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Officials say east Libya government resigns amid protests
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Officials say east Libya government resigns amid protests
CAIRO (AP) — An interim government in eastern Libya resigned on Sunday amid street protests that erupted across the divided…
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
Middle East
September 10, 2020
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent human rights organization Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using…
UN expresses concern over ‘dramatic turn’ in Libya crisis
Middle East
August 29, 2020
UN expresses concern over ‘dramatic turn’ in Libya crisis
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations on Saturday voiced alarm over what it called “a dramatic turn of events” in…
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests
Middle East
August 29, 2020
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government suspended his powerful interior minister from his duties on Friday,…
Protesters dispersed by gunfire in Libya’s capital
Middle East
August 24, 2020
Protesters dispersed by gunfire in Libya’s capital
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Armed men fired in the air to disperse several hundred protesters demonstrating over living conditions and…
Gulf Arab states welcome truce announcement in Libya -UAE news agency
Middle East
August 22, 2020
Gulf Arab states welcome truce announcement in Libya -UAE news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has welcomed a ceasefire announcement in Libya, the UAE news agency…
Libya’s government announces cease-fire, calls for elections
Middle East
August 21, 2020
Libya’s government announces cease-fire, calls for elections
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s UN-supported government Friday announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic…
UAE official tells Turkey to stop meddling in Arab affairs over Libya
Middle East
August 1, 2020
UAE official tells Turkey to stop meddling in Arab affairs over Libya
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs said on Saturday that Turkey should stop…
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
Middle East
July 9, 2020
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that foreign interference in Libya’s war has reached “unprecedented levels” and…
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield
CAIRO (AP) — Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered Libya’s largest oil field, the country’s National Oil Corporation said…