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After a long hiatus, 1st EgyptAir flight arrives at Benghazi Airport in Libya
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After a long hiatus, 1st EgyptAir flight arrives at Benghazi Airport in Libya

  After an 8-year hiatus, the first Boeing B737-800 flight from EgyptAir Airlines, No. MS829, arrived at Benghazi Airport in…
Western powers say Libya’s interim government still valid
Middle East

Western powers say Libya’s interim government still valid

BENGHAZI, Libya, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Western powers said on Friday they would continue to recognise Libya’s interim government after…
Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi
Middle East

Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi

TUNIS (Reuters) – The prime minister of Libya’s new unity government said on Friday he had instructed the attorney general…
Germany says Turkey stopped it checking ship for arms-running to Libya
Middle East

Germany says Turkey stopped it checking ship for arms-running to Libya

BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey prevented German forces belonging to a European Union military mission carrying out a full search of…
Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce
Middle East

Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce

Forces battling for control of Libya’s capital agreed to a truce Saturday, on the eve of the Muslim festival of…
UN says death toll from Libya fighting passes 1,000
Middle East

UN says death toll from Libya fighting passes 1,000

CAIRO (AP) — The battle between rival militias for the Libyan capital has killed more than 1,000 people since it…
Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Middle East

Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) on Sunday claimed it shot down a Turkish drone at an airport near…
Hafter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost
Middle East

Hafter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe…
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
Middle East

Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side…
After Tripoli assault, Libya’s next battle could be over banks
Middle East

After Tripoli assault, Libya’s next battle could be over banks

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Eastern Libya commander Khalifa Haftar has thrown much of his military forces into attacking Tripoli, but the…
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