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7 Indian nationals abducted in Libya released: MEA
New Delhi: Seven Indian nationals, who were abducted in Libya last month, were rescued on Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday. Great news. 7 Indians who were kidnapped in Libya…
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UN: Libya at ‘turning point’, COVID heading ‘out of control’
United Nations: The top UN official for Libya warned Wednesday that the conflict-torn North African country is at “a decisive turning point“, with foreign backers of its rival governments pouring in weapons and…
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Libyan cease-fire may reconcile Turkish, Russian interests
Talmiz Ahmad Libya was on Friday dragged from the certainty of war and offered an unexpected prospect of peace. Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) ordered…
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World powers wish to seal Libyan peace deal; situation is complicated
Talmiz Ahmad Libya’s House of Representatives (HOR) at Tobruk — one of two “governments” functioning in the country — last month passed a resolution calling on Egypt to intervene militarily “to protect…
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Turkey, Russia hold a joint working group for a solution in Libya
Ankara: Ankara and Moscow announced that they agreed to consider establishing a joint working group to solve the Libyan crisis, a joint statement said. The two countries “consider creating a Joint Working Group…
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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 Bangladeshi and…
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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 capital, Tripoli.…
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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 charter flight…
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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 killed 12…
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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 Presidency spokesman…
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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 in a…
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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 Moscow on…
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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 approved the…
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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 the Libyan…
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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 was held…
