Libyan forces claim port in Islamic State stronghold of Sirte
SIRTE, LIBYA: Forces aligned with Libya's unity government said on Friday they had taken control… Read More
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117 migrant bodies washed up on Libyan beach
TRIPOLI: The bodies of at least 117 migrants trying to reach Europe, many of them… Read More
9 years ago
700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean this week: UNHCR
ROME: Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast… Read More
9 years ago
5 dead as migrant boat flips off Libya coast: Italian Navy
ROME: A large wooden fishing boat overcrowded with migrants capsized off the coast of Libya,… Read More
9 years ago
Obama calls Libya his ‘worst mistake’
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was the lack of planning… Read More
9 years ago
U.S. air raid hits Islamic State in Libya, 43 dead
U.S. warplanes launched air strikes against a suspected Islamic State training camp in western Libya… Read More
9 years ago
U.S. aircraft hit militants in Libya, more than 40 reported dead
TRIPOLI: U.S. warplanes carried out air strikes early on Friday morning in the western Libyan… Read More
9 years ago
Over 56 dead in two Libya bombings
ZLITEN, Libya: Suicide bombers in Libya attacked a police training school and a checkpoint Thursday,… Read More
10 years ago
Islamic State clashes with guards near Libya’s Es Sider oil port
Islamic State fighters clashed with a force guarding Libya's Es Sider oil export terminal on… Read More
10 years ago
Iran considered nuclear weapons during 1980s Iraq war, ex-president says
DUBAI: Iran considered pursuing a nuclear deterrent when it began its nuclear programme in the… Read More
10 years ago
Libya finds 29 bodies of apparent migrants on beach
TRIPOLI: The bodies of 29 people thought to be migrants have been discovered on beaches… Read More
10 years ago
85 dead migrants found washed up in Libya: Red Crescent
TRIPOLI: The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of… Read More
10 years ago
Libya court sentences Kadhafi son, eight aides to death
TRIPOLI: A Libyan court on Tuesday sentenced slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam and… Read More
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Islamic State says blows up two warplanes at seized Libyan base
TRIPOLI: The militant group Islamic State said on Thursday it had blown up two warplanes… Read More
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Hillary Clinton emails reveal Benghazi militant fears
WASHINGTON: Emails from Hillary Clinton obtained Thursday by a US daily revealed her own sources… Read More
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Libyan journalist shot dead in Benghazi
BENGHAZI: A Libyan television journalist involved in coverage of fighting between Islamist militias and pro-government… Read More
10 years ago
Islamic State shot and beheaded 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya: video
CAIRO: A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on… Read More
10 years ago
US, Europe demand Libya ceasefire as embassies attacked
TRIPOLI: The United States and European powers pressed Libya's rival factions to set an "unconditional" ceasefire… Read More
10 years ago
Gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed
TRIPOLI: Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli… Read More
10 years ago
Islamic State releases Bangladeshi hostages in Libya oilfield attack
DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi citizens, among a group of foreign workers taken hostage by the Islamic… Read More
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