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A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fires a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya.

Clashes rocked Libya's capital early on Tuesday as the parliament-appointed Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take over government there ...

Fathi Bashagha, designated as prime minister by the parliament, delivers a speech at Mitiga International Airport, in Tripoli, Libya.

Libya crisis worsens with rival government preparing to take oath

by Bongisipho Magcaba

3 March 2022, 1:15 PM

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A standoff between two rival governments in Libya looked set to worsen on Thursday as the administrations newly chosen by ...

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Zwara, Libya.

Libyan political body calls for election delay as disputes grow

by Tshepiso Moche

9 December 2021, 1:00 PM

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A Libyan political body on Wednesday called for a December 24 presidential election to be delayed to February amid growing ...

Since 2014, post-Gaddafi Libya boasts two governments

It’s time for AU to take charge of the decade-old mess that is Libya

by Preggie Moodley

6 March 2021, 7:25 PM

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The UN-led Libya Forum elected an interim government made up of four leaders in an effort to steer the country ...

A general view of the talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland October 20, 2020 . Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS

Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead

by Skhangiwe Mthiyane

23 October 2020, 4:58 PM

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Libya’s warring factions signed a permanent ceasefire agreement on Friday, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed ...

Aguila Saleh, leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya, listens to remarks during a visit to the Greek parliament in Athens, December 12, 2019.

EU removes Libya’s powerbroker Saleh from sanctions list

by SABC Digital News

2 October 2020, 7:26 PM

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The European Union on Friday removed an east Libyan powerbroker from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure ...

Pope Francis is perhaps more at risk because part of one of his lungs was removed following an illness.

Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war

by SABC Digital News

15 June 2020, 4:35 PM

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Pope Francis has appealed for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to ...

Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar meets Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Haftar’s forces dim hopes of salvaging UN ceasefire talks

by Bongisipho Magcaba

20 February 2020, 7:20 AM

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Libya’s internationally recognised leader on Wednesday dashed hopes of quickly reviving UN ceasefire negotiations after his side withdrew, saying talk ...

Libya has been at war since 2011 when there was a revolt against the government of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi which lead to his ousting and death.

Resolving Libya conflict a priority at African Union Summit

by Celestine Hendricks

7 February 2020, 10:19 AM

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International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor says that resolving the conflict in Libya will take priority at the African Union Heads ...

Turkey aims to sign deal with Libya over Gaddafi-era compensation

by Yolanda Mhlathi

10 January 2020, 1:43 PM

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Turkey plans to sign by February a preliminary $2.7 billion compensation deal for work carried out in Libya before the ...

Turkey's support for Libya follows air strikes on Tajoura as part of Gen Haftar's Tripoli offensive.

Nearly 40 killed in an air strike on Libyan migrant centre

by Bongisipho Magcaba

3 July 2019, 5:20 AM

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Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed ...

A Libyan boy displaced from the town of Tawergha fills containers with water at a displaced camp in Benghazi, Libya.

In battle for Libya’s oil, water becomes a casualty

by Bongisipho Magcaba

2 July 2019, 9:34 AM

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Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, but a wider crisis ...

halifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, arrives to attend an international conference on Libya at the Elysee Palace.

Libya’s Haftar orders forces to attack Turkish ships, interests

by Bongisipho Magcaba

29 June 2019, 11:05 AM

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Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has ordered his forces to attack Turkish ships and interests, his spokesman said on Friday, accusing ...

Libya's UN Ambassador Elmahdi Elmajerbi, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York.

Countries fuelling Libya conflict must be stopped: UN envoy

by Bongisipho Magcaba

22 May 2019, 5:37 AM

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Libya is on the brink of a civil war that could “lead to the permanent division of the country,” a ...

A member of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces fires during a fight with Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya.

Libyan forces push back against Haftar in house-to-house battles

by Bongisipho Magcaba

29 April 2019, 5:49 AM

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The battle for the capital has all but wrecked UN-backed efforts for a peace deal between the rival factions and ...

Members of the the Libyan internationally recognised government forces take position during the fighting with the Eastern forces in Ain Zara

Eastern Libyan forces plan to intensify Tripoli offensive

by Bongisipho Magcaba

23 April 2019, 5:19 AM

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The Libyan National Army force allied to a parallel government in the east has launched an offensive but has been ...

According to the report, Libyan authorities have approached President Cyril Ramaphosa in a quest to recover the money estimated at around 50 million US dollars.

Libyan delegation enquired about assets: Gordhan

by Sesona Mahlahla

9 April 2019, 5:53 AM

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The Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan says a delegation from Libya made an inquiry at the National Treasury about ...

The fighting in Libya threatens to disrupt oil supplies, fuel migration to Europe and wreck UN plans for an election to end rivalries between parallel administrations in east and west.

Battle rages for Libya’s capital, airport bombed

by Bomkazi Malobola

8 April 2019, 4:08 PM

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A warplane attacked Tripoli’s only functioning airport on Monday as eastern forces advancing on Libya’s capital disregarded global appeals for ...

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Sisulu says she is aware of the reports.

Sisulu dismisses reports of SA being in possession of Gaddafi’s money

by Lerato Matlala

7 April 2019, 3:30 PM

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International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has dismissed reports that South Africa was in the possession of 30-million-US dollars belonging to ...