(MENAFN) Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced Monday that it will resume municipal elections on October 20, targeting dozens of local councils across the country. The HNEC confirmed the vote will occur in areas where council...
(MENAFN) Libya’s Government of National Unity confirmed Sunday that it has finalized an agreement with Indonesia to establish a joint committee aimed at boosting economic cooperation, according to a Libyan news agency. The agreement was formalized...
HORECA Libya 2026, Libya’s leading hospitality trade show, launches its third edition, connecting industry professionals, innovators, and decision-makers. BENGHAZI, LIBYA, October 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- HORECA Libya 2026, the nation’s...
(MENAFN) At least three Libyan youths lost their lives Sunday evening in a boat explosion off the coast of Zawiya, roughly 60 kilometers west of Tripoli, according to a Libyan newspaper. The victims have been identified as Mohamed Ben Shtwan,...
(MENAFN) Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives reaffirmed its unwavering backing for Sudan on Sunday amid ongoing regional instability, reported a Libyan news agency. During a Benghazi meeting, Libya’s eastern Minister of African Affairs,...
(MENAFN) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stated Wednesday that his nation seeks peace in the Caribbean, rejecting what he described as US “imperialist ambitions” that threaten regional stability, according to reports. “We do not want war in...
(MENAFN) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday denounced what he labeled as escalating “imperialist ambitions” by the United States, warning they pose a threat to peace and stability across the Caribbean and Latin America. Speaking at a...
(MENAFN) Heavy fighting broke out on Sunday in Janzour, located just 12 km west of Tripoli, between rival militias aligned with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's Government of National Unity (GNU), local reports confirmed. The violence erupted...
(MENAFN) A vessel carrying 74 migrants overturned near Libya’s northeastern coast, resulting in the deaths of 61 individuals, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed on Wednesday. The tragedy occurred on September 13 off the shore...
(MENAFN) A vessel carrying 74 people, primarily Sudanese nationals, overturned near Libya’s coast on September 13, leaving only 13 survivors, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed on Wednesday. Dozens remain unaccounted for, raising...
The Ministry of Local Government and the German Embassy in Tripoli have held talks on strengthening partnerships to support local development projects and programs. According to the ministry, the meeting was attended by Abdulsalam Al-Qadi,...
The Italian Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday approved a proposal submitted by the ruling center-right majority calling on the government to renew the 2017 immigration memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Rome and Tripoli. According to...
Return of the Silenced Voice When Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan rose to move her motion on the plight of trafficked and abused Nigerian women in Libyan prisons, the moment was not just procedural—it was historic. This was a woman who had only...
For the first time since the fall of the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, military leaders from Libya’s east and west are gearing up for joint military exercises sponsored by the United States, seen as an effort to unify the military...
President Donald Trump has also shown interest in developing US business ties with the oil-rich nation. [Getty] Eastern and western Libyan military leaders will participate in joint US-sponsored exercises, in an effort to reunify the country's...
According to the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), the CBL and IMF discussed the pivotal role played by the CBL to get Libya out of its decades-long monetary and economic crisis. The discussions took place on the sidelines of the attendance by Naji...
AFRICOM (U.S. Africa Command) reported yesterday that Libya will play a pivotal role in its flagship special operations forces exercise, ”Flintlock 2026”. AFRICOM is working closely with Libyan military officials from the west and east to hold a...
Return of the Silenced Voice When Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan rose to move her motion on the plight of trafficked and abused Nigerian women in Libyan prisons, the moment was not just procedural—it was historic. This was a woman who had only...
British and Ivorian special operations soldiers demonstrate an assault during exercise Flintlock on April 22, 2025, in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast. In a first for Libya, the country will be included in next year's iteration of the special operations...
