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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 continues. “We…
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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 Command remotely…
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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 Support Mission…
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US airstrike kills 17 IS militants in southwestern Libya
Tripoli: 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 the Libyan…
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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. Fighting that…
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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 a statement.…
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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 said. 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 Thursday and…
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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 of the…
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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 Office for…
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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 foreigner, were…
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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 wedding ceremony…
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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 illegal immigrants…
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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 said Thursday.…
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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, Tripoli’s justice…
