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          Libya

          Read the latest political news and business stories from the north African country

          Hannibal Qaddafi, son of deposed Libyan ruler Muammar Qaddafi, in Beirut with defence team member Ines Harrak, left, and lawyer Laurent Bayon. AFP

          Hannibal Qaddafi released after 10 years in Lebanese detention

          MENANovember 11, 2025
          Nicolas Sarkozy arriving at his home after a Paris court granted him early release from jail, pending an appeal. AFP

          Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison

          EuropeNovember 10, 2025
          Libya aims to boost oil production to 2 million barrels per day over the next five years. Reuters

          Libya plans to raise oil output next year amid redevelopment of old fields

          EnergyNovember 04, 2025
          Hannibal Qaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, has been imprisoned in Lebanon since 2015. Reuters

          Libyan delegation in Beirut to secure release of Hannibal Qaddafi

          MENANovember 04, 2025
          Many migrants try to reach Europe on a dangerous sea route across the Mediterranean. EPA

          Iraqi migrant dies of heart attack in Libyan detention

          MENAOctober 21, 2025
          Three-year-old Johnathan Ball, left, and Tim Parry, 12, died in bomb blasts in Warrington, England, in 1993, for which the Provisional IRA claimed responsibility. PA

          UK urged to use tax from frozen Libya funds to compensate IRA victims' families

          UKOctober 21, 2025
          Hannibal Qaddafi pictured in Tripoli in 2010, a year before his father was killed. Reuters

          Lebanon orders release of Hannibal Qaddafi on $11m bail

          MENAOctober 17, 2025
          A crucial question remains whether the road map will deliver genuine political change or become another failed international effort. Reuters

          UN envoy warns Libya to speed up political roadmap

          MENAOctober 14, 2025
          Journalists work in a makeshift shelter in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on December 11, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city of Khan Yunis on December 11, after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages taken during the October 7 attack would leave the territory alive, unless its demands for prisoner releases were met. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

          The longest two seconds in Gaza’s two years of war

          CommentOctober 12, 2025
          A rescue ship distributes life jackets to migrants on a wooden boat off the coast of Libya. Reuters

          Libya recovers bodies of 61 migrants along coast

          MENAOctober 12, 2025
          Iraqi Charge d'Affaires Ahmed Al Sahaf stands in the middle of a group of Iraqi migrants from Kurdistan Region as they prepare to return to Iraq. Photo: Ahmed Al Sahaf

          Iraqi Kurds turn to risky Libya route to reach Europe

          MENAOctober 09, 2025
          The newly reconstructed international stadium in Libya's second largest city of Benghazi is a key part of their vision for football in the country. AFP

          Libya's football ambitions in focus with high-profile Inter v Atletico friendly

          FootballOctober 07, 2025
          People fleeing the violence in West Darfur cross the border into Chad in 2023. Reuters

          'Libya scenario' must be avoided in Sudan, says African Union Commission head

          MENASeptember 16, 2025
          A Libyan voter casting his ballot for municipal elections at a polling station in Tripoli in August. AFP

          Libya looks set to finally turn the page, but much could still go wrong

          OpinionSeptember 09, 2025
          The Libyan state National Oil Corporation in Tripoli. Reuters

          Libya opens its oil fields and the world is taking notice

          EnergySeptember 01, 2025
          Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, right, in his Benghazi office meeting Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin. Photo: Libyan National Army

          Turkish spy chief holds rare meetings with Libya's Haftar in Benghazi

          MENAAugust 26, 2025
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