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Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011
Middle East
August 16, 2018
Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad over killings during the…
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
Middle East
August 14, 2018
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned over a Libyan militia forcing 1,900 displaced people out of…
East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris
Egypt
April 26, 2018
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…
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
Middle East
March 25, 2018
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
US forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
At least 20 dead as clashes shut airport in Libyan capital
Middle East
January 16, 2018
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…
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Authorities in eastern Libya have announced a conference in March to drum up support to rebuild the country’s second-largest city…
Libyan PM urges international community to back UN mandate
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Libyan PM urges international community to back UN mandate
The head of Libya’s UN-backed government urged on Saturday the international community to take a firm stance against those defying…
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
Middle East
December 22, 2017
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
The head of Libya’s UN-backed government says it’s pushing ahead with preparations to hold the country’s presidential elections in 2018,…
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
Middle East
December 19, 2017
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior UN official said…
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s Misrata
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s Misrata
Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of Libya’s third-largest city, Misrata, late on Sunday, ambushing his car inside the city, security…