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Libya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country's deep divisions persist

One of Libya’s dueling authorities unilaterally fired the powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country

The Independent UK

South Africa drops immigration charges against 95 Libyans arrested at a military-style camp

South African prosecutors have withdrawn immigration-related charges against 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested last month at what police called an illegal military training camp in the northern Mpumalanga province

The Independent UK

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

Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in the country’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation

The Independent UK

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Crude Prices Recover as Asset Markets Rebound from Monday's Rout

Sep WTI crude oil (CLU24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.26 (+0.36%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU24 ) closed down -0.74 (-0.32%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday settled mixed. Tuesday's rebound in US equity markets sparked risk-on sentiment that boosted most asset markets. Also, reduced oil supplies from Libya are...

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Crude Prices Rebound with a Recovery in Asset Markets

Sep WTI crude oil (CLU24 ) today is up +0.23 (+0.32%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU24 ) is up +0.60 (+0.26%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are mildly higher. Today's rebound in US equity markets sparked risk-on sentiment that boosted most asset markets. Also, reduced oil supplies from Libya...

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Oilfield slowdown exposes political volatility in Libya and beyond

Apparent shutdown attempt shows potential for some leaders to use such threats to enforce personal agenda

The Guardian - UK

Putting tofu firmly in readers’ mouths

Letters: Favoured Feast ingredients | Landline uses | Praise for pylons | Underground power | Kindness in Libya

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Libyan court hands jail terms to officials linked to deadly Derna dams collapse

A Libyan court on Sunday handed jail sentences to more than 10 current and former officials for their links to the deadly collapse of two dams outside the coastal city of Derna in September. The resulting flood killed thousands of people, according to the World Health Organization.

France 24

Endangered Gazelles Find Libyan 'Safe Haven'

Cocooned in white bags and nestled in the arms of volunteers, eight young rhim gazelles -- an endangered species native to North Africa -- have been transferred to an uninhabited Libyan island.

International Business Times

S.Africa To Expel 95 Libyans Detained At Military-style Camp

South Africa said Saturday it would deport as soon as possible 95 Libyans arrested at a camp being investigated for running military-style training in violation of regulations.

International Business Times

S.African Police Say 95 Libyans Detained At Suspected Military Camp

South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans in a raid Friday at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal military training base, police said.

International Business Times

South Africa police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military camp

Police says Libyans entered country on study visas to train as security guards, but may have received military training.

Al Jazeera

Libya, Tunisia urge Europe to increase aid to help tackle migration crisis

North African countries seek assistance at Tripoli conference to help stem flow of refugees and migrants.

Al Jazeera

Cultural treasure or painful reminder? Libya’s colonial architecture

Residents of Tripoli and Benghazi are divided about what should be done with their Italian colonial heritage.

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The Independent UK

Armed bandits interrupt a rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean off Libya, an aid group says

An aid group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean says one of its missions has been interrupted by armed bandits

The Guardian - UK

Armed men jump onboard small boat during rescue near Libya

Group of armed men approached wooden vessel in dinghies, prompting panic during rescue by charity ship

Radio France Internationale

Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in cash for husband's campaign case

France's former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been charged for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya.

Evening Standard

France's former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband's campaign case

France’s former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was given preliminary charges for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya.

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International Business Times

Tunisia Town Shuttered After Libya Closes Smuggler-linked Border

Months into the closure of Tunisia's main border crossing with Libya, a haven for smugglers, shops are shuttered and unemployment has soared in the already-marginalised desert region, merchants say.

The Independent UK

Tories awarded £1.2m contract to Canadian firm which bribed Muammar Gaddafi’s son

Exclusive: The government awarded a £1.2m contract to AtkinsRéalis, a firm that pleaded guilty to bribing the son of Muammar Gaddafi with tens of millions of dollars to win contracts in Libya in the decade before the dictator’s downfall between 2001 and 2011

France 24

Journalist Sally Hayden on the plight of refugees and migrants trapped in Libya

June 20 marks World Refugee Day and this year's theme is solidarity with refugees. Our Perspective guest is someone who understands the plight of refugees only too well. Sally Hayden is an award-winning journalist and the author of "My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration…

The Independent UK

Libyans want an end to country's divisions and feuding politicians to hold elections, UN envoy says

Libyans from rival regions and all walks of life are fed up with the country’s divisions and want political players to end their years-long impasse and agree to hold national elections, a key step to peace in the oil-rich north African country, the U.N. deputy representative says

Al Jazeera

Smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border hurts as closure strangles trade

The people of Ben Guerdane survived off the Ras Jadir border crossing. Its closure hurt them, badly.

The Independent UK

Eleven dead and over 60 missing as migrant boats capsize off Italy’s coast

Boats from Libya and Turkey were carrying migrants from South Asia and Middle East

International Business Times

Once Fruitful, Libyan Village Suffers Climate Crisis

In the Libyan village of Kabaw in the Nafusa Mountains, M'hamed Maakaf waters an ailing fig tree as climate change pushes villagers to forsake lands and livestock.

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