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Key Challenges In Putting An End To Libya’s Chaos

France is hosting a rare meeting on Tuesday between Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and military...

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Rival Libyan Leaders In France To Seek Way Out of Chaos

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj holds French-brokered talks Tuesday with Khalifa Haftar, the rival...

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Libya’s NOC Sees 1.25 Mln Bpd Oil Output By Year-End

The head of Libya's National Oil Company announced on Wednesday that oil production is expected to reach 1.25 million...

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Jihadists Battle Libya Forces In ‘liberated’ Benghazi

Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled army...

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Benghazi Celebrates After Jihadists Driven Out

Forced from his neighbourhood in Libya's Benghazi three years ago, Said al-Mabruk is looking forward to going back...

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Libya Eastern Commander Haftar Declares Benghazi ‘liberated’

The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has said his forces “liberated” the eastern Benghazi city...

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Libya Eastern Commander Haftar Declares Benghazi ‘liberated’

The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has said his forces “liberated” the eastern Benghazi city...

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Libya Strongman Says Benghazi ‘liberated’ From Jihadists

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of second city Benghazi, which...

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Libya Forces Corner Jihadists In Benghazi District

Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last jihadists in a...

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Rise and Fall of Kadhafi’s Heir Apparent

Seif al-Islam, whose release was reported on Saturday, was the likely successor to his father Moamer Kadhafi and had...

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Group Blamed For 2012 Attack On US Mission Disbands

A group of militant Islamists in Libya, blamed by the US for the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi which killed...

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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar Al-Sharia Announces Dissolution

The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN...

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Democrats Threaten To Block Trump’s Pick For FBI

President Donald Trump stepped up the search Monday for a new FBI director after his abrupt firing of James Comey, but...

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Trump Sees ‘fast’ Decision Over New FBI Director

President Donald Trump said Saturday he would act quickly to appoint a new FBI director following his controversial...

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Libya Forces Advance On Last Jihadist Bastions In Benghazi

Forces loyal to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched an offensive to oust jihadist from their...

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AFP Photographer Freed In Libya, Still Under Detention Threat

AFP's photographer in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdullah Doma, was released Monday after two days of...

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AFP Photographer Detained In East Libya

AFP's photographer in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdullah Doma, was detained late Saturday for the second...

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AFP Photographer Arrested In Eastern Libya

AFP's photographer in the Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdullah Doma, has been arrested at his home by the security...

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East Libyan Forces Claim Victory In Southwest Benghazi

Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan forces have claimed capture of the final holdout of hardline armed forces in the southwest...