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Isis in Libya: Scores killed in a suicide bomb attack near Zliten police station
Libyan state media has said casualties are expected to rise and hospitals have been placed on emergency footing.
Callum Paton Jan 07, 2016
Refugee Crisis: Doctors Without Borders ends search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean
The medical charity saved 20,192 refugees over eight months in 2015.
Callum Paton Jan 06, 2016
Isis in Libya: Daesh battles over ports capable of exporting $23m of oil every day
As fighting continues into its third day fires raged at five oil storage tanks in Libya's oil crescent.
Callum Paton Jan 06, 2016
Isis in Libya: 11 dead as fires rage at Sidra oil port following Daesh car bombing
The attack at the oil terminal follows increased activity by Islamic State beyond its Sirte stronghold
Callum Paton Jan 04, 2016
War on Isis: SAS to pave way for 6,000 troop offensive to halt Daesh advance
Special Air Service aiming to halt Islamic State spreading after they took control of several oil fields.
William Watkinson Jan 04, 2016
Libya: Militants in oil town of Ajdabiya swear allegiance to Isis
A 3 minute-video posted online purports to show militants in Libya pledging allegiance to Daesh.
Fiona Keating Jan 02, 2016
Libya: Video shows Maltese hostage Pierre Baldacchino break down after Tripoli kidnapping ordeal
In a short clip released by Tripoli's 'Special Deterrent Force' Baldacchino explains his kidnapping.
Callum Paton Dec 22, 2015
Libya: Rival Tripoli and Beida governments sign UN peace deal to end civil war
The framers of the deal hope the peace plan will bring Libya's 17-month civil war to an end.
Callum Paton Dec 17, 2015
Libya: US Special Forces land at Wattayah airbase west of Tripoli photos reveal
In a statement the Libyan Air Force said the soldiers arrived at 6am on 17 December.
Callum Paton Dec 17, 2015
Caliphate cubs of Isis: 'The children with armpit hair were killed. I became a boy soldier'
EXCLUSIVE: Yazidi boy tells of horror of being press-ganged into nightmarish world of Isis child soldiers.
Lara Whyte Dec 15, 2015
Libya: Chaos in Tripoli as 'hundreds' of prisoners escape amid deadly Tajoura clashes
Inmates were able to escape when a missile struck the prison building during dawn clashes.
Callum Paton Dec 15, 2015
Hannibal Gaddafi: Lebanon officials issue arrest warrant for son of former Libyan dictator
Authorities are seeking Hannibal for questioning over the disappearance of cleric Moussa al-Sadr.
Callum Paton Dec 14, 2015
British Muslims turn their backs on Stop the War Coalition over Bashar al-Assad 'apologists'
EXCLUSIVE: A senior figure tells IBTimes UK that under-fire group has 'confused views' on Middle East.
Orlando Crowcroft Dec 11, 2015
Where to watch Tony Blair being grilled by MPs on links with Libya's Muammar Gaddafi
The former prime minister will be probed over deals he made with the ex-Libyan dictator.
Paul Wright Dec 11, 2015
Caliphate Cubs of Isis: Inside the dark world of Islamic State's cadres of child soldiers
Daesh has made the use of child soldiers a cornerstone of its propaganda war.
Callum Paton Dec 09, 2015
War on Isis: Pentagon confirms killing of Libyan Daesh and al-Shabab commanders in air strikes
Iraqi Abu Nabil was killed in Libya and Abdirhaman Sandhere or 'Ukash' was targeted near Mogadishu.
William Watkinson Dec 08, 2015
Libya's Raqqa: Is Isis Sirte stronghold the next target for coalition air strikes?
French aircraft have flown reconnaissance and intelligence gathering missions over Daesh positions in Libya.
Callum Paton Dec 05, 2015
Isis setting its eyes on Libya says UN report
Terror group wants to include African nation under an expanded 'caliphate' besides using it for operations.
Jigmey Bhutia Dec 02, 2015
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair to be quizzed by MPs over ties to Libya dictator Gaddafi
Former PM agrees to appear before Commons committee in December.
Tom Porter Nov 22, 2015
Libya: Clashes and mass kidnappings as confrontation looms between militias controlling Tripoli
Militias in Tripoli kidnapped 54 people amid rising tensions.
Callum Paton Nov 19, 2015
Isis: US F-15 jet fighters kill Islamic State's Libyan chief Abu Nabil
The leader of Islamic State (ISIS) in Libya has been killed in a US airstrike, according to Pentagon authorities
Taku Dzimwasha Nov 14, 2015
Libya: Two Serbian embassy workers abducted as convoy carrying ambassador attacked
No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction nor has made any demands as yet.
Agamoni Ghosh Nov 09, 2015
White House refuses to make Clinton and Obama emails public
The executive office says making these public is a breach of the President's 'executive privilege'.
Agamoni Ghosh Oct 31, 2015
Libya: Fourteen dead after helicopter shot down over the Mediterranean
BREAKING: The helicopter, operated by forces loyal to Tripoli, was downed off the coast of al-Maya town.
Callum Paton Oct 27, 2015
Libya: Son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi denounces ill-treatment of detainees
Al-Saadi Gaddafi told Human Rights Watch that he was 'terrorised' and tortured by guards at al-Hadba prison.
Elsa Buchanan Oct 26, 2015
Donald Trump thinks world would be safer if Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi were in power
Trump had earlier expressed discontent over the US' policy towards Syria.
Agamoni Ghosh Oct 26, 2015
Libya: Rival Libyan investment authorities sabre rattle ahead of peace deal deadline
Libya has two sovereign wealth fund authorities claiming control of its frozen oil revenue investments.
Callum Paton Oct 20, 2015
Lockerbie bombing: Who are Pan Am flight 103 terror suspects Abu Agila Mas'ud and Abdullah Senussi?
259 aboard Pan Am flight 103 and 11 on the ground were killed when the plane was blown apart above Lockerbie.
Callum Paton Oct 16, 2015
Lockerbie bombing: New suspects Abu Agila Mas'ud and Abdullah Senussi identified by Tripoli government
Both are currently being held for atrocities committed during the Libyan revolution in 2011.
Callum Paton Oct 16, 2015
Lockerbie: Scottish prosecutors identify 2 new Libyan suspects they wish to question
Prosecutors believe 2 suspects may have planned Lockerbie attack with Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
Mark Piggott Oct 15, 2015
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