The rogue General Khalifa Haftar, who heads his self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), has undermined previous attempts to find a political solution, which explains why he was excluded from the talks in Morocco and Switzerland. © Copyright Notice ...

An overview of Libya’s geography, including the state borders, climate, natural resources, and environmental issues. © Copyright Notice Please contact us in case of omissions concerning copyright-protected work. The acquired copyright protected ...

Fanack provides an overview of the population of Libya, including an overview of its demographics and refugee situation. © Copyright Notice Please contact us in case of omissions concerning copyright-protected work. The acquired copyright protected images ...

The overthrow of the Gaddafi regime was organized by a self-appointed National Transitional Council (NTC), which provided the political leadership in the struggle. Originally based in Benghazi, it moved to Tripoli after the fighting was over and took...

His first official position after the 2011 fall of autocrat Muammar Qaddafi was as the minister of housing and utilities at the General National Congress (GNC). The GNC was dissolved two years later and replaced by the internationally recognized House...

Fanack provides an overview of the economy of Libya that includes the Gross domestic product, agriculture, banking, tourism and…. © Copyright Notice Please contact us in case of omissions concerning copyright-protected work. The acquired copyright ...

If Turkey is forced to drastically up its military commitment to Libya to combat Egypt’s support (beyond the recently agreed bill to deploy troops to Libya), then Ankara may come to regret its rush to secure its maritime rights. © Copyright Notice Pl...

The signing of the deal between the two official governments of Turkey and Libya has had some immediate (albeit relatively muted) consequences. Coastguard forces loyal to Haftart stopped and searched a Caribbean-flagged vessel that was carrying an illicit...