Libya

Land convoy sets out from Libya as part of Gaza flotilla effort

Two hundred participants from 25 different countries are participating in the convoy, riding in the 20 mobile homes, 7 ambulance or medical transport vehicles, and other locomotives.

Boats from a large flotilla attempting to break a maritime blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip seen arriving at the Ashdod port, after the Israeli Navy took control of the vessels overnight.
Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat react as they are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025.

Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

A girl waves a Libyan flag, during celebrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2011 revolution in Tripoli, Libya February 17, 2021.

UN envoy says Libya's roadmap to elections faces continued delays

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.

Israel's Somaliland envoy sparks regional backlash from 15 Arab, Muslim states


UN urges action on Libya's central bank crisis

UNSMIL calls for urgent talks as Libya faces a central bank crisis and oilfield shutdown, threatening economic stability.

 A sign that reads "Arabian Gulf Oil Company, Nafoora Oilfield" stands in Jakharrah, Libya, August 27, 2024.

UN officials warn of further instability in Libya without elections soon

The country has long been divided into rival administrations based in the east and west, both of which are backed by varying foreign actors, including governments and militias.  

 Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba

IOM reports 80,000 migrants voluntarily returned from Libya since 2015

The IOM's VHR program aims to provide a safe and dignified return for migrants stranded in Libya, addressing their immediate needs and helping them reintegrate into their home communities.

 Migrants, part of a group of 61 migrants on a wooden boat, are rescued by crew members of the Geo Barents migrant rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), in international waters off the coast of Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea September 28, 2023.

Libya has no plans to make peace with Israel, eastern Libyan minister says

"We support the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," Abdulhadi al-Hweij said in a rare interview with Israeli media.

 Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar gestures to the crowd during Independence Day celebrations in Benghazi

Man throws grenade at school over daughter's punishment

The Benghazi security directorate said in a statement on Facebook that the guard, in his 40s, also insulted and cursed teachers at the school. 

 A man launched a grenade into a school in Benghazi. Illustrative.

Libyan factions meet in Cairo to discuss future

These tripartite talks are a continuation of talks over the past year.

 A general view of buildings of Cairo, Egypt January 14, 2021.

Libya is in a spiral of its design - opinion

Since the 2011 revolt resulting in the death of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has seen a seemingly never-ending revolving cast claiming authority.

 RUBBLE AND signs of destruction following floods in Derna, Libya: The chaos in the country came to a breaking point when Libya experienced historic rainfall earlier this month, the writer notes.

'Six or seven' Muslim nations to make peace with Israel after Saudis - FM

Eli Cohen: "It's important to restate what the prime minister said, peace with Saudi Arabia is also peace between Jews and the Muslim world."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023

14 Days: Libyan leak

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush.

Libya's flood-hit Derna struggles with corpses in huge death toll, 38,640 displaced

Some residents were frustrated that the country's fractured authorities were not acting faster to help.

 Volunteers carry bodies pulled out of the sea following deadly floods, in Derna, Libya in this still image obtained from a handout video released September 14, 2023