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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…
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Gaddafi’s son Hannibal starts hunger strike in Lebanon prison
Riyadh: The son of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has been imprisoned in Lebanon since 2015, has started a hunger strike in protest of his detention without charge, local media reported.…
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73 migrants missing, presumed dead following shipwreck in Mediterranean: IOM
Geneva: At least 73 migrants were missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. The boat, carrying around 80 people,…
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Italy’s FM meets with Egyptian officials on migration, Libya
Cairo: Italy’s chief diplomat held talks Sunday with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and the conflict in neighboring Libya, as well as sensitive bilateral issues.…
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5 killed, 13 injured in clashes in Libya
Tripoli: Five people were killed and 13 others injured in a fresh wave of violent clashes in the western Libyan city of Zawiya, nearly 45 km west of the capital Tripoli, medics…
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Iraq, Libya join over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning controversial remarks against Prophet
Dubai: Iraq and Libya have joined over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning the controversial remarks made by now-suspended and expelled BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad. In response to a statement issued…
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Guterres voices concern over political polarisation in Libya
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern at the current severe political polarization in Libya, which carries significant risks for the country’s hard-won stability, his press office said in…
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Libya calls for imposing preventive measures in public areas
Tripoli: Centre for Disease Control of Libya has called on competent authorities to impose preventive measures against Covid-19 in public areas amid surging cases. The centre also recommended launching nation-wide awareness campaigns…
