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Libya legislative heads to tackle election standoff in meeting

The leaders of Libya's two legislative chambers will meet in Geneva next week for last-ditch talks on a constitutional basis for elections, the United Nations said on Thursday, but analysts see little prospect of a breakthrough.

Reuters

Despairing teen refugee found hanged in Libya detention centre

Asylum seekers at Ain Zara detention centre say Mohamed Abdel Aziz hanged himself, highlighting refugees’ plight.

Al Jazeera

Tripoli Factions on Edge as Libya Stalemate Festers

A sudden shootout between factions in the Libyan capital this month provided a vivid demonstration of how a political stalemate could trigger fighting between rival groups and end two years of comparative peace. Much of Libya has for years been dominated by armed forces that control territory and vie for…

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Tripoli factions on edge as Libya stalemate festers

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Libya’s Bashagha Says He Supports Removal of Foreign Fighters

Libya's parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Wednesday his government supported removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, guided by a committee set up to safeguard a ceasefire after the 2014-2020 conflict. In an interview with Reuters in London, where Bashagha is trying to drum up support for…

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Libya's Bashagha says he supports removal of foreign fighters

Reuters

Turkey Again Extends Mandate for Troop Deployment in Libya

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday extended for another 18 months a mandate that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. The mandate was renewed with the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and its nationalist allies which hold a majority in parliament. An opposition party also voted in…

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UN says Libya rival factions fail to reach deal in election talks

The final round of talks in Egypt concluded without a breakthrough, UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams said.

Al Jazeera

UN Says Libya’s Rivals Fail to Reach Deal in Election Talks

Rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of UN-mediated talks in Egypt, the United Nations said Monday, further complicating international efforts to find a way out of the country’s decade-old chaos. According to the UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, lawmakers from…

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Welsh war surgeon helping to save lives on the frontline in war-torn Ukraine

Dr David Nott has worked in some of the dangerous conflict zones in the world including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Gaza and Syria

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin warned he risks facing same fate of executed Libyan tyrant Gaddafi

Vladimir Putin faces stark failures by his army, secret services and political cronies, according to former supporter and intelligence officer Igor ‘Strelkov’ Girkin

Daily Mirror

‘I’d be scared to be deported’: refugees in Rwanda respond to UK plans

Asylum seekers at Gashora transit centre say they fear reaching UK and ending up where they started after torturous journey

The Guardian - UK

Libya Split Deepens as Sirte Parliament Passes Budget

Libya's east-based parliament approved a budget on Wednesday for the government it appointed in March despite the incumbent administration refusing to step down, a move that may accelerate a return to parallel rule. The parliament in the coastal city of Sirte passed the 89.7 billion Libyan dinar ($18.6 billion) budget…

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Libyan budget vote set to escalate standoff

Libya's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to approve a budget for the government it appointed in March despite the incumbent administration refusing to step down, a move that may accelerate a return to parallel rule.

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Oil Prices Inch Lower as China COVID, Recession Worries Outweigh Tight Supply

Oil prices inched lower after seesawing through early trading on Tuesday, as worries that fuel demand would be hit by a possible recession and fresh COVID-19 curbs in China outweighed tight global supplies. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 22 cents, or 0.2% to $120.71 a barrel at 0353…

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Williams Tells ‘Obstructers' in Libya ‘Enough Means Enough’

UN Special Advisor on Libya Stephanie Williams urged Libyans on Sunday to put down weapons and stop intimidating civilians, pointing out to what she said are "spoilers" who aim to disrupt the delicate political operation through the use of force. Williams was speaking at the third and final round of…

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UN-Brokered Talks on Libya Elections Resume in Cairo

Libyan officials returned to the Egyptian capital Sunday for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections.

The Independent UK

UN-brokered talks on Libya elections resume in Cairo

Libyan officials have returned to the Egyptian capital for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections

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The Independent UK

UN says concerned over Libya clashes, urges efforts for calm

The United Nations mission to Libya has expressed concern over clashes in Tripoli, after a night of heavy fire between militias in the capital

The Hindu

IAEA abstention on Iran in line with India’s Russia, non-alignment policy

India was one of only three countries, other than Pakistan and Libya, who abstained from the resolution criticising Iran for flouting IAEA requests

Al Jazeera

Fighting between rival militias rocks Libya’s capital Tripoli

The intense fighting involved two influential militias aligned to rival prime ministers vying for power.

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Fresh Clashes Rock Libyan Capital

Clashes between armed groups erupted in Libya's capital on Friday night, according to local media. Heavy exchanges of gunfire and explosions ricocheted across several districts of Tripoli on Friday, according to an AFP journalist, while images broadcast by local press showed civilians fleeing heavily trafficked areas. The intense fighting involved…

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Williams Praises ‘Valuable’ Discussion on Disarmament in Libya

The meetings of Libya’s Joint Military Commission (5+5) has continued for the second day in a row in Tunis, co-chaired by UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams in collaboration with France. Representatives from the UK, Turkey, Italy, the African Union, and figures from the Security Working Group (SWG) for…

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IAEA Board Passes Resolution Chiding Iran on Uranium Trace

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency that includes 35 members has made an overwhelming majority vote to criticize Iran for a lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear inspectorate. The resolution on Wednesday criticized Iran for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites.…

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US Ex-teacher Pleads Guilty to Leading ISIS Women's Brigade

A former US schoolteacher who became a high-ranking ISIS official and organized an all-female military battalion, pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting a foreign terrorist group, the Justice Department said. Kansas-born Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, admitted to engaging in "terrorism-related activities" in Syria, Libya, and Iraq between 2011 and 2019. "Fluke-Ekren ultimately…

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