Libya
Egypt's Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention
Egypt, alongside the United Arab Emirates and Russia, backs ex-Gaddafi general Khalifa Haftar, who abandoned an offensive on the capital last month after Turkey...
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Libya parliament authorises Egypt intervention in principle
In a resolution passed late Monday, the legislature in the eastern city of Tobruk authorised 'Egyptian armed forces to intervene to protect the national security of Libya and Egypt if they see an imminent danger to both our countries'.
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UN voices 'horror' after reports of Libya mass graves
"UNSMIL notes with horror reports on the discovery of at least eight mass graves in past days, the majority of them in Tarhuna," the UN mission said in a statement on Twitter.
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UN chief deplores lack of ceasefire during virus
Since the call by Antonio Guterres in March for ceasefires, announcements backing the end of fighting have been made in countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and Cameroon, but conflicts have continued to rage in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere.
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Libya unity govt says it recaptured two strategic cities
On their Facebook page, GNA forces published images of Grad rocket launchers, 10 tanks and armoured vehicles they said they had captured in the cities, which had been controlled by Salafist militias allied with Haftar.
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Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness
Both the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, in the west, and a rival administration ruling from Benghazi in the east have imposed lockdowns, stopped foreign travel and promised resources for the health service.
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Algerian ex-diplomat eyed as next UN Libya envoy: sources
When asked Wednesday if UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had put forward Lamamra, a diplomatic source said, 'you're right'.
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Libya govt dims hopes of salvaging UN ceasefire talks
A near year-long battle for control of Tripoli worsened on Tuesday when the eastern-based Libya National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar shelled the city’s seaport for the first time.
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African leaders grapple with failure to 'silence the guns'
But as leaders travel to Addis Ababa this weekend for the latest summit of the 55-member bloc, organised under the theme "Silencing the Guns", there is little question they are doomed to fall well short of their goal.
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Foreign ministers to meet on Libya in mid-March - Germany's Maas
Foreign powers had agreed at a 19 January summit in Berlin to shore up a shaky truce in Libya.
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African bid for 'solutions' in Libyan crisis
Libya has been mired in chaos since a 2011 Nato-backed uprising that killed longtime dictator Muamar Gaddafi.
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Senegal pushes for AU role in tackling Libya confict
"The whole African continent is worried about the consequences of what is happening in Libya," he said during a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Senegalese capital Dakar.
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JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH: Libya deal as full of holes as a colander
Will the five parties named by each side in the conflict be able agree on how best to monitor the deal, asks Jean-Jacques Cornish.
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Libya summit calls for all parties to refrain from oil hostilities
The draft also recognizes Tripoli-based state oil company NOC as the sole legitimate entity allowed to sell Libyan oil.
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Erdogan: Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls
In the article, published on Saturday on the eve of a Libya peace conference in Berlin, Erdogan said the EU's failure to adequately support the Government of National Accord would be "a betrayal of its own core values.
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Seeking peace in Libya and Iran, past inaction haunts EU diplomacy
The EU, facing a crisis in Iran over the unravelling of the 2015 nuclear deal, now senses an opportunity in Libya after Moscow failed to reach a ceasefire deal with Haftar.
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Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya
Erdogan is due to meet leaders of Germany, Russia, Britain and Italy on Sunday to discuss the conflict.
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Turkey says ready to act against Libyan commander Haftar if attacks continue
Turkey and Russia failed to convince Haftar on Monday to sign a binding truce to halt his nine-month campaign to try to conquer the Libyan capital from forces aligned with the internationally recognised government.
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Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce ceasefire, GNA agrees to truce
Since April, Libyan National Army forces loyal to Haftar have been waging a campaign to take Tripoli, where they are battling forces aligned with the GNA.
