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Watch: Two UAE aid planes arrive in flood-affected Libya
Benghazi: The United Arab Emirates has sent two aid planes carrying 150 tonnes of urgent food, relief and medical supplies to Benina Airport in Libya to support those affected by the devastating…
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Death toll from floods in Libya surpasses 3,000
Tripoli: The death toll from the devastating floods that struck Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Sunday has risen to 3,060, while 5,200 others remain missing, according to the eastern-based Interior Ministry.…
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UAE President offers condolences by phone to Libya’s PM over flood victims
Dubai: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has extended his condolences – over two phone calls – to Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity,…
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Libya hit by ‘catastrophic’ flooding, over 2,000 dead
Tripoli: More than 2,000 people have died and about 6,000 others are reportedly missing in Libya after torrential rain brought by storm Daniel triggered the collapse of two dams which swept entire…
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Video: Muammar Gaddafi lookalike roams streets of Libya
A video clip showing a man resembling the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wandering the streets of Bani Walid in Libya has gone viral on social media platforms. This coincided with Gaddafi’s…
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After meeting with Israeli diplomat, Libya’s suspended FM flees country
Libya’s foreign minister, Najla al-Mangoush was suspended and fled the country on Monday, August 28 after the Israel diplomat official disclosed news of their meeting held in Italy. Soon after the news…
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Tunisia evacuates stranded illegal immigrants near Libya border
Tunis: Tunisian authorities have transferred 126 illegal immigrants stranded at a border crossing with Libya to accommodation centres. Boarding three buses, the immigrants were transferred from the Ras Ejdir crossing to safe…
