We Came, We Saw, We Failed: Libya’s Descent into the Flintstone Age
Libya stands as a sobering testament to the catastrophic consequences of military intervention in Africa, where regime change by outside powers births chaos rather than…
‘More bullets’: Analysts mull whether Russia will move to Libya after Syria | Syria’s War News
Russia’s future in Syria may be a matter of debate, and analysts broadly agree that the loss of Syria will mean little to Russia in…
Tuesday 24 December Independence Day in Libya
Libya had been under the rule of the Ottoman Empire since the middle of the sixteenth century. Following the Italo-Turkish war of 1912, Libya became…
UK blacklists mercenary groups in Africa in latest sanctions against Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
‘Strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine’ also target people involved in Ukraine war and Salisbury nerve agent attack.The United Kingdom has announced dozens of…
Nigeria set to boycott 2025 Afcon qualifier in Libya after being left at airport
NFF media manager Promise Efoghe said no reason was given for the decision to divert their plane to Al Abraq."No Libyan FA official has come…
Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’ | Football News
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours without food or drink.Nigeria’s…
Three children among 12 dead as boat capsizes off Tunisian coast | Migration News
At least 10 people still missing and 29 rescued in latest boat disaster in the Mediterranean.At least 12 people have been found dead and 10…
Refugee chronicles: The long and lonely road from Sudan to northern France | Refugees
Tea, towels and survival blankets On that same cold, grey morning when I met Hashim and Yusuf, 12 wet, freezing Vietnamese people were walking down…
Diplomatic failings and ‘elite bargains’ prolonging Libya turmoil: Analysts | Corruption News
After weeks of tension that saw the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) shuttered, salaries go unpaid and cash vanish, the country’s two rival governments appeared…
How important is the central bank to Libya’s politics? | Business and Economy
Leadership dispute between rival governments leads to suspension of oil production.Libya’s central bank, which controls billions of dollars in oil revenue, is at the heart…
Libya’s central bank chief flees country over militia threats: Report | Politics News
Tripoli-based Presidential Council appoints new board of directors, with banking operations suspended amid upheaval.Libya’s central bank Governor Sadiq al-Kabir says he and other senior employees…
Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat | Politics News
Two rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal.Libya’s internationally-unrecognised eastern-based government is shutting down oilfields…
Will turmoil in Libya spill over into the region? | TV Shows
Libya was among the Arab Spring nations – but since a revolution toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, it has known neither peace nor…
Rebel Writers: Iraq and Libya | Documentary
Two writers from Iraq and Libya who challenged the received ideas of their time and who found both fans and critics.Meet two very different Arab…
Libya, Tunisia urge Europe to increase aid to help tackle migration crisis | Migration News
North African countries seek assistance at Tripoli conference to help stem flow of refugees and migrants.Representatives from 28 African and European countries have met in…
Cultural treasure or painful reminder? Libya’s colonial architecture | Arts and Culture
Benghazi, Libya – It happened in the middle of the night, as most destructive operations carried out without the consent of the local population are.…
Photos: Once fruitful, Libyan village suffers amid climate crisis | Climate Crisis News
In the Libyan village of Kabaw in the Nafusa Mountains, Mohamed Maakaf waters an ailing fig tree as climate change pushes villagers to forsake lands…
‘Bloody policies’: MSF recovers 11 bodies from Mediterranean off Libya | Migration News
European countries accused of complicity in deaths due to migration policies after charity vessel retrieves 11 corpses in Mediterranean, rescues more than 160. The aid…
Now or Never | Climate Crisis
As the planet tips towards a point of no return, we look at how youth across the world are demanding climate action now. Protests and…
At Least 107 migrants freed from captivity in southeast Libya, spokesman says
LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - MAY 18: Refugees and migrants wait to be rescued from a small wooden boat by crew members from the Migrant Offshore Aid…