Tripoli

Libya

Libya detain militia leader over killing of wanted human trafficker

Abdel-Rahman Milad, a former leader of Libya's coastguard who was accused by the UN of running a trafficking organisation, was shot dead in Tripoli.

08/09/2024

Libya

Libya suspends foreign minister after Israel contact sparks protests

Libya's pro-Palestinian government has launched an inquiry, as both countries dispute the nature of their contact.

28/08/2023

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Libya's underground homes wait for tourism revival

Gharyan's unique underground houses were hewn into the mountainside centuries ago, and many lie abandoned, but residents of the Libyan town are hoping tourism can help restore their heritage.

17/04/2022

Libya

Libyan guards 'shoot six migrants dead' at Tripoli detention centre

The International Organization for Migration says the shooting was linked to notorious overcrowding at the centre where conditions are deplorable.

08/10/2021

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Lebanon riots: Protesters face off against police after funeral

The protests follow a devastating crash in the national currency, the Lebanese pound.

28/04/2020

Turkey

Turkish MPs back sending troops to Libya

It's feared Turkey's involvement in Libya could aggravate the conflict.

02/01/2020

Lebanon

Clashes break out in anti-government protests near Tripoli, Lebanon

Lebanese anti-government protests continued on Saturday, but clashes broke out, injuring at least six people, near the city of Tripoli.

26/10/2019

Libya

Battle for Libya's Tripoli leaves at least 29 civilians dead

"I mean when you mother dies in your hands... you lose it," Reyad El Hami, a resident of Tripoli, told Euronews' Anelise Borges.

24/05/2019

Libya

'Macron is responsible' for dead in Tripoli, says militia leader

"Anyone who dies here, Macron is responsible," the leader of a Libyan militia fighting for the UN-backed Government of National Accord told Euronews.

23/05/2019

Libya

'Haftar's troops are criminals and thugs,' Libyan PM tells Euronews

"They are criminal gangs, ideological groups, thugs and outlaws," al-Serraj told Euronews in exclusive interview

22/05/2019

Libya

'They started to shoot": NGOs raise alarm on Libyan detention centres

Migrants and refugees caught in the Mediterranean are brought back to Libya and kept in detention centres where they are particularly vulnerable.

20/05/2019

World News

Heavy clashes break out in the south of Libya's capital Tripoli

Fighters loyal to the Government of National Unity are trying to defend their city from a two week long attack by the eastern based Libyan National Army.

20/04/2019

Libya

Battle for Tripoli: Clashes continue across Libya’s capital

Thousands of residents have fled homes in Tripoli as fighters battle on outskirts of the city.

10/04/2019

Libya

Fierce clashes with rebels around Libyan capital

The UN-backed Libyan government says at least 21 have died in clashes between government forces and the rebel Libyan National Army

07/04/2019

Libya

Tensions flare in Libya as commander orders forces to move on Tripoli

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops to march on the capital Tripoli as the UN tries to push for a peace deal.

04/04/2019