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Libyan coastguard picks up almost 1,000 asylum seekers in one day
Jun 25, 2018 10:31Libyan coastguards have picked up nearly 1,000 refugees heading from Africa to European states on inflatable dinghies across the Mediterranean Sea in a single day.
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Libya’s Haftar forces say recaptured two key oil export terminals
Jun 21, 2018 10:57Forces loyal to Libya’s military strongman general Khalifa Haftar say they have managed to recapture two main oil export terminals in the northeast of the country from rival militia forces.
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Survivors say at least 60 refugees died in Mediterranean
Jun 20, 2018 14:48At least 60 refugees were killed after their rubber dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya last week, survivors have said.
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Libya oil output cut by half due to fierce fighting
Jun 20, 2018 13:52A series of fierce clashes between rival armed groups in eastern Libya's key oil export ports has caused output to drop by nearly half, the head of Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) says.
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Haftar forces almost fully control Libya’s Derna: LNA spokesman
Jun 11, 2018 14:06The Libyan National Army (LNA), which is opposed to the country’s internationally-recognized government, says it is in the final stages of a battle to fully take the control of the city of Derna in eastern Libya.
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SocGen agrees with France, US to end Libya probe
Jun 04, 2018 09:07France's second-biggest bank Societe Generale says it has reached an agreement with US and French authorities to settle inquiries into its dealings in Libya.
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Traffickers shoot dead 12 fleeing refugees in Libya: UN
Jun 01, 2018 14:09The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says people smugglers shot dead more than 12 refugees who were attempting to flee a camp in Libya last week.
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Over 100 refugees escape from Libya trafficking camp
May 26, 2018 13:56More than 100 East African refugees have escaped from a camp in the Libyan town of Bani Walid where they were being held hostage and tortured, international agencies and local sources say.
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Multiple casualties in militant attack on Libya election commission headquarters
May 02, 2018 08:39At least seven people have been killed in a multi-pronged attack against the headquarters of Libya’s electoral commission in the capital, Tripoli.
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Daesh says behind car bombing in Libya's Ajdabiya city
Mar 31, 2018 03:09Daesh Takfiri group has claimed responsibility for a terrorist car bombing in the northeastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya that killed nine people, including civilians.