Libya’s passage through a democratic era is characterized by challenges and threats that may hamper the transition and threaten its neighbors. The proliferation of weapons and limited efforts by the government to monitor the security situation have invigorated terrorist and outlaw groups to take advantage of this favorable climate and …

The US media network Fox News reported Wednesday that highly sensitive US military equipment and weapons stored in Libya were stolen over the summer by groups likely aligned and working with terrorist organizations. 

In September, the Security Council expects to be briefed by Tarek Mitri, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), followed by consultations. The Council will also likely receive the periodic briefing by the chair of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee, Ambassador …

Political and fiscal pressure is pulling Libya apart at the seams and creating conditions that threaten neighboring countries.

Armed groups in Libya are currently blocking key oilfields and ports – hijacking the government of its main source of revenue and leading to some fuel shortages and blackouts.

Armed groups in Libya are currently blocking key oilfields and ports – hijacking the government of its main source of revenue and leading to some fuel shortages and blackouts.

A year after the first US ambassador in 33 years was killed on duty, Chris Stephen, one of the first western reporters on the scene in Benghazi, pieces together what really happened from witness accounts, official reports, and the ruins of the compound

Tripoli, Libya — Mohamed Hossain Akari was at home with his parents one day last week when armed robbers drove up and started shooting — an all-too-familiar attack these days in Libya’s increasingly violent capital city.

GHADAMES – Driving from this oasis town deep into the harsh desert, a conspicuous white concrete pole, about 2 ½ metres high, stands out among the countless giant electricity pylons that dot the landscape. Handcarved in the cement at its base are three initials: “L, T, J”. This is where …

The abduction of ‘Anoud al-Senussi, the daughter of military intelligence chief under al-Gaddafi, Abdallah al-Senussi, upon her release from prison in Tripoli raises serious concerns about her safety and the Libyan authorities’ ability to protect detainees held since the 2011 armed conflict, Amnesty International said.