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‘Noxious absences and malign presences’: How Abedi brothers became bombers

The final report into the Manchester Arena bombing details how Salman Abedi and his brother were radicalised.

The Independent UK

Arena bomber's family 'holds significant responsibility' for his radicalisation, while Islamic State 'poster boys' encouraged him, public inquiry finds

Chairman Sir John published findings on how Salman and Hashem Abedi were radicalised.

Manchester Evening News

MI5 missed 'significant opportunities' to stop Manchester Arena suicide bomber

Today's publication of the final report of the Manchester Arena Inquiry looked at whether the attack could have been prevented, the planning and preparation of the attack and the radicalisation of Abedi

Daily Mirror

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MI5 missed 'significant opportunity' to take action which might have prevented Manchester Arena bombing, inquiry finds

Salman Abedi could have been stopped at Manchester Airport on his return to the UK from Libya days before the bombing, the inquiry chairman has said

Manchester Evening News

MI5 missed ‘significant’ chance to stop Manchester Arena terror attack, inquiry finds

Security Service issues unprecedented apology after it ‘took no action’ on intelligence linked to Salman Abedi’s plot

The Independent UK

The six missed opportunities before the Manchester Arena bombing

MI5 received intelligence on Salman Abedi twice in the months before the bombing, but failed to detect plot

The Independent UK

Libyan House of Representatives Rejects UN Proposal to Form High-Level Panel for Elections

The Libyan House of Representatives and the stability government, headed by Fathi Bashagha, rejected the initiative put forward by the Sec-Gen's Special Representative for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdoulaye Bathily to launch a High-Level Panel for Elections. Bathily told a UN Security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pakistan launches trafficking probe after refugee boat tragedy

Federal agency investigates people smugglers after two recent incidents of Pakistanis drowning on their way to Europe.

Al Jazeera

U.N. will struggle to unify Libya with elections this year

The United Nations’ top diplomat in Libya said Monday that he is launching a new attempt to calm the deeply unsettled nation by pushing for rival factions’ agreement on holding presidential and legislative elections this year, but any optimism was dampened by a lack of details and continued disputes

The Independent UK

UN Libya Envoy to Launch New Effort to Break Stalemate

The UN Libya envoy will launch a new initiative to enable elections this year with the formation of a high-level steering committee, he said on Monday, attempting to break a year-long stalemate that has risked renewed conflict. Addressing the UN Security Council, Abdoulaye Bathily said the panel would bring together…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Libya envoy to launch new effort to break stalemate

The U.N. Libya envoy will launch a new initiative to enable elections this year with the formation of a high-level steering committee, he said on Monday, attempting to break a year-long stalemate that has risked renewed conflict.

Reuters

Migrant crossings in Mediterranean leave thousands dead

Dozens of migrants died on Sunday after they were shipwrecked off southern Italy, the latest such disaster.

Reuters

Libya Seizes ‘Dangerous’ Weapons that Were to Be Smuggled to Egypt

Libyan security agencies announced that they have busted an attempt to smuggle “dangerous” weapons to neighboring Egypt. The smuggling operation was to take place through the Jaghbub oasis south of Tobruk city. Head of security in Tobruk, Sami Idriss said on Saturday the weapons were more sophisticated than the usual…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Says Six Copts Held In Libya Released

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced that the six Christian Egyptians who were kidnapped and illegally detained earlier this month in western Libya have been released. The six men, all relatives from Sohag, were abducted after traveling to Libya in search of work in early February. The Ministry said the Egyptian…

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Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Turkey, Syria earthquake survivors in need

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Int’l Organization Says 73 Migrants 'Presumed' Dead off Libya Coast

At least 73 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Libya, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe, the IOM…

The Independent UK

Man jailed for fifth time after leaving daughters in Libya loses sentence appeal

Mohammed El Zubaidy was handed a 12-month jail term at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London in December.

Al Jazeera

UN says 73 people presumed dead in shipwreck off Libya

Seven survivors made it back to the Libyan shores in ‘extremely dire conditions’, according to the UN migration agency.

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Rise in Horn of Africa migrants a worry, says UN official

The head of the International Organization for Migration says the numbers of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to Gulf countries through Yemen has significantly increased

Reuters

At least 73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya

At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNSMIL Calls for Coordinating Int’l Efforts to Hold Libya Elections

Special Representative of the UN Sec-Gen and head of UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdoulaye Bathily reiterated his calls to all international parties concerned with Libya to coordinate efforts and positions in support of holding elections and achieving peace and stability in the country. Bathily met France's Minister for…

The Independent UK

Report: 8,468 perished trying to reach Europe since 2019

A global charity says more than 8,400 Europe-bound migrants perished at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean over the past four years

The Independent UK

Rights group questions Lockerbie suspect’s extradition

A leading rights group urged the U.S. and Libya Monday to clarify the legality of a surprise extradition of a suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland

Tribune News Service

Suspected Pan Am Flight 103 bomber pleads not guilty to 1988 airplane blast over Scotland

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, the man accused of helping carry out the 1988 airplane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court Wednesday.

Reuters

Libyan military committee agrees coordination on foreign forces departure

Libya's 5+5 military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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