UN chief urges de-esalation of situation...

UNITED NATIONS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around Libya's capital Tripoli, and asked fo

Oil prices climb amid expectations for t...

NEW YORK, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices extended gains on Monday as market participants speculated tighter global supply driven by the military escalation in oil-rich Libya. Libya's eastern-based ar

Kuwait concerned about situation in Liby...

KUWAIT CITY, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait is following with deep concern the recent situation unfolding in Libya, calling on all Libyans to immediately cease hostilities in a bid to stop further bloods

Moscow says working hard to stop bloodsh...

MOSCOW, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia is working hard to stop bloodshed in Libya, Russian authorities said Monday. "Russia, of course, uses all opportunities it has to urge all parties to abandon any ac

AL chief, Libyan official discuss latest...

CAIRO, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed here on Monday with the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aqilah Saleh about the latest polit

UN to hold Libya conference as planned d...

The United Nations is determined to hold Libya's national conference on possible elections on time despite eastern forces' advance on the capital Tripoli in an escalation of the conflict, a senior UN

G7 FMs warn against military escalation ...

PARIS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries expressed on Saturday their "deepest concerns" about the tense situation in Libya where forces led by General Khali

Russian FM urges UN-led peaceful settlem...

CAIRO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged on Saturday a peaceful settlement in war-torn Libya and efforts of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to launch dialogues between L

AU chair "deeply concerned" by heightene...

ADDIS ABABA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Saturday urged the various stakeholders in Libya to respect the lives and safety of civilian

UN chief concludes visit to Libya, calls...

TRIPOLI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday concluded a visit to Libya, where he met with senior officials of the country. "I leave Libya with a deep concern. I still