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Libya celebrates 6th anniversary of revolution, end of dictatorship
Feb 19, 2017 04:48Libyans have celebrated the 6th anniversary of their revolution which led to the fall of former longtime dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.
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Tunisia extends state of emergency citing ‘terror threats’
Feb 16, 2017 15:51Tunisia has renewed for three more months the state of emergency which has been in place across the North African state since a deadly Daesh terror attack in 2015.
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Turkey rescues 45, Libya saves 120 refugees in east Mediterranean
Feb 05, 2017 13:40Turkish coast guard has rescued some 45 refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean into Greece while over 120 others were brought to safety by Libyans in the central parts of the volatile sea.
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Libya may allow NATO, EU ships in its waters
Feb 02, 2017 06:49Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj says his country may allow NATO and European Union (EU) navies to cooperate with its coastguard and operate in Libyan waters to contain people-smuggling across the sea.
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Libyan forces recapture key Benghazi district
Jan 26, 2017 08:18Forces belonging to the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) say they have taken complete control of a long-contested district in the flashpoint city of Benghazi.
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Suspected Emirati spy killed in Libya
Jan 25, 2017 18:09A man from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was held in detention on suspicion of spying, has been killed in Libya, Tripoli's state prosecutor says.
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Car bomb goes off near Italian, Egyptian embassies in Libya’s capital
Jan 22, 2017 06:48A car bomb has exploded near the Italian and Egyptian embassies in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Egypt working for political solution in Libya
Jan 21, 2017 12:03The Egyptian government has taken steps to facilitate a political process in Libya that could end the years-long conflict there, officials in Cairo said ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the Libyan situation.
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Libyan Red Crescent teams recover 11 refugee bodies
Dec 28, 2016 11:09Rescue workers have recovered nearly a dozen bodies of drowned refugees washed ashore in Libya.
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'Hijacked' Libyan plane lands in Malta
Dec 23, 2016 09:53A "hijacked" Libyan Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 plane that was on a domestic flight has landed in the Malta Airport.