Libya

Libya arrests brother, father of Manchester bombing suspect

TRIPOLI: Libya has arrested a brother and the father of the man suspected of carrying… Read More

141 killed in south Libya airbase attack

TRIPOLI: An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers… Read More

At least 97 migrants missing as boat sinks off Libya

TRIPOLI: At least 97 migrants went missing after their boat sank Thursday off the Libyan… Read More

Palestinians condemn US veto of ex-PM as UN Libya envoy

RAMALLAH: The Palestinians condemned as "blatant discrimination" Washington's decision to block the appointment of their… Read More

EU leaders slam Trump, ink Libya migrant deal

VALLETTA: European Union leaders agreed a plan to curb mass migration from Libya at a… Read More

Two human traffickers arrested from Punjab

TOBA TEK SINGH/LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two suspected human traffickers during separate raids… Read More

Hijackers from Libyan plane have surrendered: Maltese PM

VALLETTA: Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced that the hijackers claiming to have a grenade… Read More

At least 110 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UNHCR

ROME: At least 110 people are feared drowned off Libya after a migrant shipwreck and more… Read More

Nine drown as 1000 migrants rescued off Libya

Horrific scenes unfolded in the Mediterranean off Libya Saturday as a full-to-capacity rescue ship was… Read More

The ‘Green Book’ of Gaddafi: from manifesto to mockery

  TRIPOLI: Five years since Muammar Gaddafi was killed in a NATO-backed uprising, the strongman's… Read More

Oil falls as Iran, Libya output rises hit OPEC deal momentum

LONDON: Oil prices fell nearly one percent on Tuesday on news that Iran and Libya… Read More

Economic costs of Middle East wars exceptionally high – IMF study

WASHINGTON: Armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are not only devastating the… Read More

Ex-PM Cameron blamed for ‘flawed’ Libya intervention

LONDON: Britain's 2011 military intervention in Libya, ordered by former prime minister David Cameron, relied… Read More

Kuwaitis abandon battle for Gaddafi’s personal airliner

TOULOUSE:  A Kuwaiti conglomerate has given up a prolonged battle for Muammar Gaddafi's luxury personal… Read More

Some 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya: coastguard

ROME, ITALY: Around 6,500 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Monday, the… Read More

2.4 million in Libya need aid, UN says on World Humanitarian Day

TRIPOLI, LIBYA: The UN used World Humanitarian Day on Friday to plead for help for… Read More

US launches first anti-Islamic State air raids in Libya’s Sirte

TRIPOLI: US warplanes Monday carried out air strikes on positions of the Islamic State jihadist… Read More

UNESCO puts five Libya sites on heritage-in-danger list

ISTANBUL: The UN's cultural agency added Libya's five World Heritage sites to its danger list, saying… Read More

Amnesty, HRW want Saudia Arabia removed from UN human rights council

UNITED NATIONS: Two leading human rights group urged UN member-states on Wednesday to suspend Saudi… Read More

Turkish police seize Gaddafi dagger worth $10 million

ANKARA: Turkish police have seized a jewel-encrusted ivory dagger said to have belonged to Libya's… Read More