Libya’s stalled transition: When domestic spoilers meet foreign interests

MENASource September 18, 2025 • 2:14 pm ET Print this page Libya’s stalled transition: When domestic spoilers meet foreign interests By Luis Aleman and Karim Mezran On 16 August 2025, Libya held municipal elections in twenty-six municipalities,...

Libya boat disaster: 50 Sudanese refugees killed at sea

A boat carrying Sudanese refugees caught fire and sank over the weekend off the coast of Libya, killing at least 50 people as it was heading toward Greece, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday. The boat sank on Sunday...

Libyan naval operations force rescues 35 migrants near Tunisian border

The Libyan Zuwara Naval Operations Force said Thursday that they saved 35 migrants in a rescue mission near the Tunisian border on Tuesday. The force released footage of the migrants on rescue boats and then receiving treatment on land. The...

Türkiye facilitating multiple-entry visa system for Libyans as of mid-September

Türkiye will implement a new visa system for Libyan nationals, offering easily obtainable long-term and multiple-entry visas as of Sep. 15, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced Thursday. The announcement came during the second round of the...

Political dialogue between the Libyan unity government and international partners on water, energy and food

18 september 2025 - 15:32:37 BBA/WA 320 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Planning of the Government of National Unity, in collaboration with international partners, organised a high-level policy dialogue...

More than thousand investment projects worth $18.7 billion over four years in Libya

18 september 2025 - 15:45:55 BBA/WA 174 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization has announced that the total number of investment projects carried out or in progress...

Tripoli to host Libya–Africa Gas Forum on December 6–7

The Ministry of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity announced on Thursday that Tripoli will host the 2025 Libya–Africa International Gas Forum on December 6 and 7. According to a statement published on the Ministry’s Facebook page, the...

Boat with Sudanese Migrants Sank off Libya, Killed at Least 50, UN Says

A boat carrying Sudanese refugees caught fire and sank over the weekend off Libya’s coast, killing at least 50 people as it headed toward Greece, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. The boat sank on Sunday about 60...

Libyan Authorities Deny Closure of Ras Jedir Border Crossing

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Libyan administration of the Ras Jedir border post has denied reports circulating on some social media pages claiming that the crossing had been completely shut down, clarifying instead that a power outage...

FIVB Men’s World: Libero Elmaarug retires as Libya ends campaign

Libya captain Foad Elmaarug announced his retirement after their loss to Japan in the FIVB Men’s World Championship. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Libya ended its 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship campaign with a special moment...

Boat that sank off Libya, killing at least 50 migrants, was headed to Greece: IOM

This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. (AP) CAIRO, Sept 18, (AP): A boat carrying Sudanese refugees that caught fire and sank off Libya’s coast Sunday, killing at least 50, was headed toward Greece when the incident happened,...

Libya and Greece hold talks on Mediterranean maritime borders

Libya and Greece have held technical talks in Athens on maritime border demarcation and exclusive economic zones in the Mediterranean. The meeting was chaired by Libyan Foreign Minister Taher al-Baour and his Greek counterpart Giorgos...

Scores of Sudanese refugees dead or missing in Libya boat wrecks

Scores of Sudanese refugees were dead or missing after two boat disasters off the coast of Libya last weekend, UN agencies said on Wednesday. One boat capsized on Saturday, according to the UN refugee agency, and a second caught fire on Sunday,...

Libya, EU prepare talks on migration and border security

The European Union’s ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, has held talks with Major General Mohamed al-Marhani, head of the technical committee on migration and border security. Representatives from Libya’s interior, defence and foreign ministries...

176 Bangladeshis return home from Libya

A total of 176 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya today under a voluntary repatriation programme facilitated by the government of Bangladesh and supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). They were flown to Dhaka...

Tripoli to host 2025 Libya-Africa International Gas Forum in December

More than 100 Sudanese refugees dead or missing in shipwrecks off Libya

At least 110 people have died or gone missing after two boats carrying mostly Sudanese refugees sunk off the coast of Tobruk, Libya. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya said Wednesday evening that only 13 people...

China says ready to work with Libya on global governance

China’s chargé d’affaires in Libya, Liu Jian, has expressed Beijing’s readiness to work with Tripoli to explore ways of improving global governance and jointly addressing international challenges. In comments circulated in Libyan media, Liu...

Videos appear to show people smuggling by state-linked Libyan militia in Mediterranean

Video footage and photos in the Italian press appear to show for the first time a militia allied with the Libyan government participating in people smuggling in the Mediterranean Sea. The clips and photographs, shared with the Guardian, were taken...

Nearly 100 Sudanese Migrants Dead or Missing After Boat Tragedies off Libya

Nearly 100 Sudanese migrants are dead or missing after two boat disasters off Libya’s coast, with one vessel capsizing and another catching fire en route. Nearly 100 Sudanese migrants have died or gone missing in two separate maritime disasters...