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Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar
Middle East

Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appealed Tuesday for Europe’s support against military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is waging…
Libya fighting kills 56, European powers jostle over conflict
Middle East

Libya fighting kills 56, European powers jostle over conflict

TRIPOLI/ROME (Reuters) – Fighting between eastern Libyan forces and Tripoli government troops killed 56 people and forced 6,000 to flee…
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
Middle East

How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli

TUNIS (Reuters) – Western diplomats sat down for three hours with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in his eastern stronghold last…
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
Middle East

Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya

CAIRO (AP) — Libya has been plunged into chaos again, with forces loyal to a polarizing military commander marching on…
U.N. chief flys to eastern Libya to meet commander as fighters close in on capital
Middle East

U.N. chief flys to eastern Libya to meet commander as fighters close in on capital

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was flying to eastern Libya on Friday to meet commander Khalifa Haftar,…
Where Libyan revolution began, many yearn for strong hand
Middle East

Where Libyan revolution began, many yearn for strong hand

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Sitting in his cafe near the spot where the protests against Muammar Gaddafi touched off the…
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
Archaeology

Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites

SHAHAT, Libya (Reuters) – Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than…
East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris
Egypt

East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris

Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, will return to Benghazi on Thursday, a spokesman for his forces…
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
Middle East

Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi

Human Rights Watch says armed groups, some linked to the self-styled Libyan National Army, have prevented thousands of internally displaced…
At least 20 dead as clashes shut airport in Libyan capital
Middle East

At least 20 dead as clashes shut airport in Libyan capital

Fierce clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, killing at least 20 people, shutting the airport, and…
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