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UN launches fresh attempt to resolve Libya's election impasse
The United Nations will convene a technical committee of Libyan experts in an attempt to resolve contentious issues and put the country...
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Explainer-What's behind Libya's oil shutdown
Libya's latest oil shutdown has pushed up global energy prices. This explains the situation. HOW DID WE GET HERE? Since the 2011...
Aug 29, 20243 min read


How Libya's years of crisis unfolded after 2011 uprising
Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's...
Aug 29, 20243 min read


UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the...
Jul 10, 20242 min read


UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda
GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to Libya and Uganda, after a surge in arrivals in...
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
NAIROBI - Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour,...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
ATHENS/BEIRUT - Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler crammed...
Jun 8, 20243 min read

'Nothing will stand in way' of Rwanda flights after Bill passes: UK PM
London, April 23 - UK Prime Minster Rishi Sunak said "nothing will stand in our way" of getting flights to Rwanda off the ground, as the...
Apr 23, 20244 min read


Residence of Libyan PM targeted with RPGs, no casualties reported, minister says
The residence of Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah was targeted with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in an attack that left...
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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