Defence

12-01-2014
The Libyan army has sent 400 soldiers to Italy to receive training as part of wider efforts to integrate former fighters into the national army.
23-12-2013
The government has given permission to the interior ministry to buy four firefighting helicopters from France-based Eurocopter at a cost of LD67m ($53.6m).
06-12-2013
The government has authorised a transfer of LD1.3m ($1m) to the Benina Air Base for the purchase of aircraft supplies.
27-11-2013
Italy's Selex will help set up a satellite-based surveillance system to monitor Libya’s borders with its sub-Saharan neighbours, which will be "sealed" from December.
27-11-2013
The government has allocated an extra LD21.6m ($17.3m) for army salaries, a sum which will be deducted from other parts of the budget.
25-11-2013
Fighting between the Libyan army and Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia has killed nine people and injured 49, according to state news agency LANA.
15-11-2013
Some LD2m ($1.6m) has been allocated to install security checkpoints and CCTV cameras around Libya’s second city, says the council.
22-10-2013
A number of General National Congress (GNC) members say the government approved a decision to allocate LD900m ($720m) towards funding the group.
02-10-2013
Canada is bringing its rules on the export of non-lethal military equipment to Libya in line with a UN resolution approved earlier this year.
29-09-2013
The UK is set to train 2,000 former Libyan fighters who have since joined the national army.
29-09-2013
US-based Boeing says Libya is one of several North African countries interested in buying its Chinook helicopters.
24-09-2013
A spokesman says the ministry intends to sign agreements with "a number of foreign companies" to improve border security, and says several UK firms recently made a presentation to the defence minister.
28-08-2013
The Ministry of Defence says it intends to honour pre-2011 contracts at the “earliest opportunity”, according to reports.
21-08-2013
Defence minister Abdullah al-Thanay recently met a representative of the US group.
13-08-2013
Libya’s interim government has announced plans to raise the wages of army personnel, including civilian workers, by 20-30%.