The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) published a statement on 18 February following an apparent ultimatum issued by an armed group to the country's national assembly.

Monday 17 February will be an official public holiday to commemorate the third anniversary of the 2011 revolution.

The government declared a Sunday 2 February an official public holiday after the national football team won the African Nations Championship (CHAN).

A group of Islamic scholars in Libya has published its view on the oil port closures that are severely restricting government income, describing it as a "plan to tear

Monday 13 January will be an official public holiday to mark the occasion of the Prophet's birthday.

We wish all our readers and subscribers a peaceful and prosperous 2014!

We wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas, a happy Libyan Independence Day, and a prosperous and peaceful 2014. 

The Ministry of Culture and Civil Society has agreed to buy a French mobile theatre, which will be dismantled and taken to Tripoli as part of the capital's hosting of the 2014 Arab Capital of Culture.

Below is the text of a briefing made to the UN Security Council on 9 December by Tarek Mitri, the head of the