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Libya's UN-backed govt suspends Geneva talks after Haftar port attack
Feb 19, 2020 05:41Libya's unity government announced late Tuesday it would halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country where a fragile truce has been repeatedly violated.
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Libya rebels claim to have ‘destroyed’ Turkish cargo ship in Tripoli
Feb 18, 2020 14:23Ghassan Salame, the UN’s Libya envoy, confirmed that the port had been attacked but did not give details.
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Situation in Libya deeply troubling, UN warns
Feb 16, 2020 13:51A United Nations (UN) official has warned that the situation in Libya is “deeply troubling,” a fragile ceasefire in the crisis-hit country has seen dozens of violations, and a UN arms embargo imposed on the country has become a “joke.”
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Macron invites Libyan rebel commander to France
Feb 13, 2020 11:40French President Emmanuel Macron has officially invited the commander of Libya’s rebels to France, despite the fact that rebel militia groups have for months been undermining peace in the North African country.
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UN envoy reports 'progress' in Libya talks
Feb 07, 2020 04:53The UN's Libya envoy on Thursday reported "progress" in talks between military representatives of the country's warring parties on coming up with a lasting ceasefire that could include a UN monitoring role.
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Russia objects to UN draft resolution on Libya
Feb 06, 2020 09:42Russia has blocked a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on the Libyan conflict, insisting that any foreign militants in Libya be labeled “foreign terrorist fighters,” not just “mercenaries,” as the draft text proposed.
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Libya rivals agree to ceasefire in principle, UN envoy says
Feb 04, 2020 10:58The United Nations (UN) envoy for Libya says the warring sides in the North African country have agreed in principle to transform a shaky truce into a permanent ceasefire.
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Sudanese promised jobs in UAE but taken to war in Libya, Yemen
Feb 02, 2020 11:53Sudanese youths have revealed that the UAE pledged them jobs with high salaries in the Persian Gulf small country, but instead took them to Libya which is embroiled in a war between rival groups.
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France condemns Turkey for ‘violating Berlin agreement on Libya’
Jan 30, 2020 09:49French President Emmanuel Macron has lambasted his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for sending warships and “mercenaries” to crisis-hit Libya, stressing that Ankara is breaching an agreement reached at a summit in Berlin earlier this month to halt foreign interference in the North African country.
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Libya’s government forces shoot down rebels’ Emirati-supplied drone
Jan 28, 2020 13:52Libyan government forces have shot down an Emirati-supplied drone operated by rebel forces in western Libya.