GENEVA, Aug 25 (UNHCR) - Amid heaving fighting in Libya, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday it had managed to distribute aid to tens of thousands of displaced people in and around Tripoli and in ...

Amir Asmar is a Department of Defense (DoD) analyst and CFR’s national intelligence fellow. Throughout his intelligence career, his primary area of focus has been the Middle East. He held a wide range ...

The military conflict shaking Libya escalated Sunday as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an air strike on a suburb of Tripoli and the UN-backed government vowed a major counteroffensive.

Since before he can remember, 18-year-old Siddik’s* life has been shaped by violence, hardship and displacement. He was just a baby when fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region forced his family from their ...

Libya's coastal city of Sirte, hometown of ex-dictator Moamer Kadhafi and a strategic gateway to oil export ports, is now at the centre of tensions between rival forces and regional powers. Egypt's ...

RAS JDIR, Libya — His Kalashnikov across his back, Libyan soldier Adel Howas rushed to the front line when air strikes targeted his comrades at a border crossing with Tunisia. For Howas, it was a ...

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Libya's oil production has declined significantly due to political instability. The government aims to diversify its energy mix and invest in solar and wind power. Libya's vast desert areas offer ...