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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat

Two rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal. Libya’s internationally-unrecognised eastern-based government is shutting down oilfields in response to “attacks on the leadership and employees of the Central Bank of Libya”, its prime minister, Osama Hammad, says. Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the prime minister of the internationally-recognised Government of National Unity, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

East Libya commander Haftar in Moscow for talks with Putin

Al Jazeera

Kremlin spokesperson confirms meeting, saying the two men discussed the situation in Libya and wider region. Renegade general Khalifa Haftar, whose forces dominate eastern Libya, has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his forces and the Kremlin said. Haftar, who sponsors a rival administration to Libya’s UN-backed government in Tripoli, has long cultivated close relations with Moscow …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Libyan survivors protest against authorities after flood disaster in Derna

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of people have protested in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, venting anger against authorities and demanding accountability one week after a flood killed thousands of residents and destroyed entire neighbourhoods. Libya has two rival administrations, an internationally-recognised one based in the capital Tripoli in the country’s west, and another self-proclaimed government based in the eastern city of Benghazi, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Drone attacks hit Wagner base in Libya; no casualties reported

Al Jazeera

Reports carried by Libyan and Arab news websites said the air raids were launched from aircraft belonging to the UN-recognised government in divided Libya. Libya’s government denied reports it is responsible for drone attacks that hit an airbase in the east used by mercenaries of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. “These reports are aimed at stoking a new war between …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Libyan parliament suspends its prime minister Fathi Bashagha

Hindustan Times

Libya's parliament, in the east of the divided country, on Tuesday suspended Fathi Bashagha as head of an administration challenging the authority of the country's western-based prime minister. Former Libyan prime minister Fathi Bashagha Parliament also announced an investigation into Bashagha. The chamber, backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar, had picked Bashagha in February last year to lead a government …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Top Egypt, Turkey diplomats hold first Cairo talks in a decade

Al Jazeera

Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu say diplomatic relations to be upgraded to ambassador level ‘as soon as possible’. Egypt’s foreign minister has said talks with Turkey on the possibility of restoring ties to the ambassadorial level would happen at “the appropriate time” during the first visit to Cairo by Turkey’s top diplomat since relations ruptured a …

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1 year, 9 months ago

2.5 Tons of Uranium Missing from Libyan Site, Says IAEA

News 18

The UN nuclear agency said on Wednesday that approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium had gone missing from a site in Libya. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told the organisation’s member states that inspectors on Tuesday found that 10 drums containing uranium ore concentrate “were not present as previously declared” at the location in Libya. The IAEA will …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Italy’s leaders, attacked on migrant tragedy, blame Russians

Associated Press

ROME — On the defensive after a deadly migrant boat shipwreck near an Italian beach, Italy’s right-wing government is contending that Russian mercenaries in Libya are behind an uptick in migrant arrivals in alleged retaliation for Western support for Ukraine. On Monday evening, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, a leading figure in Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, described the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

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

Al Jazeera

Clashes between militias backed by Libya’s rival governments have killed at least 32 people and wounded 159 more, according to the country’s health ministry. The fighting in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Saturday was the worst there in two years and has raised fears the country could plunge back into full-blown war. The health ministry said on Sunday that 32 people …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Russians unlikely to leave Libya, despite Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

Despite rumours that Russia’s Wagner will fight in Ukraine, analysts expect the paramilitary group to stay in Libya. Russia’s Wagner Group, a shadowy paramilitary organisation tied to the Kremlin, has played a significant role in Libya, supporting renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army in the country’s civil war. “The number of fighters who made their way to …

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3 years ago

In Libya, anger and uncertainty after polls delayed

Al Jazeera

Libyans have reacted with a mix of anger and hopelessness after authorities announced the postponement of a crucial presidential election initially scheduled to take place on Friday. But the vote has been made complicated by a deepening rift between the rival leadership that emerged in the country’s east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that removed longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi …

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3 years ago

Libya electoral board suggests January 24 for polls

Al Jazeera

Proposed one-month postponement comes as parliamentary committee says Friday’s vote ‘impossible’ to be held on scheduled date. “Even if the election is postponed until January, we might see these issues raised all over again.” ‘Risk of clashes’ Disagreements showed the limitations of a winner-takes-all presidential vote involving candidates viewed as unacceptable in large parts of the country including the son …

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3 years ago

Libyan court reinstates Saif Gaddafi as presidential candidate

Al Jazeera

The son of Libya’s longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi has been given the go-ahead to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election, his lawyer said, a week after being disqualified for what Libyan authorities said were war crimes committed during the uprising against his father more than 10 years ago. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s lawyer, Khaled al-Zaydi, confirmed to Al Jazeera on …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Libya election commission says Saif Gaddafi ineligible to run

Al Jazeera

Son of former ruler among 25 of the 98 registered presidential candidates disqualified from running in the December 24 election. Libya’s election commission has said Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, was ineligible to run in the country’s planned presidential election in December. Gaddafi was one of 25 candidates disqualified by the commission on Wednesday, in …

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3 years, 1 month ago

UN Libya envoy quits weeks before planned election

Al Jazeera

The United Nations Libya mediator Jan Kubis is stepping down, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday, less than a year after he took up the role and a month before planned elections in the country. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accepted Kubis’s resignation “with regret,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. Parliamentary and presidential elections on December 24 were demanded by …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Aguila Saleh: Who is Libya’s house speaker?

