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Ex-French president Sarkozy held on Gadhafi claims – source
Middle East

Ex-French president Sarkozy held on Gadhafi claims – source

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation that he received millions…
Italy seizes Spanish rescue boat that defied Libyan threats
World

Italy seizes Spanish rescue boat that defied Libyan threats

A Spanish aid group says Italy has seized one of its migrant rescue boats because it refused to cave in…
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe
World

Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe

Libya’s top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe. Al-Sadiq al-Sour told reporters…
For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale
Middle East

For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale

As North Korea considers negotiating over its nukes, it may find lessons in the Middle East, where leaders imperiled, paranoid…
Veteran commander vies for power in Libya’s shifting sands
Middle East

Veteran commander vies for power in Libya’s shifting sands

When Khalifa Haftar flew to Tunis in September, the veteran commander and possible future leader of Libya brought masked troops…
Minya Martyrs Church opens in memory of 21 Copts beheaded in Libya
Egypt

Minya Martyrs Church opens in memory of 21 Copts beheaded in Libya

The Bishop of Samalut Church in Minya, Anba Befnosios, held Mass prayers on Thursday to mark the opening of ‘al-Shohadaa’…
Migrants killed in Libyan truck accident
Middle East

Migrants killed in Libyan truck accident

At least 22 people were killed and 79 more injured in a truck accident Wednesday in the northwestern city of…
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
Middle East

90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN

About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
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…
Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi
Middle East

Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi

Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi…
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