UN secretary general urges calm in Libya as protests spread
Tripoli sees biggest rallies in years on weekend of demonstrations over political deadlock and living conditions The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for...
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Libyan protesters set fire to parliament building in Tobruk
Demonstrators storm eastern city’s legislature over political deadlock and deteriorating living conditions Protesters have stormed Libya’s parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk and set...
Europe silent on plight of detainees in Libya, says migration chief
Federico Soda said there needed to be ‘more condemnation’ of the conditions in state-run detention centres in Libya Europe has been accused by a senior...
Russian mercenaries accused over use of mines and booby traps in Libya
Exclusive: UN investigators say Wagner Group fighters did not mark mines’ positions and may have rigged bomb to teddy bear Russian mercenaries in Libya systematically...
Widow of man killed in Libya accuses South Africa of ‘silence’ in hunt for his body
The South African government sent Anton Hammerl’s passport to his widow in 2016 but has refused to say how it came to have it The...
Clashes in Tripoli as would-be prime minister attempts to claim power
Fathi Bashagha forced to withdraw in the face of opposition from Libya’s military Fighting broke out in Tripoli after one of the two rival Libyan...
Boat capsizes off Libya, leaving 35 people dead or presumed dead
Wooden vessel launched from Sabratha, a major departure point for Europe, says UN migration agency A boat carrying 35 people has capsized off the Libyan...
At least 19 migrants missing after boat capsizes off coast of Libya
Missing are presumed dead after three migrants rescued and one body retrieved, Libyan coast guard says A boat carrying about two dozen migrants capsized in...
Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on Friday, officials confirm
Unclear whether another date has been set or if election has been cancelled altogether A Libyan parliamentary committee has said it has become “impossible” to...
Fears of Libya violence as UN races to manage election postponement
All sides acknowledge 24 December vote cannot go ahead but there has been no announcement, and political vacuum looms The United Nations is scrambling to...
