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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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Pilot Killed In Libya Fighter Jet Crash

A Libyan air force pilot was killed Wednesday as his fighter jet crashed in the east of the country after carrying out...

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Warning Over Illicit Libyan Oil Contracts

Ras Lanuf is one of four key oil terminals in the 'oil crescent' Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned...

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Nigerians Stuck In Libya Return Home With A Song

More than 150 Nigerians, some of them in tears, broke out in song as they touched down on home soil, after months stuck...

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Libya Rescues 420 Migrants Off Its Coast

Libya has in two days rescued 420 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a navy spokesman said Monday,...

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Lebanese Descend On Capital To Protest Proposed Tax Hikes

Several thousand people descended on the Lebanese capital Sunday to protest a proposed tax hikes to cover a salary...

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Ghana Became the First Nation To Win Four AFCON Titles

The gallant men that won Ghana its 4th AFCON title Exactly 35 years today, on 19 march 1982 Ghana won its fourth and...

International

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...

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International Quartet Backs Libya’s Unity Government

A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over...

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Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...

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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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Clashes Rock Libya Capital For Third Day

Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed...

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Bringing Orphaned IS Baby Girl ‘home’ To Sudan

When Sudanese security agents came to call on businessman Alithi Yousef at his home in Khartoum, he knew immediately...

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Moscow Apparently Has Forces At Base In Egypt

Moscow has apparently deployed military forces to a base in western Egypt, a US official said Tuesday, a sign Russia...

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Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent...

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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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Smugglers Kill 22 African Migrants On A Beach In Libya

People-smugglers have been blamed for the death of 22 African migrants whose bodies were found buried on a beach in...