Al Jazeera

Libya’s influential speaker of parliament announced he will run for president, making him the latest candidate to join the race for the country’s highest office after years of civil war. Aguila Saleh, 77, who has led Libya’s House of Representatives since 2014, announced his candidacy in a video statement on Wednesday. In the past week, a son of the country’s …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Libya’s Haftar announces he will run for presidential elections

Al Jazeera

The eastern military commander, backed by Russia, Egypt and the UAE, is a divisive figure, despised by many in western Libya. Eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar will run in Libya’s presidential elections due next month, he announced in a televised speech. Backed by Russia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, Haftar, a former CIA asset, is a controversial figure, despised …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Candidacy of Gaddafi’s son, Haftar creates ‘farcical’ Libya vote

Al Jazeera

Videos on social media of a spectacled man, flaunting a long, grey beard and a traditional brown turban and robes, went viral as they showed Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, signing his candidacy papers for the presidential election scheduled for next month. Gaddafi may have the support of several tribes, mainly based in …

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3 years, 2 months ago

As Erdogan set for another tour, Turkey deepens ties with Africa

Al Jazeera

Over the past two decades, Turkey has sought to present itself as an alternative external power in the African continent. “Turkey’s relations with two prominent countries, Nigeria and Angola, which have enormous energy resources are currently far behind their potentials,” Yigit told Al Jazeera. Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines operates flights to 60 different destinations across 39 countries while the …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Libya: Haftar stands down from military role before polls

Al Jazeera

Libyan media said move paves way for Haftar to run for president under controversial new law. Libya’s eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar has paved the way to take part in December’s proposed presidential election after saying he would step down from his military role for three months. Libyan media said the step opens the way for Haftar to run as a …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Egypt’s el-Sisi backs December elections in Libya

Al Jazeera

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pledged support for elections in Libya in talks with the North African country’s interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. The talks with Dbeibah in the Egyptian capital, Ciaro, took place days after el-Sisi met the Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, who leads forces that have de facto control over Libya’s east and parts of …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Libyan delegates launch new round of UN-led political talks

Al Jazeera

The forum is trying to agree on a constitutional framework to govern the coming parliamentary and presidential polls. Wednesday’s United Nations-led meeting via video conference came six weeks after the failure of negotiations held in Switzerland between the 75 participants from all sides gathered for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. While Turkey supported a UN-recognised administration, eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Libya: Military movements banned after Haftar’s border takeover

Al Jazeera

The statement came after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar said they have taken control of a border crossing with Algeria. Libya’s presidential council has banned any military movement across the country without its approval after forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar said they took control of a border crossing with Algeria and declared it a military zone. “The …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Will Libya commander Haftar run in December’s election?

Al Jazeera

The renegade military commander is holding rallies and polishing his image ahead of polls, according to Libya observers. Libya’s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar is polishing his political image ahead of elections after a crippling rout on the battlefield and with his support waning at home and abroad, analysts say. ‘Facing defiance’ Haftar built his power base around Libya’s second …

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Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat

East Libya commander Haftar in Moscow for talks with Putin

Libyan survivors protest against authorities after flood disaster in Derna

Drone attacks hit Wagner base in Libya; no casualties reported

Libyan parliament suspends its prime minister Fathi Bashagha

Top Egypt, Turkey diplomats hold first Cairo talks in a decade

2.5 Tons of Uranium Missing from Libyan Site, Says IAEA

Italy’s leaders, attacked on migrant tragedy, blame Russians

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

Russians unlikely to leave Libya, despite Ukraine war

In Libya, anger and uncertainty after polls delayed

Libya electoral board suggests January 24 for polls

Libyan court reinstates Saif Gaddafi as presidential candidate

Libya election commission says Saif Gaddafi ineligible to run

UN Libya envoy quits weeks before planned election

Aguila Saleh: Who is Libya’s house speaker?

Libya’s Haftar announces he will run for presidential elections

Candidacy of Gaddafi’s son, Haftar creates ‘farcical’ Libya vote

As Erdogan set for another tour, Turkey deepens ties with Africa

Libya: Haftar stands down from military role before polls

Egypt’s el-Sisi backs December elections in Libya

Libyan delegates launch new round of UN-led political talks

Libya: Military movements banned after Haftar’s border takeover

Will Libya commander Haftar run in December’s election?