The quick recapture of the strategic oil towns of Ras Lanuf and Brega by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi has focused attention on the fate of Benghazi, the rebel capital, which lies further up the ...

Addressing the rag-tag citizens’ army on the barricades of Madrid in 1936 preparing to face the fascist army massed to storm the city, Dolores Ibarruri — the revolutionary better known as La ...

In April 2019, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the ruler of east Libya and head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), launched a surprise offensive on the Government of National Accord (GNA)... As you know, you are ...

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As several countries come to the aid of warring factions in Libya, President Donald Trump has found himself caught in the middle of a group of strongmen he's forged close ties with during his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Libya launched its first tender for energy exploration since before the 2011 civil war, as the OPEC member seeks to ...

That was the blunt assessment of UN Special Representative to Libya, Ghassan Salamé, who also heads the UNSMIL Support Mission, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, following weeks of ...

Clashes between Muammar Qaddafi's forces and the Libyan rebels spilled over into Tunisia on Friday for the first time, raising the frightening prospect of Libya's civil war extending beyond its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What was marketed as a fragile return to order in Libya has, once again, been exposed as a mirage. On May 12, Tripoli plunged into ...

Libya has had the full attention of the oil markets all week, with the Haftar clan of the east blocking oil production to gain leverage over a battle to control the Central Bank, which controls the ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants ...