International actors

The Government of National Unity (GNU) held an expanded meeting in Tripoli this week with high-level European actors to discuss regional...

According to the Italian Ministry of Interior, 27,000 migrants arrived in Italy after departing from the Libyan coast in the first half of 2025,...

A European delegation of interior ministers attending a meeting on migration in Tripoli was also due to visit the East the same day, but upon...

On 6 July, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Haftar in al-Rajma. At the beginning of the...

On 4 July, the eastern-based Illegal Immigration Control Agency held a high-level security meeting at the headquarters of the eastern Libyan Coast...

On 3 July, two border posts of the Libyan National Amry's (LNA) 676th Battalion at the border with Chad were attacked by a Chadian rebel group. Two...

On 30 June, representatives from the European External Action Service (EEAS), EUDEL Libya and EUNAVFOR MED IRINI held a technical meeting in Rome...

On 30 June, Government of National Stability (GNS) PM Osama Hammad and a high-level delegation of security, intelligence and government officials,...

On 30 June, the Egyptian authorities said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar,...

On 30 June, the Vilamoura, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, suffered an explosion off Libya’s coast travelling from Zueitina port en route to...

On 26 June, the British Embassy in Libya denied reports that its convoy was targeted in a robbery in Tripoli, clarifying that although gunfire...

On 26 June, local Sudanese reports revealed that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have received a new shipment of weapons through the border triangle...

In her briefing at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 24 June, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Hanna Tetteh warned that the...

In the wake of Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Hanna Tetteh’s briefing to the UN Security Council (at which she did not...

On 23 June, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the Hellenic Navy will deploy two frigates and a patrol boat off Libya’s territorial waters to...

On 23 June, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said in a speech before the Italian Chamber of Deputies, ahead of the European Summit this week, that the...

The controversy around US plans to deport migrants with criminal records to Libya has reared its head once more after the US Supreme Court allowed...

On 19 June, the Government of National Stability (GNS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) strongly objected to Greece’s recent move to open an...

On 17 June, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported the death of six migrants and the disappearance of 60 more on the attempt to...

On 13 June, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes against Iran, saying...

On 12 June, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy cannot be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case...

On 11-13 June, Saddam Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Land Forces and son of the LNA head Khalifa Haftar, visited Italy....

On 10 June, the Sudanese Army accused forces loyal to Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar of collaborating with the rebel Rapid...

On 9 June, a new executive order signed by US President Donald Trump went into effect barring nationals from Libya from entering the United States....

On 8 June, Admiral Credendino gave an interview to the leading Italina newspaper Corriere della Sera, commenting on rumours that Russia was about to...

On 8 June, the Times of Malta reported that according to the Malta Migration Archive (a new online migration research tool launched on 9 June),...

On 6 June, Sudanese media outlets reported that there were clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned Suboul al-Salam Battalion and...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has expressed shock and concern at human rights violations committed by armed groups in Tripoli, calling for...

On 3 June, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanual Macron met in Rome in a summit touted as a ‘reset’ between the two...

On 2 June, Human Rights Watch published a report called ‘Injustice by Design: Need for Comprehensive Justice Reform in Libya.’ The report...

On 2 June, Major General Jibril al-Fitouri (Western Region) and Staff Major General Saddam Haftar (Eastern Region) participated in a seminar for the...

On 29 May, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2780 (2025) which extended its authorization for Member States to inspect vessels off Libya's...

Throughout the week, UN Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Libya Hanna Tetteh and Deputy SRSG Stephanie Koury met with...

After last week’s violence, a number of embassies, including the Italian, British and Spanish, have reduced their staff in Tripoli, including in...

On 22 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Land Forces Saddam Haftar arrived with a delegation from the LNA General Command in the...

On 22 May, Egypt’s Intelligence chief Major General Hassan Mahmoud Rashad met with House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh in Cairo to...

In a Senate hearing on 20 May, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, ‘No, there's no deportation of Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. What we have...

On 20 May, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that armed groups in Tripoli failed to protect civilians during recent clashes, resulting in deaths and...

The UN and a wide range of international actors have been calling for calm and seeking to facilitate mediation, with PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba holding...

On 18 May, the Presidential Council (PC), as Commander-in-Chief, in cooperation with UNSMIL, formed a truce committee ‘building on the fragile peace...

On 16 May, America’s NBC News reported that the Trump administration is working on a ‘plan’ to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians...

On 15 May, a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint was attacked near the border with Chad by a rebel group from Chad. A number of LNA fighters were...

On 15 May, the International Criminal Court (ICC) reported that it had received on 12 May a declaration lodged by the Libyan government declaring...

The Turkish embassy announced plans for an evacuation of its nationals wishing to leave Tripoli. Meanwhile, the Government of National Unity (GNU)...

On 7 May in the evening, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar arrived for an official visit in Moscow where he was received by the...

On 7 May several media outlets, including American outlets, reported that three US officials said the day before that the US administration may...

On 3 May, Essam Omeish, head of the Libyan-American Alliance (LAA), said in an interview that the LAA had recently launched a new case related to...

On 2 May, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Harris and Special Envoy for Libya Ambassador Richard Norland met with Government of...

On 1 May, Lieutenant General Khaled Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Security Units, met Russian Deputy Defense...

On 30 April, CNN reported that the Trump administration has discussed with Libya and Rwanda the possibility of sending migrants who have criminal...

On 28 April, the Russian delegation headed by Alexander Kinshchak, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian Foreign...

Chief of LNA Land Forces Saddam Haftar was welcomed in Washington D.C. this week as the US continues its efforts to entice the family away from...

