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Libyan armed groups, authorities reach deal on security in Tripoli

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Libyan armed groups, authorities reach deal on security in Tripoli

Emad Trabelsi (2nd-L), Interior Minister in Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), gives a press conference in Tripoli on August 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Libyan armed groups and authorities reached an accord in Tripoli to secure important infrastructure, the country’s interior minister announced Friday, following concern from the UN over recent fighting and…

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Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

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Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

The clashes stemmed from an attempted assassination of al-Baqrah on Friday (August 9, 2024), which his militia blamed on al-Shahida Sabriya, according to local media reports. File | Photo Credit: AP “Clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya’s capital terrorised residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in…

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India Relaxes Travel Ban On Libya, Urges To Avoid “Non-Essential Travel”

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India Relaxes Travel Ban On Libya, Urges To Avoid “Non-Essential Travel”

Last week, the Indian Embassy in Lebanon advised all Indians to leave Lebanon. (Representational) New Delhi: India has relaxed its travel ban on Libya from the previous advisory after assessing the prevailing security situation in the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. Earlier, Libya along with several other countries was on the…

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Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

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Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Some 11,300 people died when two dams collapsed during Mediterranean storm Daniel last week sending a wall of water gushing through the city, according to the Red Crescent aid group. A further 10,000 people are…

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Mapping Libya’s flood damage | Infographics

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Mapping Libya’s flood damage | Infographics

An aerial view shows the destruction, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ayman Al-sahili TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | Photo Credit: AYMAN AL-SAHILI Storm Daniel makes landfall On September 10, a Mediterranean storm made landfall near the Benghazi city in northeast Libya. It brought record-breaking rainfall to the…

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Libya Floods Death Count Rises To 11,300, Over 10,000 Still Missing: UN

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Libya Floods Death Count Rises To 11,300, Over 10,000 Still Missing: UN

Severe drinking water problems have gripped Libya’s eastern city of Derna Washington: The death count from catastrophic flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna has climbed to 11,300, the United Nations said in an update on Saturday, citing the Libyan Red Crescent. Another 10,100 people are still missing in the devastated city, the UN’s Office…

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Libya seals off flooded city so searchers can look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

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Libya seals off flooded city so searchers can look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

A view of Susah, Libya, in the aftermath of the floods on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated city on Friday to allow search teams to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 people missing and feared dead after the official toll from flooding soared past 11,000….

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Libyan Foreign Minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart

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Libyan Foreign Minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart

This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry shows Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) receiving Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush in Tehran on July 25, 2023. Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP The leader of Libya’s government said Sunday that he had suspended his Foreign Minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he…

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