The release of the Sicilian fishermen in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi has taken place in exchange for restoring relations with the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, the Italian foreign minister announced yesterday.

Outgoing US President Donald Trump offered his congratulations to the head of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj and reiterated his country’s support for Libya in restoring its sovereignty and national unity.

Malta will begin issuing Schengen visas once again to Libyan citizens from their embassy in Tripoli. The announcement came following an official visit by Clyde Caruana, Maltese Minister of Finance and Labour to Tripoli, in which he met with Presidency Council Deputy Ahmed Meeting.

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday authorised an 18-month extension of its troop deployment in Libya in support of the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, the Anadolu state news agency reported.

The Middle East is unlikely to be a priority for the new U.S. administration, given the pressing tasks of returning the country to its role as a leader and restoring faith in it at a time of internal divisions and a pandemic. Despite Moscow’s gloomy expectations of President-elect Joe Biden, …

From her home in Benghazi, Khadija proudly shows her son Alaa’s red football shirt, holding it with both hands. Then she stands up, and heads towards his bedroom.

The Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashagha, on Tuesday, hosted the Italian ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino to discuss the possibility of joint cooperation between the two countries, along with a number of other issues of common interest.

Hassan al-Huni, media advisor to Libya’s Government of National Accord vehemently denied that head of presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj ever made an offer to Khalifa Haftar to name a new prime minister as reported by Italian newspaper La República.

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio denied the rumoured deal between his government and Khalifa Haftar that four Libyans convicted of human trafficking were exchanged for the 18 Italian fishermen held in Benghazi. 

According to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, the Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, in his most recent visit to Benghazi extended an offer from the head of presidential council Fayez Alserraj to field marshal Khalifa Haftar to nominate a new prime minister for the government as a apart of a …