The European Union’s plan for military intervention to stop the flow of migrants from Libya to Europe has been revealed in documents published by WikiLeaks on Monday.

The EU’s border agency said Tuesday it will expand its search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean to help cope with an upsurge in migrants trying to reach Europe, after UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Europe to do more.

Europe cannot halt the deadly traffic of African migrants across the Mediterranean unless it ends a boycott of forces that have seized power in the Libyan capital and helps authorities there cope, the de facto government in Tripoli said.

The three-day conference of Libyan tribes starting tomorrow in Cairo is set to go ahead despite being boycotted by a number of individuals, tribes and organisations.

A United Nations (UN) official has warned that the growing rise of the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group in Libya will pose a serious security threat if conflicting sides in the North African country do not reach an agreement to end hostilities and the chaotic situation that ISIL is exploiting.

More recorded telephone calls said to be from the Egypt president’s office have been leaked which appear to show cooperation between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to transfer weaponry to Libya.

Haitham al-Hadi Kamouka, the Libyan Information Ministry undersecretary — that is, the minister of the governing entity in Tripoli, Libya — visited Beirut on May 12-16 to meet with Lebanese officials. He came to convey his government’s view of the ongoing conflict in Libya. While here, he also issued a call to reporters to visit Tripoli. Al-Monitor met …

Haitham al-Hadi Kamouka, the Libyan Information Ministry undersecretary — that is, the minister of the governing entity in Tripoli, Libya — visited Beirut on May 12-16 to meet with Lebanese officials. He came to convey his government’s view of the ongoing conflict in Libya. While here, he also issued a call to reporters to visit Tripoli. Al-Monitor met …

Confusion remains over the number of Tunisians who were seized in Tripoli last weekend, allegedly by militias, and of those still being held.

The UNDP and UNICEF have jointly launched a mapping of civil society organisations (CSOs) currently active in several key Libya towns and cities to create a database to be used as a reference for key stakeholders providing support to Libyan CSOs.