At least 130 people have been killed in the past 10 days in Libya’s second-largest city Benghazi. But despite the violence, Libya’s oil exports have not been affected. It’s the only source of income for the war-torn nation.
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Government disowns Tripoli-based LANA
The Media & Cultural Authority has said that the Tripoli-based Libyan news agency LANA, with its website www.lana-news.ly it is no longer official.
What is really going on in Libya?
Ever since the fall of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has been living in a state of ‘multiple sovereignty’ which will not end without casualties
Benghazi suburb evacuated amid fierce battles for control of Libya’s second city
Benghazi residents were evacuated as army announced near total control of the city and militia groups denied reports of army success
Benghazi suburb evacuated amid fierce battles for control of Libya's second city
Benghazi residents were evacuated as army announced near total control of the city and militia groups denied reports of army success
Ansar Al-Sharia moves to consolidate power in Derna as locals look to liberation by Libyan army
Following last week’s opening of an Islamic Court in Derna, the Shoura Council of Islamic Youth (SCIY), controlled by Al-Sharia, is now moving to set up a civil administration for the town and area that they now call the Province of Cyrenaica (Wilayah Barca, ولاية برقة), part of the Islamic …
Tunisia closes Libya border for election
Tunisia, fearing possible terrorist attacks, will close its border with politically unstable Libya for three days to coincide with this weekend’s parliamentary election, the government said Thursday.
Derna militants kill 2 men from Shahat in failed prisoner exchange
Two men from the Cyrenaican town of Shahat died at the hands of Islamic extremists in Derna on Wednesday, according to a source from within the military.
Several dead in violence in Libya's Benghazi
Clashes in the city and a suicide attack at a security checkpoint east of Benghazi leave at least 11 people dead.
Ansar Al-Sharia tightens hold in Derna and formally establishes Islamic Court
Following its declaration of allegiance to the Islamic State (or Daesh), Derna’s Shoura Council of Islamic Youth (SCIY), part of the local Ansar Al-Sharia structure, has moved to formally institute an Islamic Court in the town.