Libya News » Sirte News Libya » Sirte » People: Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead and more missing after storm collapsed dams
CAIRO--Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2 ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Daesh ‘beheads’ 12 in battle for Libya’s Sirte
TRIPOLI: Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists have beheaded 12 people and hung them on crosses during a battle for the coastal city of Sirte, the national news agency LANA reported Saturday. The fighting ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libyan parliament calls on Egypt to protect Sirte, Al-Jufra from attacks
CAIRO: Libya’s parliament has called on Egyptian armed forces to intervene and protect the two countries’ national security. It welcomed a recent speech from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libya loyalists take IS bomb factory in Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government said Sunday they had seized a building used by the Islamic State group to manufacture explosives in its coastal stronghold. The bomb factory is the largest to ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Rival factions, civil war & shadow of terror: Why Libya is still broken 15 years after Gaddafi's bloody end
Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been trapped in a cycle of political strife and disunity. Although a UN-backed agreement was reached with hopes of conducting elections, various ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: 20 loyalist troops killed fighting IS in Libya’s Sirte
Twenty Libyan unity government fighters were killed and more than 100 wounded Friday in clashes with the Islamic State group in the jihadists’ coastal stronghold of Sirte, pro-government forces said.
News Libya » Sirte » People: Displaced Libyans return to rebuild Gaddafi's hometown; face needs
SIRTE, Libya, April 16 (UNHCR) - Ali points to a housing block that looks like a slab of Swiss cheese - full of holes from artillery fire - and says he feels lucky that he can at least stay in his own ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Chevron Secures Foothold in Libya’s Oil-Rich Sirte Basin
In a strategic move to expand its North African footprint, U.S. energy giant Chevron has been awarded a significant exploration block in Libya. The company secured rights to Contract Area 106, located ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A convoy of jeeps of Israeli travellers drive across the Basalt lands in the Eastern desert of Jordan on November 23, 2018. (photo ...