Libya’s east lifts oil production, export blockade TRIPOLI: Libya’s eastern administration said Thursday it has lifted a month-long oil production and exports blockade... Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:08pm
World Libya central bank head flees country TUNIS: Libya’s central bank governor Seddik al-Kabir said he fled the country following “threats” from armed... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am
World Libya’s oil output falls more than half due to political standoff Reuters BENGHAZI: More than half of Libya’s oil production, or about 700,000 barrels per day, was offline on... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am
World Libya central bank ‘suspends all operations’ after official abducted TRIPOLI: The Central Bank of Libya said on Sunday it was “suspending all operations” after a bank official was... Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am
World Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government BENGHAZI: Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World At least 10 killed in Libya attack, UN demands investigation TRIPOLI: At least 10 people were shot dead in Libya’s capital, reports said as the UN mission in the war-scarred... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
World Libya declares ‘force majeure’ at oilfield amid protests TRIPOLI: Libya’s state-owned energy firm said on Sunday it had declared a state of “force majeure” at... Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am
World More than 60 feared dead off Libya in latest migrant tragedy TRIPOLI: At least 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the... Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am
Opinion Tragedies beyond boundaries In the coastal city of Derna, Libya, more than ten thousand people have perished as a hurricane intensity storm... Updated 23 Sep, 2023 06:34am
World One week after Libya flood, aid arrives for survivors DERNA (Libya): A week after a wall of water devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their... Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:17am
World Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna CAIRO: At least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after... Published 17 Sep, 2023 12:45pm
World Flood-hit Libyan city facing long recovery as search for missing goes on DERNA: Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes of the... Published 17 Sep, 2023 11:24am
World Libya’s flood-ravaged Derna in grisly hunt for thousands still missing DERNA: Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the... Published 15 Sep, 2023 12:06pm
World Global aid effort intensifies for flood-stricken Libya DERNA (Libya): A global aid effort for Libya gathered pace Thursday after a tsunami-sized flash flood killed at ... Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:32am
World EU says sending assistance to flood-hit Libya BRUSSELS: The EU said Wednesday assistance from Germany, Romania and Finland had been dispatched to Libya after... Published 13 Sep, 2023 04:25pm
World Death toll in Libya’s Derna may double from 5,300 TUNIS: More than 5,300 bodies have been counted in the Libyan city of Derna and the toll is expected to increase... Published 13 Sep, 2023 02:02pm
Pakistan Loss of lives in floods: Pakistan extends heartfelt condolences to Libya ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday extended its heartfelt condolences to the people and State of Libya on the ... Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am
World Italy to send aid to Libya after floods ROME: Italy will send aid to Libya, where the death toll from severe floods in the east is expected to rise sharply,... Published 12 Sep, 2023 05:51pm
World 10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll ‘huge’: Red Cross GENEVA: The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people... Published 12 Sep, 2023 05:41pm
World At least 2,300 dead in ‘epic’ Libya floods, thousands more missing BENGHAZI: At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic... Updated 12 Sep, 2023 06:31pm
World Storm and floods kill at least 150 people in Libya: Red Crescent BENGHAZI: A powerful storm and heavy floods have killed 150 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna over the last... Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:34pm
World Libya FM suspended after Israel meeting TRIPOLI: Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister has suspended his top diplomat after she met her ... Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am
Print Israeli FM meets Libyan FM OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign minister held a meeting with Libya’s foreign minister in Italy last week, even... Updated 28 Aug, 2023 06:49am
World Clashes between rival factions in Libya capital kill 27: medics TRIPOLI: Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and... Published 16 Aug, 2023 11:24am
World Rights groups seek ‘credible’ probe into Greece migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds ATHENS: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for a “credible” probe into a migrant... Published 03 Aug, 2023 03:10pm
Markets As West fears Tunisia collapse, hopes of IMF bailout fade TUNIS: Western nations fear an economic collapse in Tunisia could trigger even greater migrant flows to Europe and... Published 26 Jul, 2023 11:40am
Pakistan ‘Risk not worth it’: Pakistanis abandon hopes of reaching Europe after boat tragedies KHUIRATTA: After spending weeks in Libya trying to reach Europe illegally, Muhammad Naeem Butt turned back –... Published 25 Jul, 2023 05:41pm
Pakistan Pakistani migrant’s final call home foretold Greek tragedy MUZAFFARABAD: Before 21-year-old Pakistani Muhammad Akash boarded a rickety fishing trawler in Libya on a journey he... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
Pakistan Pakistan to observe day of mourning tomorrow over Greece boat tragedy PM Shehbaz forms 4-member inquiry committee to ascertain facts of the tragedy Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:58pm
Print Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta MILAN: A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Malta and Libya and is taking on water, support... Published 10 Apr, 2023 07:06am