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The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Benghazi! The wound that never healed

Obama didn't tell the truth — and the right weaponized that viciously. This is how America drove itself nuts

Salon

Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters

The European Union has accused the Wagner Group of serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa, Syria, and Libya.

Al Jazeera

Manchester Arena bomber's runaway brother who may hold clues to attack that killed 22

Salman Abedi's brother Ismail left his flat in Manchester last August and a judge has issued a warrant for his arrest as he's thought to now be with his parents and three youngest siblings in Libya

Daily Mirror

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Commentary: Critics of US efforts have it wrong — Ukraine isn’t Libya or Afghanistan

The U.S. and its allies have been engaging in a significant military intervention to help Ukraine resist Russia’s brutal invasion for the past nine months. Not only have they given considerable financial, humanitarian and military resources — including sophisticated weapons systems — to Ukraine, but they also have embedded advisers…

Chicago Tribune

Libya’s Haftar Threatens to Wage ‘Decisive’ War if Peace Efforts Fail

Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar issued a fresh warning to Türkiye on Tuesday, threatening to wage a “decisive war to liberate the country” from its military presence and allied mercenaries. Speaking from the city of al-Jufra, he said: “All peaceful efforts aimed at leading to the withdrawal of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fighting in DRC's North Kivu leads to mass displacement of population

Intense fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu province is leading to major population displacement. We take a closer look. But first, Algeria hosts its first Arab League summit since the Covid-19 pandemic. Food security, political turmoil in Libya and Sudan and the Nile dam dispute are on the agenda. Finally,…

France 24

Dbeibah Reopens Land Border Crossing Between Libya, Sudan

Head of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announced on Monday reopening the land border crossing with Sudan. He pledged to provide infrastructure to improve the economy between the two countries. The announcement came during the opening session of the Libyan-Sudanese Economic Forum, which kicked off its activities…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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EU to Cooperate with Egypt to Limit Illegal Migration from Libya

The European Union, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the French CIVIPOL agreed on a package of measures to enhance cooperation between the EU and Egypt to address illegal migration. The EU signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80-million-euro border management program,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Woman Who Led Female ISIS Battalion in Syria Faces up to 20 Years in Prison

An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas and joined ISIS in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to…

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EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise

The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising.

Reuters

UNSMIL Asks About Impact of Proliferation of Arms on Libyans

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) asked Libyan citizens about the impact of the spread of arms in Libya on them, their families, and their children. In a tweet on its Twitter account on Disarmament Week, UNSMIL announced that it would like to hear from people in Libya,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Arrests Brotherhood Journalists in Attempt to Accelerate Normalization with Egypt

The Turkish authorities arrested 34 Muslim Brotherhood members who called for protests in Egypt on Nov.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Mission to Libya for 12 Months

The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for a year and urged key institutions and parties in the divided north African country to agree on a roadmap to deliver presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NGO: Libyan Coast Guard threatened to shoot down plane

The German non-governmental organization Sea-Watch is accusing the Libyan coast guard of threatening to shoot down their monitoring plane that helps documented the interception of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Mission Welcomes Libya’s ‘Morocco Agreement’, Dbeibah Rejects it

The declaration of an agreement in Morocco between head of Libya’s High Council of State Khaled al-Mishri and east-based parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh over the sovereign posts and the formation of a unified government sparked a heated dispute between head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and…

The Independent UK

‘Life can end suddenly here’: Inside Bakhmut, the city being bombed to ruins by Russia’s forces

The Wagner Group has fought on behalf of the Kremlin in a range of arenas including Syria, Libya, central Africa and, most recently, in the Sahel, where its soldiers replaced French forces in Mali, Kim Sengupta reports

France 24

The dead with no names: Identifying the lost migrants of the Mediterranean

Thousands of men, women and children die trying to cross the Mediterranean every year. They leave from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco in the hope of a better existence in Europe. This often ends in tragedy and the Mediterranean Sea being dubbed the world's largest open-air cemetery. FRANCE 24's Céline…

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On Anniversary of his Death, Gaddafi’s Secret Burial Site Continues to Spark Debate

The anniversary of the killing of Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi has stirred debate about the location of his “secret” burial. The longtime ruler and his son Mutassim Billah were killed on October 20, 2011 shortly after the fall of the central city of Sirte in the hands of the “February…

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 chief of staff accompanied Libyan militiaman to Foreign Office meeting

Exclusive: Mark Fullbrook said to have acted as Fathi Bashagha’s PR adviser, as officials were lobbied on foreign policy

The Guardian - UK

No 10 chief of staff’s position untenable amid lobbying claims, says Labour

Mark Fullbrook accused of trying to change UK policy by arranging for ministers to meet Libyan politician

Asharq Al-Awsat

US State Department: No Country Can Force Solution to Libya Crisis

The US State Department affirmed that Washington is holding talks with the Egyptian government regarding the situation in Libya, acknowledging that the "chaos in Libya would impact Egypt." It also stressed that no country can force a solution to the crisis in Libya, including the US, Russia, and Turkey, or…

France 24

Hague trial of alleged moneyman of Rwandan 1994 genocide

As one of the alleged last masterminds of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda goes on trial in the Hague, survivors of the mass killings speak of their memories of the brutality that Felicien Kabuga is accused of having bankrolled. Also children from across Cameroon's war torn Anglophone regions escape to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Once Again Denies Request to Inspect Ship Bound for Libya

Türkiye denied on Monday a flag state consent request from Operation IRINI, launched by the European Union to oversee an arms embargo on Libya, to inspect one of its ships. The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) said Ankara refused the inspection of its MV MATILDE…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Int’l Calls to Open Probe into Burnt Bodies Found on Sabratha Shore

International diplomatic missions in Libya issued several calls on Tuesday for an investigation into the recovered 15 bodies, including a number burned, found on and near a boat on the shores of Sabratha. Several humanitarian organizations called on Monday for the immediate rescue of the sinking boat off the coast…

The Independent UK

Greek FM in Egypt for talks after Turkey’s deals with Libya

Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry in Cairo

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