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Shooting at smuggling warehouse in Libya kills 30 migrants
Cairo: The family of a slain Libyan human trafficker attacked a group of migrants in a town that recently changed hands amid the fighting over the country’s capital, killing 26…
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Top lawmaker denies that Russia sent warplanes to Libya
Moscow: A senior Russian lawmaker on Wednesday strongly rejected the US military’s claim that Russia has deployed fighter jets to Libya to support east-based forces in their offensive on the…
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116 illegal immigrants deported from Libya to Niger
Tripoli: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 116 illegal immigrants were voluntarily deported from Libya to Niger. A total of “116 Nigerien migrants arrived yesterday in Niamey by…
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24 killed in Libya clashes
Tripoli: Clashes between Libya’s UN-backed government forces and the east-based army in Abugrein town killed 24 troops and injured more than 100 from both parties. “The battle in Abugrein town…
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Pompeo meets Sisi in Berlin over Libya’s settlement
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in German capital Berlin over Libya’s settlement, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. According to Egyptian…
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Putin to attend Berlin Conference on Libya: Kremlin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed over the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Berlin Conference on Libya, which he plans to attend on Sunday, the Kremlin said…
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Turkey threatens to ‘teach lesson’ to Libya’s Haftar
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would “teach a lesson” to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar if he resumed fighting after abandoning ceasefire talks in Moscow. Haftar left…
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Saudi Arabia slams Turkish approval of Libya deployment
LIBYA: Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned the Turkish parliament’s approval of a military deployment to Libya, which is aimed at shoring up the UN recognized government in Tripoli. Turkey’s parliament…
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Libya’s GNA says Qatar confirmed its support
Tripoli: The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) of Fayez Sarraj said on Saturday that Qatar has confirmed its support for GNA and restated its position against the operation of…
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Libya’s Tripoli airport to resume flights on December 12
Tripoli: The transport ministry of the UN-backed Libyan government on Sunday announced that the Mitiga International Airport in the capital Tripoli will resume flight operations on December 12. A meeting…
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Haftar-led army announces ‘no-fly zone’ over western Libya
Tripoli [Libya]: Libya’s east-based rebel army, led by Khalifa Haftar, on Saturday announced a “no-fly zone” over western Libya, as an armed conflict between the army and the UN-backed government…
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US loses military drone over Libya
Washington: US forces have lost an unarmed drone aircraft over Libya, where well-armed rebels are battling for power with a UN-recognized government, the Pentagon announced Friday. “An unarmed US Africa…
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‘Libyan conflict inflicts devastating impact on health care’
United Nations:The UN envoy for Libya has reported “devastating impact” that the escalated Libyan conflict this year has inflicted on the country’s health care. Ghassan Salame, head of the UN…
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US airstrike kills 17 IS militants in southwestern Libya
Tripoli:Â The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it carried out an airstrike that killed Islamic State (IS) militants in southwestern Libya, in coordination with the UN-backed government. “In coordination with…
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Libya journalists caught in the crossfire
Tripoli: In a country splintered by conflict and propaganda wars, Libya’s journalists are caught in the crossfire between battle fronts and partisan employers, exposing them to risks on the ground.…
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Italy sends medical supplies shipment to Libya
Rome: A shipment of over 10 tonnes of medicines and relief medical and hygiene supplies reached the port of Tripoli from southern Italy on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said in…
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5 migrants dead, up to 20 missing in sinking off Libya
Tripoli: The bodies of five migrants including a Moroccan child were recovered off Libya’s coast Tuesday while up to 20 others were missing after a Europe-bound boat sank, the navy…
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Airport bombed by Libya’s Haftar not military: UN
Tripoli: The United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has dismissed claims by strongman Khalifa Haftar that a government-controlled airport bombed by his forces in recent days housed military infrastructure. On…
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Turkey supports peaceful settlement of Libya crisis
Ankara: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu voiced his country’s support for a peaceful settlement of the Libya crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Cavusoglu emphasized the importance of a peaceful settlement…
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90 killed, 200 injured in communal clashes in Libya’s Murzug
New York: At least 90 people were killed and more than 200 others wounded in communal clashes in the Libyan town of Murzug, said The United Nations on Thursday. “The…
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Car bomb kills 2 UN personnel in Libya’s Benghazi
Benghazi :A car bombing in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi killed two United Nations staff on Saturday, a security official said. “Two members of the UN mission, one them a…
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Airstrike by Haftar kills over 40 in southwest Libya
Tripoli: At least 41 people were killed and more than 37 others suffered injuries in an airstrike carried out by eastern Libyan forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar targeting a…
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62 migrants rescued off Libya’s western coast
Tripoli [Libya]: At least 62 Europe-bound migrants were rescued by Libyan Coast Guards off the country’s Western Coast, the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency has said. “A coat guards patrol rescued 62…
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More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast: IOM
Tripoli: More than 100 migrants were missing after their boat sank off the coast of Libya in what might be the worst tragedy in the Mediterranean this year, aid agencies…
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Last Gaddafi PM freed in Libya for ‘health reasons’
Tripoli: Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the last prime minister under the deposed leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi, has been released from jail for health reasons four years after being sentenced to death,…
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Over 5,500 people injured, 1,048 killed due to infighting in Tripoli: WHO
Tripoli: At least 5,558 people have been injured while a total of 1,048 people have lost their lives ever since infighting started in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli…
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Death toll of air raid on Libya migrant camp rises to 53: WHO
Tripoli: The casualty toll of an air strike on a detention camp for migrants near the Libyan capital has climbed to 53 dead and 130 wounded, the World Health Organization…
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40 killed as air strike targets migrant centre in Libya
Tripoli: At least 40 migrants were killed and more than 80 injured after an air strike hit a migrant centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, government officials…
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Libya: 40 killed in airstrike on migrant centre
Tripoli [Libya]: As many as 40 people were killed and 80 others sustained injuries in an airstrike on a migrant centre in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli…
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199 migrants rescued off Libya’s western coast
Tripoli [Libya]: 199 migrants have been rescued by the Libyan Navy off the country’s western coast in the last three days. Five rescue operations were carried out by the Navy,…
