Libya

French prosecutors seek prison term for ex-president Sarkozy in graft trial

By FRANCE24, AFP08/12/2020 Prosecutors in the graft trial of French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday called for him to be sentenced to a prison term of four years of which Read More

Airstrikes hit Libya base held by Turkey-backed forces

Cairo (Associated Press) — Libyan officials in the capital of Tripoli said Sunday that overnight airstrikes hit a key military base on the city’s outskirts that was recently retaken by Read More

Airstrikes hit Libya base held by Turkey-backed forces

Cairo (Associated Press) — Libyan officials in the capital of Tripoli said Sunday that overnight airstrikes hit a key military base on the city’s outskirts that was recently retaken by Read More

LIBYA: Hafter bombs Turkish ship ‘loaded with weapons & ammo’ at Tripoli port

A smoke rises from a port of Tripoli after being attacked in Tripoli, Libya February 18, 2020 © REUTERS/Ahmed Elumami Libyan General Haftar’s forces claim they’ve bombed Turkish ship ‘loaded Read More

Macron: Turkey is sending warships, mercenaries to Libya

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks speaks during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday Jan. 29, 2020. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via Read More

Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya

ANKARA, Turkey (Associated Press) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli that is battling forces loyal to a Read More

Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya

ANKARA, Turkey (Associated Press) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli that is battling forces loyal to a Read More

Libya Renditions: The CIA, MI6 and Gaddafi’s Secret Prisons

How British and US secret services collaborated with the former Libyan regime to detain and torture dissidents. By AL JAZEEERA In 2004, Sami al-Saadi and Abdel-Hakeem Belhaj – two Libyan Read More

Air strike on south Libyan town kills at least 43: official

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A drone air strike by eastern Libyan forces on the southern Libyan town of Murzuq has killed at least 43 people, a local official said on Monday.Read More

150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast

In this Wednesday, July 17, 2019 frame grab from video, a migrant rests in a detention center in the city of Sabha, which is about 650 kilometers, or 400 miles,Read More