Libya

FIA nabs three ‘traffickers’ for role in Libya boat tragedy

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested three alleged traffickers responsible for sending migrants illegally… Read More

At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after shipwreck off Libya: UN

GENEVA: Dozens of migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off Libya, with… Read More

Libya, Turkey sign defence deals after maritime spat

TRIPOLI: Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey's defence minister, building… Read More

Libya PM defends undersea gas deal with Turkey

TRIPOLI: Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has defended a deal signed earlier this week… Read More

At least 6 dead in Libya fuel truck blast

SEBHA, Libya: At least six people were killed and dozens injured on Monday when a… Read More

Tunisia rescues 81 migrants headed to Europe from Libya

TUNIS: The Tunisian navy said Saturday it rescued 81 migrants, one of them a woman,… Read More

Suicide attacker kills self but no others in Libyan desert town

BENGHAZI, Libya: A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella on… Read More

Pakistan welcomes formation of unity government in Libya

'We wish the Libyan parliamentary and political leaderships every success' Read More

Man caught trying to fly to Libya on fake visa

He was shifted to the anti-human trafficking cell of the FIA Read More

Oil rises to more than week high after Libyan outage

Oil prices rose to their highest in more than week on Monday after two large… Read More

Libya’s Haftar leaves Moscow without signing peace deal

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow on Tuesday without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at… Read More

Fragile truce agreed in Libya after nine months of fighting

Both sides in Libya's conflict agreed to a ceasefire from Sunday to end nine months… Read More

Erdogan visits Tunisia amid Libya tensions

'There must be a ceasefire in Libya as soon as possible' Read More

Libya’s state oil firm cuts back fuel supplies to east

Libya’s state oil firm has restricted kerosene supplies to areas controlled by eastern commander Khalifa… Read More

Five migrants dead, up to 20 missing in sinking off Libya

The vessel was believed to have been carrying up to 90 people Read More

62 bodies recovered after ‘worst’ shipwreck of year

About 145 migrants were rescued by the Libyan coastguard Thursday after their overloaded boat went… Read More

115 feared dead after worst Mediterranean shipwreck of the year

'The worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year has just occurred' Read More

France says its missiles found on rebel base in Libya

The French government said Wednesday that its missiles had been found in Libya on a… Read More

44 killed as air strike hits Libya migrant detention centre: UN

It was the highest publicly reported toll from an air strike or shelling since eastern… Read More

‘An estimated 4 million people would be deprived of access to safe water’

Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was… Read More