Lybia’s Deputy Foreign Minister kidnapped

Lybia’s Deputy Foreign Minister kidnapped

(VOVworld) - Hassan Alsaghir, Deputy Foreign Minister of Libya's internationally recognized government, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Sunday in the eastern city of Beida
Libya bans Palestinians, Syrians and Sudanese from entry

Libya bans Palestinians, Syrians and Sudanese from entry

(VOVworld) - Libya's official government has banned Palestinians, Syrians and Sudanese from entry because their countries are undermining the oil producing nation's security. Libyan interior minister Omar al-Sanki said that...
UN denounces violence in Libya

UN denounces violence in Libya

(VOVworld) – Recent fighting in Libya has killed hundreds of civilians and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, the UN said Tuesday, demanding justice for serious rights violations and possible...
Clashes occur between Libyan fractions

Clashes occur between Libyan fractions

(VOVworld) - Libya's eastern oil port Es Sider, the country's biggest, has been closed due to nearby fighting between forces representing Libya’s competing governments
Libyan airlines banned from Europe’s airspace

Libyan airlines banned from Europe’s airspace

(VOVworld) – The European Union announced Thursday that Libyan airlines are no longer permitted to operate in European airspace due to safety concerns related to the on-going conflict between...
UN Security Council warns of sanctions against Libya

UN Security Council warns of sanctions against Libya

(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council expressed its profound concern over the deteriorating situation, and escalating violence in Libya, and its impact on regional peace and stability, and warned of possible...
UN announces truce in Libya’s Benghazi

UN announces truce in Libya’s Benghazi

(VOVworld) – The United Nations on Wednesday announced that pro-government forces and armed Islamist groups fighting for control of Libya’s second city Benghazi have agreed to a 12-hour...
Libya’s Supreme Court rejects parliament

Libya’s Supreme Court rejects parliament

(VOVworld) - Libya’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared Libya’s internationally-recognized parliament unconstitutional, a ruling that is likely to fuel further chaos in Libya
Libya regains control of occupied cities

Libya regains control of occupied cities

(VOVworld) - Libya’s internationally recognized prime minister Abdullah al-Thani said Saturday that military forces in the strife-torn country had united to try to recapture Tripoli and the second...
UN Chief’s unannounced visit to Libya

UN Chief’s unannounced visit to Libya

(VOVworld) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon made an unannounced visit to Libya on Saturday to call on conflict parties to hold dialogue in order to end the political crisis there...
UN warns of IS operation in Libya

UN warns of IS operation in Libya

(VOVworld) – The Libyan “Al Wasat” newspaper quoted Bernardino Leon, Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, in a Wednesday article as saying that Islamic State militants in Libya are...