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Rival East Libya Factions Battle For Crucial Oil Ports

Rival armed factions are fighting for control over crucial oil terminals in the east of Libya. The forces of military...

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East Libyan Forces Target Rival Brigades With Air Strikes Around Oil Ports

East Libyan forces carried out air strikes around major oil ports overnight as they sought to regain control of the...

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Forces of East Libya Strongman Concede Loss of Oil Export Terminal

The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar have lost control of a key oil export terminal they had...

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Armed Faction Enters Major Libyan Oil Ports, Putting Output At Risk

An armed faction entered two major Libyan oil ports on Friday, pushing back forces that captured and reopened the...

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Libya Rivals Battle For Key Oil Region

Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman...

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115 Migrants Rescued, 25 Missing

The Libyan navy said it rescued 115 migrants Friday headed for Europe whose overloaded rubber boat was sinking off the...

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Sharks Ready For Wa All Stars Today

Latest: The role of ICT in SME growth Elmina Sharks will honour their only outstanding match in the Ghana Premier...

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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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East Libya Bans Travel For Those Aged Between 18 and 45

Eastern Libya has banned men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. The...

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Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Libya

It is believed they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. Migrant deaths have risen to record levels along...

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74 Dead Refugees Wash Ashore In Zawiya

Refugee deaths have risen to record levels across the Mediterranean Sea in the past year Libya's Red Crescent has said...

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Bodies of 74 Migrants Wash Up On Libya Beach

The bodies of 74 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe have washed up on a beach west of 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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Convoy Carrying Head of Libya’s U.N.-Backed Govt Shot At In Tripoli

A convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya's U. N.-backed government and the heads of an allied parliament and...

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Libyans Mark Start of Uprising That Ended Dictatorship

Libyans Friday marked the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, waving flags in...

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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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Libya Officially Requests NATO To Help Train Its Armed Forces

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has confirmed the receipt of an official request from Libya’s United...