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Egypt Exits Arab League Meeting, Opposing Libyan Minister

Egypt’s foreign minister withdrew Tuesday from an Arab League session chaired by the chief diplomat of one of Libya’s two rival governments. The move was an apparent protest against her representing Libya at the pan-Arab summit. Egypt supports her administration’s rival. The seats of the Egyptian delegation were seen empty…

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Egypt exits Arab League meeting, opposing Libyan minister

Egypt’s foreign minister has exited an Arab League session chaired by the chief diplomat of one of Libya’s two rival governments, in an apparent protest against her administration

The Independent UK

Lebanese Migrants Adrift in Mediterranean Plead for Rescue

Dozens of Lebanese and Syrian migrants who are adrift in the Mediterranean on a fishing boat that has taken on water pleaded with European coast guards Monday to save them, saying two children on board have already died. The roughly 60 migrants also told relatives and volunteer groups by satellite…

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Clashes Rock Outskirts of Libyan Capital

Libyan armed factions fought in the western outskirts of Tripoli late on Friday and early Saturday as forces aligned with Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's government further consolidated their control over the capital. Fighting took place in Warshafala, a district west of Tripoli that has been the site of repeated clashes throughout the…

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Clashes rock outskirts of Libyan capital

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Libyans Await Outcome of Turkish Mediation between Dbeibah, Bashagha

Libyans are awaiting the result of a Turkish mediation between the heads of rival government – Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), and Fathi Bashagha, of the east-based government of stability. Bashagha’s office did not disclose the outcome of his talks with officials in Türkiye. Dbeibah’s…

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The writers retelling Libya’s history through a feminist lens

How Libya’s women novelists are reframing the country’s stories in a post-Gaddafi era.

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Libyans have lost faith in political class, US diplomat says after Tripoli clashes

UN security council hears bleak assessment of country’s prospects after violence between militia in capital

The Guardian - UK

Dbeibah Says Tripoli ‘Aggression’ over, Vows to Punish Rivals

Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announced on Sunday the “end of the aggression” on the capital, Tripoli, declaring the defeat of his rival, Fathi Bashagha, the head of the government of stability. Dbeibah vowed that all military personnel and civilians will be held to account…

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Angola's João Lourenço handed second term as president amid fears of foul play

Angola's president is declared the winner of last week's election, but João Lourenço's win is tarnished by accusations of fraud. Also in this edition: after months of mounting tensions, people in Tripoli fear a return of violence after dozens are killed over the weekend as rival militia clashed in the…

France 24

Libyan comedian killed while filming Tripoli clashes on Instagram

As many as 32 people were killed in the latest outbreak of fighting in Tripoli, including comedian Mustafa Baraka.

Al Jazeera

Explainer: Untangling the crisis in Libya

Libya's worst fighting for two years suddenly hit the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday. This explains what led to the violence, why it matters, and how things may play out.

Reuters

Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill over 30

Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital a day after clashes killed over 30 people and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm

The Independent UK

What we know about Libya’s worst fighting in two years

At least 32 people killed in the clashes amid fears of escalating violence in the country with two competing PMs.

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Tripoli calm, Libya riven after worst fighting in years

Charred cars and buildings pockmarked by bullets scarred Libya's capital on Sunday, the day after intense fighting killed 32 people yet appeared to leave the Tripoli government more firmly entrenched.

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UAE Condemns Violence in Libya, Urges End to Military Operations

The United Arab Emirates condemned on Sunday the violence in Libya and called on all parties to immediately halt military operations, preserve the safety of civilians, government headquarters, and property, and exercise the utmost restraint to end the current crisis. The UAE urged parties to set aside division, restore calm…

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OIC Expresses Concern over Clashes in Libya

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation urged all conflicting parties in Libya on Saturday to stop violence and resort to dialogue after recent clashes that left around 23 people dead. In a statement, the OIC said it is following up with great concern on the security developments in the Libyan capital,…

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Libya Capital Remains Tense a Day after Clashes Kill over 30

Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against…

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32 killed in Libya’s Tripoli as fears grow of a wider war

Deadly clashes rock Libya’s capital, raising fears of a return to full-blown war amid a months-long political standoff.

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Clashes kill 32 in Libya's capital sparking fears of new armed conflict

Deadly clashes break out in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate.

WEKU

More than 30 people were killed as militias fight each other in Libya's capital

Residents fear the fighting that capped a monthslong political deadlock could explode into a wider war and a return to the peaks of Libya's long-running conflict.

France 24

Deadly clashes in Libya's capital spark fears of new civil war

Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 32 people, the health ministry said Sunday in a new toll, after a battle that sparked fears of a major new conflict.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deadly Battles Erupt Across Tripoli as UN, US Express Concern

Rival factions battled across Libya's capital on Saturday in the worst fighting for two years and portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. The Tripoli government's health ministry gave a preliminary death toll of 12 people, with 87 injured, but did not say how many were civilians…

Radio France Internationale

Clashes erupt in Libyan capital, amid fears of a return to civil war

Rival groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital, Tripoli overnight Friday and into Saturday, raising fears of all-out conflict in the country which is struggling to end a grave political crisis.

Reuters

Convoy of Libya's Bashagha heading to Tripoli, eyewitness says

A military convoy affiliated with the parliament-backed administration of Fathi Bashagha was heading towards Tripoli on Saturday from Zlitan near Misrata, an eyewitness said.

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