a UN peace deal for the conflict-hit country, both sides said on Thursday.
UN's Leon holds fresh Libya peace talks in Algiers
UN envoy Bernardino Leon was to hold talks with members of the General National Congress parliament which boycotted a UN peace deal for the conflict-hit country, both sides said on Thursday.