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 ...

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 ...

SABHA, Libya (Reuters) – When 26-year-old Yussef heard about clashes in the Libyan oasis city of Sabha, he wasted no time in picking up a rifle and heading across the desert to support his fe… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...