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Italy Brokers Deal With Libyan Tribes To Curb Migrant Influx

The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing...

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Libya Factions Agree Ceasefire After Tripoli Battle

Armed groups in Tripoli have signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital, the...

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Libya Strongman Launches Assault On Oil Terminals

Troops commanded by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Tuesday to seize two of the...

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Libya Strongman Launches Offensive On Oil Terminals

Troops commanded by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an assault on Tuesday to seize two of the...

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Russia Urges ‘national Dialogue’ At Libya PM Meeting

Russia's foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed...

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Libya Govt Secures Ceasefire After Tripoli Clashes

A ceasefire went into force early Saturday in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen...

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At Least 9 Hurt As Heavy Fire Paralyses Libya Capital

Armed groups traded fire with heavy weapons in the centre of Tripoli, injuring at least nine people and paralysing the...

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Libya PM Convoy Comes Under Fire, No Wounded

The convoy of Libya's contested unity government chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, came under gunfire in Tripoli on Monday,...

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Rival of Libya Unity Government Says To Rebuild Tripoli Airport

The head of a former government announced plans Thursday to reopen Tripoli's airport that was heavily damaged in...

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Libya Rival Factions Agree To Hold General Elections In 2018

Libya will hold elections in 2018. Conflicting factions in the country agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary...

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Egypt Mediates In Libyan Conflict

Rival factions have been fighting for power since the fall of Col Gaddafi's government in 2011 Egyptian negotiators...

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Libya Still In the Mire As Another Anniversary Passes

Libya's transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a "failed state" six...

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Head of Libya’s Unity Govt To Meet Rival Army Chief

The head of Libya's unity government and a rival army chief were to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to find a solution to...

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Libya’s Unity Government Denounces Creation of Rival ‘national Guard’

Armed groups mostly from Misrata located in Libya announced the creation of the “Libyan National Gua Libya’s UN...

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Man Waves Gaddafi Flag From Plane

A man has emerged from a hijacked Libyan jet waving a flag associated with the late former leader, Muammar Gaddafi,...

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AU Reiterates Concern About the Situation of Libya

The African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, has on Tuesday held a meeting at the level of heads of states in...

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Libya’s $1.2bn Claim Against Goldman Sachs Thrown Out

The London High Court has dismissed a $1.2bn (£840m) claim against US investment bank Goldman Sachs over Libya's...