The Shura Council of Islamic Youth in Derna has killed an Egyptian man it accused of murder in what is reportedly the second public execution carried out by the group in the town.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) deprecates the closure of Libya Al-Wataniya and Libya Al-Rasmia channels on Tuesday, August 19, following the authorities’ request from the Nilesat to halt transmission of them, as they are being taken over by the Islamists.

A senior Arab League official has criticised the call by the House of Representatives for foreign intervention to stem fighting between Libyan militias.

Nepal is organizing the evacuation of Nepalese nationals from Libya without the benefit of having an embassy in Libya.

Among its first acts, Libya’s newly inaugurated Council of Representatives called on all warring militias across the country to immediately cease fire or it will call on the international community to intervene to protect Libyan civilians. Unlike its predecessor, the notorious General National Congress (GNC), the parliament was up to its word. …

Unidentified military jets target ammunition bunkers belonging to Islamist militias in Tripoli as rival militias continue their fight for supremacy in the Libyan capital

Those who carried out the air strikes early yesterday morning targeted the parties that did not agree to a cease fire, said Abubaker Baera the First Deputy President of the House of Representatives (HoR).

Air raids carried out last night over Tripoli on the positions of Misratan-led forces could not have been made by Libyan warplanes the General Chief of Staff has said.

TUNIS, Tunisia, August 18 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has for the first time begun sending aid into western Libya from Tunisia to help some of the tens of thousands of people displaced by weeks of fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Unidentified aircraft flew over Tripoli before dawn Monday (August 18th), and loud explosions could be heard, AFP reported.