On 23 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar received a high-level delegation from the Italian Government in al-Rajma, including...

On 20 April, the USS Mount Whitney - the flagship and command ship of the United States Sixth Fleet- arrived in Tripoli (following a stop in...

The UN Secretary-General’s report published on 17 April warns that ‘the overall volatile security situation showed signs of further deterioration,...

On 14 April, a Libyan delegation, led by the Director of the Military Intelligence Department (and commander of the 444 Brigade) Mahmoud Hamza, made...

On 14 to 16 April, the Joint Technical Coordination Team on Border Security, composed of security and military officers from across Libya, concluded...

On 11 April, Italy's Minister of Interior (MoI) Matteo Piantedosi organized a quadripartite meeting with Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria in Naples,...

On 11 April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced plans to reduce its presence and operations in...

On 10 April, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) eased its travel advice, changing it from advising ‘against all travel to...

On 9 April, US Charge d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaled Haftar in Benghazi to discuss US Libya security...

Over the last week, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has participated in several international and regional meetings and forums focused on...

On 4 April, the National Council on US Libya Relations (NCUSLR) hosted its 7th annual conference entitled, ‘Libya’s De Facto Partition; What Does...

On 4 April, Saddam Haftar visited Turkey on an official working trip at the invitation of Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Chief of the Turkish Land Forces. He...

On 3 April, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said that four suspected people smugglers accused of moving migrants across the Mediterranean into...

On 2 April, Internal Security Agency (ISA) spokesman Salem Ghaith said in a press conference that the ISA in Tripoli had taken deterrent measures...

On 28 March, the Italian news outlet Nova reported that an agreement has been signed between the Italian and Libyan Air Forces for the training and...

On 28 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior said that the Libyan authorities have deported several illegal Nigerien...

On 28 March, four Libyan intelligence officers were sentenced to 44 years in prison each in Tunisia by the criminal chamber specialized in terrorism...

On 25 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi met with the UN Deputy SRSG for Humanitarian Affairs Aeneas...

On 22 March, UNSMIL highlighted systematic violations by law enforcement and security forces targeting individuals for political affiliations,...

According to international media reports, the US President Donald Trump is considering implementing a new travel ban involving a complete suspension...

Detectives in Scotland have gotten their hands on fresh evidence from the Qadhafian intelligence services demonstrating a more direct chain of...

On 13 March, UNSMIL said it is ‘deeply concerned with a misinformation campaign that is fuelling tensions in Libya and inciting hate speech against...

It has long been an open secret that the same ‘ghost fleet’ -- that Russia uses to evade the oil price cap sanctions imposed by the Biden...

On 12 March, a British delegation visited Misrata to discuss security cooperation, meeting with Major General Ahmed Hashem, Commander of the 53...

On 11 March, the EU Council extended the mandate of the EUNAVFOR MED Operation Irini by two years, until 31 March 2027, and updated it. The decision...

On 9 March, official talks were held in Benghazi between the Government of National Stability (GNS) PM Osama Hammad and the Deputy Prime Minister of...

On 6 March, Russian Deputy Minister of Defence (MoD) Yunus-bek Yevkurov arrived at Benghazi-Benina International Airport. He was received by the...

On 5 March, Belqassim Khalifa Haftar, Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, and his accompanying delegation met with...

On 2 March, the American Thinker website posted an article claiming that Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba had told the US...

On 27 February, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi, and his Italian counterpart, Matteo Piantedosi, met in...

On 26 February, French President Emmanuel Macron received Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar at the Élysée Palace in Paris. They...

On 26 February, the US Air Force carried out an aerial activity in Libya ‘aimed at fostering east-west military integration and enhancing air...

On 26 February, members of the Joint Technical Coordination Team (JTCT) for Border Security – comprising representatives of the military and...

On 25 February, UNSMIL organized a two-day forum with members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), local ceasefire monitors, and members of...

On 23 February, the leader of Niger’s Patriotic Front for Liberation (FPL), Mahmoud Sallah, was apprehended in al-Qatrun in southern Libya by the...

On 21 February, the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) formally requested Pre-Trial Chamber I to issue a ruling...

In her UNSC briefing on 19 February, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said that ‘the activities of...

On 18 February, Israel National News, also known as Arutz Sheva (‘Channel 7’, an Israeli media network identifying with religious Zionism),...

On 17 February, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar arrived in the Republic of Belarus on an official visit, accompanied by an...

On 14 February, the Russian embassy in Tripoli denied reports that Russian jets with Russian pilots were involved in the recent fighting in the...

On 13 February, Chatham House published a report entitled ‘How migrant smuggling has fuelled conflict in Libya’, a systems analysis of key transit...

On 4 February, U.S. AFRICOM Deputy Commander John W. Brennan, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt, and Rose Lopez Keravuori, Director of...

On 3 February, the UN Panel of Experts Report dated 13 December 2024 and covering the period from 18 July 2023 to 25 October 2024 was released. The...

On 3 February, the Technical Committee to Follow Up the File of Illegal Immigration and Border Security held a coordination meeting with the...

On 3 February, the Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Libyan Development and Reconstruction...

On 28 January, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said in a message posted on social media that she had been placed under judicial investigation following a...

On 28 January in the morning, a combat drone of the Turkish Bayraktar Akıncı type crashed in the Suwainiya area, 15 km west of al-Ajilat, south of...

On 28 January, the head of Italy’s foreign intelligence agency (AISE), Giovanni Caravelli, reportedly flew to Tripoli for a meeting with top...