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India at UNSC calls for elections in Libya, hopes issues resolve peacefully

R. Madhu Sudan, Counsellor at Permanent Mission of India to the UN reiterated the imperative for holding the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Libya

Libya's oil company says production resumed at largest field after 3 days

The closure of the two fields caused Libya's daily oil production to drop by 330,000 barrels, the NOC said

Gadhafi's son can compete in upcoming presidential elections, court rules

A Libyan court has ruled Moammar Gadhafi's son can compete in upcoming presidential elections, overturning a decision by the country's top electoral body to disqualify him

Late dictator Gadhafi's son barred from running for president in Libya

Libya's top electoral body disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president in elections to be held next month

57 feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya coast: United Nations

Fifty-seven people have been presumed dead as boat carrying migrants has capsized off Libya, as per United Nations migration official.Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, said the boat left the western coastal town of Khums on Sunday. There were at least 75 people on board, reported Al Jazeera.Eighteen people from the vessel were rescued and returned to shore on Monday, Msehli said.The survivors, who are from Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia, reported the vessel had stopped due to an engine problem, then capsized amid bad weather, Msehli said."According to survivors brought to shore by fishermen and the coast guard, at least 20 women and two children were among those who drowned," Msehli wrote on Twitter.The capsizing is the latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants and refugees seeking a better life in Europe, said Al Jazeera further.Monday's deaths came less than a week after some 20 people also drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, ...

Germany, United Nations to host conference on Libya in Berlin on June 23

Germany and UN plan to host a conference on Libya in Berlin on June 23, a gathering that aims to bring together powers with interests in the North African country and its transitional government

Oil hits $68 on Libya force majeure, although pandemic surge weighs

U.S. crude stockpiles are expected to drop by 2.9 million barrels in weekly reports.

UN Security Council agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya

International monitors will watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement in Libya, the U.N. Security Council decided in a vote announced Friday

100 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast over past week: IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 100 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast over the past week.

UN: Trump ally, UAE firm violated Libya sanction, planned executing targets

The panel of experts outlined "a well-funded private military company operation" called "Project Opus" designed to provide military equipment to eastern-based commander Khalifa Hifter

US calls on Russia, Turkey, UAE to halt military interventions in Libya

The United States called on Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to immediately halt their military interventions in Libya

US Justice Dept charges Libyan bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion

The Justice Department announced new charges Monday against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103, an attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground

Italy provides $526,000 aid for UN's Libyan political dialogue program

The UN Development Program announced that Italy has supported the Libyan political dialogue program by providing financial aid of 450,000 euros ($526,000 )

Libya reopens last of its major oil fields in another blow to OPEC+

Oil drops as Libya's NOC lifts force majeure on El Feel field

Oil prices fall on rising Covid-19 cases, Libya's fast growing production

On the supply side, Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said it had lifted force majeure on the El-Feel oilfield.

Oil prices extend losses on surge in Covid cases, increasing Libyan output

Brent LCOc1 was down 80 cents, or 1.9%, at $40.97 by 1121 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped 82 cents, or 2.1%, to $39.03. Both contracts fell almost 2.5% last week

Libyan factions sign countrywide UN-brokered permanent cease-fire

The rival sides in Libya's conflict signed a permanent cease-fire Friday, a deal the United Nations billed as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two.

Libya govt gets ready to pump more oil as it reopens biggest field

The National Oil Corp., Libya's state energy company, lifted force majeure on the western deposit of Sharara and instructed its operator to resume production, according to a statement on Sunday

Libya set to resume oil production at Sahara field amid peace talks

Libya's prized, light crude has long featured in the North African country''s civil war with rival militias and foreign powers jostling for control of Africa''s largest oil reserves

United Nations mission announces resumption of intra-Libyan talks

UNSMIL confirmed that it will strive to ensure broad consultations, transparency, and a rights-based approach during this "Libyan-led and Libyan-owned" process