The Latest Breaking News from Tripoli

Libya's Bashagha says he supports removal of foreign fighters

Libya's parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Wednesday his government supported removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, guided by a committee set up to safeguard a ceasefire after the 2014-2020 conflict.

Reuters · Jun 22, 2022

2 Months after Tragedy, Families of Tripoli Boat Sinking Victims Still Waiting to Recover Their Bodies

Two months have passed since the sinking of a migrant boat off the shores of the Lebanese northern city of Tripoli that was carrying more than 70 people.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022

Turkey Again Extends Mandate for Troop Deployment in Libya

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday extended for another 18 months a mandate that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. The mandate was renewed with the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and its nationalist allies which hold a majority in parliament. An opposition party also voted in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 21, 2022

Hepatitis A Spreads in Northern Lebanon

Northern Lebanon is grappling with an outbreak of Hepatitis A, or jaundice, that has infected 174 people, according to official figures. The Health Ministry is probing the cause of the outbreak. The infections were first reported in the northern city of Tripoli, said local media, blaming the outbreak on polluted…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022

UN-Brokered Talks on Libya Elections Resume in Cairo

Libyan officials returned to the Egyptian capital Sunday for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 12, 2022

UN-brokered talks on Libya elections resume in Cairo

Libyan officials have returned to the Egyptian capital for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022

UN says concerned over Libya clashes, urges efforts for calm

The United Nations mission to Libya has expressed concern over clashes in Tripoli, after a night of heavy fire between militias in the capital

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022

Fighting between rival militias rocks Libya’s capital Tripoli

The intense fighting involved two influential militias aligned to rival prime ministers vying for power.

Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2022

Fresh Clashes Rock Libyan Capital

Clashes between armed groups erupted in Libya's capital on Friday night, according to local media. Heavy exchanges of gunfire and explosions ricocheted across several districts of Tripoli on Friday, according to an AFP journalist, while images broadcast by local press showed civilians fleeing heavily trafficked areas. The intense fighting involved…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 11, 2022

Lebanese Army Arrests 64 Migrants Trying to Sail to Europe

The Lebanese military arrested 64 migrants as they were trying to set sail from northern Lebanon on Tuesday in an attempt to get to Europe, the army command said. According to an army statement, the migrants - Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians - were all detained and were being questioned, except…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 7, 2022