Headquarters of Libya national oil firm under attack, chairman evacuated

Security forces took up positions around the offices in central Tripoli and surrounding roads were cordoned off.

:: Blasts were heard at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and a security operation was under way at the building, a Reuters witness said.

Smoke could be seen rising from close to the NOC offices and security officials said they were…

Cargo ship loaded with Turkish military vehicles arrives in Tripoli

Pictures and videos posted by the coalition on its Facebook pages showed what appeared to be dozens of Turkish-made BMC Kirpi armored vehicles in Tripoli port.

:: A coalition of forces allied with Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), some of which face UN sanctions, received a shipment of Turkish armored vehicles and arms on Saturday. The shipment arrived amid the GNA’s…

Saudi Arabia is balance of power in region

Libyan National Army Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Mismari.

:: The support being provided by the Qatari regime and Turkey to the “Muslim Brotherhood” and other terrorist groups, comes from a creedal perspective, the spokesman of the Libyan National Army Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Mismari said in an interview to Okaz on Monday.

Asked how he views the efforts of the Kingdom in maintaining stability in the region,…

A firefight involving the Misrata brigade.

:: Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of Libya’s third-largest city, Misrata, late on Sunday, ambushing his car inside the city, security officials said.

The North African oil producer has been in chaos since the 2011 uprising that unseated Muammar Gaddafi, but Misrata, Libya’s biggest port, had been relative peaceful until now.

Gunmen chased the car of…

Fighting in Libyan capital closes airport

Libyan passengers queue to board a national carrier at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport on September 30, 2011.

:: The Libyan capital’s Mitiga airport was evacuated on Tuesday and civilian flights were repeatedly suspended as rival armed groups clashed nearby, officials said.

Flights had restarted around midday on Tuesday after being suspended for several hours during the morning and the previous…

ISIS militants killed in Libya by US airstrike

US Africa Command said the strike took place 161 km southeast of Sirte on Tuesday in coordination with Libya’s Government of National Accord.

:: Two US air strikes killed several ISIS militants in Libya earlier this week, the US military said on Thursday, the second series of strikes in the country in recent days.

In a statement, US Africa Command said the strike took place 161 km southeast of…

Rival Libya govt seeks international recognition

:: The head of Libya’s rival government in the east has called on the international community to recognize his administration which he says controls most of the North African country.

Libya, which plunged into chaos after the ouster and killing of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, has two rival governments and parliaments, as well as several militia groups battling to control its oil wealth.

Th…

Libya’s Fayez al-Sarraj announces political roadmap, calls for polls next year

Fayez al-Sarraj speaks during a conference on Migration management at the EU parliament in Brussels on June 21, 2017.

:: The head of Libya’s UN-backed unity government has announced a new political roadmap for his violence-wracked country, with presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in March 2018.

The Government of National Accord has been struggling to assert its authority since it…