The Latest Breaking News from Libya

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Other lives: Co-op stores worker and homemaker who came to the UK from Malta and lived in Libya, Germany and Spain

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

Tripoli erupts in protests over power cuts with calls to topple government

Demonstrators blocked roads, shut state institutions and sealed off government buildings as temperatures reached up to 50 degrees Celsius and daily blackouts stretched to 14 hours. The protests quickly widened into demands for the removal of governments in both eastern and western Libya.

Euronews · Jul 28

In 1984, Libya began building a 4,000-kilometer “river” beneath the Sahara; decades later, the incomplete network still supplies millions with water

Libya's massive underground pipeline system faces ongoing challenges and remains incomplete. This ancient water source is not being replenished at the rate it is used. The project's infrastructure has been attacked and weaponized during conflict. Climate change impacts on the aquifer are not fully considered by authorities. Libya's experience offers…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Pakistan's Libya peace push has a China connection and $4 billion price tag

Pakistan spent the first half of 2026 basking in an unfamiliar role: peacemaker. Its PM and Field Marshall helped broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and for a moment, Islamabad looked like the region's most unlikely power broker. But that ceasefire has since come apart in less…

The Times of India · Jul 15

Afternoon Update: Liberal denies assaulting Deeming; Stefanovic interview fallout continues; and finding Libya’s sand cat

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused her colleague Matthew Guy of assaulting her at a community event. Sources close to Guy says he denies the accusations

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25

Amnesty International: Libyan authorities 'are more and more violent towards migrants'

NGOs are accusing the European Union of being "complicit in horrific violations and abuses in Libya". Amnesty International in particular says the EU is effectively cooperating with what it calls a xenophobic and racist country. The accusation comes as Europe has moved to bolster efforts to stem migration and introduced…

France 24 · Jun 24

Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrants

Amnesty International has accused the EU of complicity in migrant abuse in Libya, citing intensified crackdowns by rival factions. Mass arrests, detentions, and expulsions of refugees, including those from Sudan, are occurring without due process. The EU's continued support for Libyan authorities, even those with a history of abuses, is…

The Economic Times · Jun 23

Greek minister calls criticism of tougher migration policies a ‘badge of honor’

Greece’s migration minister calls criticism from human rights groups a “badge of honor” and plans to toughen migration policies

The Independent UK · Jun 15

DNA from 7000-year-old African Mummy reveals previously unknown human lineage in Sahara desert 50,000 years ago

Sahara Mummy DNA: DNA extracted from two 7,000-year-old naturally preserved individuals found in Libya's Takarkori rock shelter has revealed evidence of a previously unidentified human lineage. Genetic analysis suggests this population split from other African groups around 50,000 years ago and remained remarkably isolated for millennia.

The Economic Times · Jun 15

Over 300 Migrants Headed for the UK Kidnapped in Libya for Ransom, Threatened With Forced Kidney Removal

Over 300 migrants from Iraqi Kurdistan were kidnapped in Libya, facing ransom demands and threats of organ removal.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10