Libya Bound

French prosecutors said Friday that they had slapped criminal conspiracy charges on former president Nicolas Sarkozy over claims he used Libyan cash for his 2007 election campaign. The charge for "membership in a criminal conspiracy" was brought on Monday, the...

Libya's UN-recognised government on Wednesday announced the arrest of a former coastguard wanted by Interpol and under UN sanctions for alleged human trafficking. Abd al-Rahman al-Milad, also known as al-Bidja, was arrested by senior security operatives in Tripoli on...

Libya's state oil firm gave the green light Sunday for production to resume at a major oil field, as the UN announced 'face-to-face" talks between the country's rivals. Following the end of a blockade that was imposed in February, the National Oil Corporation lifted...

Mosques reopened in and around the Libyan capital Friday almost seven months after they were ordered to close as part of strict curbs to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic.  Libya, ravaged by a complex web of conflicts since the ouster of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi...