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Libya denounces remarks by Tunisian president on sharing Bouri oil field

President Saied claimed last week that Tunisia gets little benefit from the Bouri oil field, adding there was an intention to share the field with Libya.

Italy's Eni signs $8B gas deal with Libya as PM Meloni visits Tripoli

Italy's energy giant said the deal will have a "significant impact on the industry and the associated supply chain, allowing a significant contribution to the Libyan economy."

Türkiye reiterates its determination to support Libya in int'l arena

With a common will and determination, Türkiye and Libya will not tolerate any attempt seeking to harm cooperation and solidarity between the two countries, says Turkish Communications Director Fahrettin Altun.

ICC seeks arrest warrants for war crimes in Libya, unearths new evidence

Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his team possesses audio and video records of the atrocities and mass graves in Tarhuna where authorities unearthed 250 bodies.

Climate crisis threatens to displace millions in Middle East

The World Bank estimates that by 2050, if nothing is done to prevent it, there will be 216 million people internally displaced by the climate crisis with the Middle East being one of the most vulnerable regions.

Child among several killed in renewed militia clashes in western Libya

Along with the five people killed, several other civilians were wounded during the violent clashes that continued overnight.

Tens of migrants dead after boat from Lebanon sinks off Syria

At least 34 migrants died when the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria's coast after departing from neighbouring Lebanon, the government in Damascus says.

Several bodies exhumed from mass grave in Libya's Tarhuna

Discoveries of mass graves are common in war-torn Libya, especially in Tarhuna city, a former stronghold for warlord Khalifa Haftar.

Shaky calm returns as death toll from Libya clashes mounts

Rival factions battle across capital Tripoli, leaving 32 people dead and damaging six hospitals, as UN-backed Dbeibah government condemns "war crimes" by rival administration led by Fathi Bashagha.

Deaths rise, explosions ring out in Libyan capital as rival groups clash

The violence, which spread to several Tripoli district, follows months of rising tensions between two administrations vying for control of the North African country and its vast oil resources.

Fighting between two Libyan security forces turns deadly

Fighting took place in the Ain Zara region between units of the Presidential Council’s security force and the Special Deterrence Force.

Libya's rival military leaders agree to start reuniting army

Senior commanders meet in capital Tripoli in unprecedented talks, with both sides agreeing to name a single chief and begin reunification of army split since 2011 civil war in the North African country.