The Latest Breaking News from Libya

The second report of the UN fact-finding mission documents widespread abuse of migrants and activists in Libya.

U.N. investigators are seeking to verify reports of mass graves thought to contain the corpses of migrants at a trafficking hub in Libya, they said in a report on Monday that also documented incidents of rape, murder and torture.

The rescue ship “Ocean Viking” rescued on Saturday 128 men, women and children from an overcrowded inflatable boat off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean The humanitarian organization SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue ship, tweeted that two people were found deceased on the overcrowded rubber boat. “Due to the…

Tunisian police forces have dismantled about 150 militant cells in the past six months, the spokesman for the National Guard said on Saturday. He added that some of the foreign militants arrested were planning to join "Jond Kilafha", a group linked to ISIS in Libya and in the mountains on…

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

In tonight's edition: Dozens of people are killed in twin attacks in Somalia. Al Shabaab extremists claim responsibility, saying they were targeting politicians in a bid to disrupt already stalled elections. Also, Tunisian farmers take the law into their own hands in the midst of an ongoing water crisis. Poor…

As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, calls have grown for the United States to impose a “no-fly" zone over the country.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for even stronger cooperation between the United Nations and Arab States to "face the challenges" in Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and Lebanon. Guterres warned that the efforts have an added urgency against the backdrop of the profound global ramifications of the war in Ukraine. Speaking…

Turkey’s National Security Council (MGK) said on Wednesday that a “calm in Libya that was achieved through big sacrifices” was an opportunity for peace. The statement came after an almost 4-hour meeting chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan. The MGK called on parties involved in Libya to “refrain from steps that…

Turkey urged Libya to refrain from any steps that would lead to renewed conflict and called on authorities to follow democratic processes, amid a crisis over control of executive power in the country.

Libya’s Global Air scheduled a Tripoli-Benghazi flight for Tuesday afternoon. The announcement signaled resumption of domestic air travel after the country’s political crisis had closed airspace for more than two weeks, Reuters reported. The United Nations had urged the reopening of Libya’s skies in line with a 2020 ceasefire between…