Scores of fighters from Libya's rival Tuareg and Tebu ethnic groups have been killed in violent clashes as the two factions battle for control of lucrative smuggling routes. At least 20 people ...

By the time of Libya’s independence in 1951, numerous nomadic non-Arab communities had settled in the country. But unlike Arab Libyans, many of these ethnic minorities suffered from ...

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyans vote for a national assembly Saturday amid sharpening ethnic and tribal tension threatening the nation’s transition from Moammar Kadafi’s repressive rule to the ...

Libya's suspension of 10 international aid groups accused of trying to alter the country's ethnic make-up has caused deep concern in the humanitarian community, with experts saying it is part of a ...

TRIPOLI, Libya — Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Tripoli to demand representation in government for the Amazigh, an ethnic minority whose culture was suppressed during the decades of ...

Jadu, Libya – Almost every Libyan knows Shokri Agmar. Back in 2011, they would see him daily on TV, in a programme broadcast from Qatar. The 33-year-old lawyer is the presenter of Libya’s ...

Beginning in September, African immigrants living in Libya have been routinely set upon and killed by gangs of Libyan youths, with no action taken by the security forces to prevent the attacks.

Libya, preparing for elections in June, has banned parties based on religion, tribe or ethnicity, the government said on Wednesday, and a new Islamist party viewed as a leading contender signaled ...

The feud between Misrata and Tawergha, a small town 25 miles to the south inhabited mostly by black Libyans, offers a stark example of the challenges Libya will face in reconciling communities ...

In a blog entry at Racialicious, Simba Rousseau writes about the abuse of dark-skinned Libyans by independent militias after Muammar Qaddafi was overthrown and eventually killed in a coup d'état.

Libyan expectations are high and candidates are beginning to express interest in running for the elections scheduled for December this year. These have been delayed three years following a military ...