On the occasion of International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8 under the theme “Rights, Equality, and Empowerment for ...

“I knew how much Qaddafi armed himself, what he could do to people,” says Asma Gargoum, who spied on government troop movements for the rebels in Misrata. Michael Christopher Brown Dalla Abbazi, who ...

A draft law promises stronger protections for women, but political violence, militia dominance and a paralyzed judiciary keep survivors unprotected and embolden attacks on women who speak out. This ...

In Libya, women played an unsung role in the uprising that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Now, they are seeking increased opportunities in the... In Tripoli, Libya, women celebrate the revolution ...

(Reuters) – Migrants in Libya, including young girls, are at risk of being killed, tortured, raped or put into domestic slavery, according to a U.N. report that called for a moratorium on the return ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Libya has faced deep instability since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s dictatorial rule in 2011 - AMR NABIL/AP Libya will ...

Libyan authorities should seize a historic opportunity to promote and protect women?s rights as the country transitions from four decades of dictatorship, Human Rights Watch said in a new report ...

When Rasha Elghorour made her international debut for Libya in 2016, she hoped it would be the first appearance of many, the start of a long national team career. But after that groundbreaking Africa ...

BENGHAZI, Libya, May 23 (Reuters) - Just two women sat among 17 men on a podium in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi this month when rebels paraded new members of their National Transitional Council to ...

BENGHAZI, Libya, July 5 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is part of a UN mission deployed in the eastern Libyan port of Benghazi to assist civilians affected by the conflict. The small UNHCR team ...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - When inflation began eating into her state-paid salary Libyan architect and assistant professor Seham Saleh started selling drawings over the internet to help pay the bills. She ...

Divorced women often retain custody of their children and ownership of their home, car and other assets; women have freedom to travel alone, and they dominate enrollment in medical and law schools.