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Natural disaster or man-made, why was Libya so vulnerable to floods?

While the floods were unprecedented, experts argue that years of neglect and corruption worsened the tragedy.

Al Jazeera

Our part in creating the Libyan disaster

Letters: Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow | Old advice on moles | Pickled onion failure | Goldilocks misgendered | A singular arse

The Guardian - UK

Libya’s deadly dam collapse was decades in the making

With thousands of people dead and tens of thousands more left homeless by floods as a storm burst through the dams next to the east Libyan city of Derna, FRANCE 24 looks back at the years of violence and neglect that left the city ill-prepared for the unprecedented natural disasters…

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Libya’s floods are result of climate crisis meeting a failed state

Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of Derna

The Guardian - UK

Deputy mayor of Derna, Libya’s flooded city, describes situation

Ahmed Madroud says dams have not been maintained since 2002, and damage from floods will be difficult to repair.

Al Jazeera

Has the US push for Libya-Israel rapprochement failed?

Libya’s gov’t is desperately seeking greater legitimacy in West, but there is desperation in Biden’s administration too.

Al Jazeera

Libya suspends foreign minister over ‘unofficial encounter’ with Israeli counterpart

The leader of Libya's Tripoli-based government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister a day after Israel revealed that its chief diplomat met with her last week – news that prompted scattered street protests in the chaos-stricken North African country.

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Sarkozy to face trial over alleged Gaddafi funding for 2007 presidential campaign

The trial is set to run in 2025. The French former president denies all charges against him

The Independent UK

Libya fighting leaves 55 dead, dozens injured: Medics

Fighting between rival groups began on Monday night in Tripoli, and ended after the release of a commander on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Comer admits Jared "crossed the line"

Even GOP Rep. James Comer acknowledged Kushner "crossed the line" — but they're focused on Hunter Biden

Salon

‘Deteriorating security’: What led to Niger’s coup and what next?

Niger plotters cited worsening insecurity in their takeover speech, a go-to reason for recent coups in the Sahel.

Al Jazeera

Barack Obama branded 'war criminal' by singer as he shares summer playlist

BARACK Obama has been branded a “war criminal” by a singer featured on his annual summer playlist.

The National (Scotland)

Dodging imaginary bullets in Benghazi: Edgar Martins’ best photograph

‘How do you tell a story when there’s no witness, no evidence and no subject? After my dear friend died in the civil war in Libya, I realised this project was a way for me to process my bereavement’

The Guardian - UK

Libya 6+6 deal: Loopholes cast doubt on democratic elections

Key issues remain strongly contested despite draft laws agreed in Morocco by Libya’s rival legislative bodies.

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Middle East Roundup: What’s going on with Saudi Arabia and China?

And a shark attack in Egypt, Gaddafi’s fifth son on hunger strike in Lebanon. Here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Why is Hannibal Gaddafi on hunger strike in a Lebanese prison?

The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial.

The Independent UK

Libya sentences 23 Isis fighters to death

‘As lawyers for the victims’ families, we see the verdict of the court as very satisfying and very just’

The Guardian - UK

Six Libyans face death penalty for converting to Christianity

Religious laws are increasingly being used to silence civil society and human rights groups, say activists

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The Conversation

Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium - a red flag for nuclear safety

Earlier this year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported that about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore concentrate had gone missing from a site in Libya. This was arguably one of the largest quantity of uranium ore concentrate that had ever been misplaced.

Reuters

Explainer: What does the ICC arrest warrant mean for Putin?

Vladimir Putin may not see the inside of a cell in The Hague any time soon, but his war crimes arrest warrant could hurt his ability to travel freely and meet other world leaders, who may feel less inclined to speak to a wanted man.

The Guardian - UK

Libyan general says 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium found near storage base

UN nuclear watchdog raised alarm hours earlier amid concerns about radiological and security risks

Evening Standard

2.5 tons of uranium have gone missing from site in Libya, says UN watchdog

About 2.5 tons of uranium have gone missing from a site in Libya, according to UN nuclear watchdog inspectors.

Al Jazeera

UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports

UN nuclear agency IAEA says missing uranium stockpile poses possible radiological risk and security concerns.

Reuters

Exclusive-Tons of uranium missing from Libyan site, IAEA tells member states

U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the watchdog told member states in a statement on Wednesday seen by Reuters.

The Guardian - UK

Britain took its eye off Libya and the Manchester bomb victims paid the price

Salman Abedi was the product of an unstable country and a radicalised diaspora. How did MI5 not see the signs?

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